Certified Network Defender

The Certified Network Defender (CND) course is a comprehensive cybersecurity program that equips IT professionals with the skills needed to detect, protect, and respond to network security threats. Focusing on network defense technologies and operations, CND provides hands-on training in network security essentials such as firewall configurations, intrusion detection, incident response, and network traffic analysis. Participants learn to establish robust security policies and procedures to ensure the protection of organisational networks against internal and external threats.

This course is ideal for network administrators, security professionals, and anyone looking to advance their career in network defense.

• Gain a thorough understanding of network defense technologies, tools, and methodologies that are essential for protecting modern enterprise networks.
• Get hands-on experience in configuring security devices, analyzing traffic, and managing incidents, which prepares you to handle real-world network security challenges.
• Learn how to proactively detect and mitigate threats, minimizing the risk of breaches and ensuring the continuity of your organization’s network operations.
• Understand regulatory requirements and industry standards related to network security, ensuring that your organization’s practices are compliant with laws and frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO/IEC 27001.
• Help your organisation by enhancing its overall security posture, ensuring that networks are well-protected from cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks.

• By the end of the CND course, participants will be able to:
• Understand Network Security Concepts, including the architecture, protocols, and defensive strategies needed to secure network infrastructures.
• Learn how to implement firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), and intrusion prevention/detection systems (IPS/IDS) to secure networks from various types of cyberattacks.
• Monitor and Analyze Network Traffic for suspicious activity, identify potential threats, and perform network traffic analysis to detect vulnerabilities and anomalies.
• Perform Risk and Vulnerability Assessments, evaluate security risks, and develop strategies to mitigate potential threats before they escalate.
• Create and enforce network security policies and protocols to protect against internal and external threats, ensuring regulatory and legal compliance.
• Effectively manage, contain, and recover from network security breaches and attacks.
• Understand and Implement Cryptography to secure data transmission and storage, including encryption algorithms, digital signatures, and public key infrastructures (PKI).
• Prepare for Emerging Threats, including advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, and zero-day vulnerabilities, by understanding the tactics used by attackers.

• Network security engineer
• Security analyst
• Network administrator
• Security operations center (SOC) analyst

It is recommended that you have fundamental knowledge of networking and security concepts before attempting this certification.

Exam Code: CND

Duration: 240 minutes

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