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SSCP Cert Prep: 6 Networks and Communications Security (2018)

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Overview

Learn the detailed information you need to prepare for the Networks and Communications Security domain of the SSCP exam.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Securing networks and communications
1. TCP/IP Networking
  • Introducing TCP/IP
  • IP addressing and DHCP
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Network ports
  • ICMP
  • Network topologies
  • Network relationships
2. Network Security Devices
  • Routers, switches, and bridges
  • Firewalls
  • Proxy servers
  • Load balancers
  • VPNs and VPN concentrators
  • Network intrusion detection and prevention
  • Protocol analyzers
  • Content distribution networks
  • Traffic shaping and WAN optimization
3. Secure Network Design
  • Public and private addressing
  • Subnetting
  • Security zones
  • VLANs and network segmentation
  • Security device placement
  • Software-defined networking (SDN)
  • Transmission media
4. Network Security Technologies
  • Restricting network access
  • Network access control
  • RADIUS and TACACS
  • Firewall rule management
  • Router configuration security
  • Switch configuration security
  • Maintaining network availability
  • Network monitoring
  • SNMP
  • Isolating sensitive systems
5. Remote Network Access
  • Remote network access
  • Desktop and application virtualization
6. Wireless Networking
  • Understanding wireless networking
  • Wireless encryption
  • Wireless authentication
  • Wireless signal propagation
  • Wireless networking equipment
7. Network Attacks
  • Denial-of-service attacks
  • Eavesdropping attacks
  • DNS attacks
  • Layer 2 attacks
  • Network address spoofing
  • Wireless attacks
  • Propagation attacks
  • Preventing rogues and evil twins
  • Disassociation attacks
  • Understanding Bluetooth and NFC attacks
Conclusion
  • Continuing your studies

Taught by

Mike Chapple

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