New Module:
LAN Security Concepts
• Endpoint
Security: Network attacks, Security
devices, Endpoint Protection, Email and Web Security
• Access
Control: Local Password, Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, 802.1x
• Security
Threats: Layer 2 Vulnerabilities, Switch Attack Categories, Switch attack
mitigation techniques
• MAC
Address Table Attacks and mitigation
• LAN
Attacks: VLAN Hopping, VLAN Double Tagging, DHCP Attacks, ARP Attacks,
Address Spoofing attacks, STP Attacks, CDP Reconnaissance
New Module:
Switch Security Configuration
• Implement
Port Security: Secure unused ports, Mitigate MAC Address Table Attacks,
Enable Port Security, Limit and Learn MAC Addresses, Port Security Aging, Port
Security Violation Modes, Ports in err-disabled state, Verify Port Security
• Mitigate
VLAN Attacks: Mitigate VLAN Hopping
• Mitigate
DHCP Attacks: DHCP Snooping, Configuration
• Mitigate
ARP Attacks: Dyn ARP Inspection,
DAI Implementation
• Mitigate
STP Attacks: PortFast and BPDU Guard, Configuration
New Module:
WLAN Concepts
• Introduction
to Wireless: Benefits of Wireless, Type of Wireless networks, Wireless
Technologies, 802.11, Radio Frequencies, Wireless Standards Organizaions
• WLAN
Components: Wireless NIC, Wireless Home Router, Wireless Access Point, AP
Categories, Wireless Antennas
• WLAN
Operation: 802.11 Modes, BSS and ESS, 802.11 Frame Structure, CSMA/CA, Client
and AP Association, Passive and Active discovery
• CAPWAP
Operation: Introduction to CAPWAP, Split MAC Architecture, DTLS Encryption,
FlexConnect APs
• Channel
Management: Frequency Channel Saturation, Channel Selection, Planning a
WLAN Deployment
• WLAN
Threats: DoS attacks, Rouge Access Points, MITM Attack
• Secure
WLANs: SSID Cloaking and MAC Filtering, 802.11 Original Auth. Methods,
Shared Key auth. Methods, Authenticating a home user, Encryption Methods, Auth.
In the Enterprise, WPA3
New Module:
WLAN Configuration
• Remote
Site WLAN Configuration: Wireless Router, Log in to Wireless Router, Basic
Network setup, Configure a wireless mesh network, NAT for IPv4, QoS
• Configure
a Basic WLAN on the WLC: WLC Topology, Log into the WLC, View AP
Information, Advanced Settings, Configure a WLAN
• Configure
a WPA2 Enterprise WLAN on the WLC: SNMP and RADIUS, Configure SNMP Server
Information, Configure RADIUS Server Information, Configure a VLAN for a New
WLAN, Topology with VLAN 5 Addressing, Configure a new Interface, Configure a
DHCP in a new WLAN, Configure DHCP Scope, Configure WPA2 Enterprise WLAN
• Troubleshoot
WLAN Issues: Wireless Client not connecting, Network is slow, Updating
Firmware
New Module:
Network Security Concepts
• Current
State of Cybersecurity: Current state of Affairs, Vectors of network
attacks, Data Loss
• Threat
Actors: The Hacker, Evolution of Hackers, Cyber Criminals, Hacktivists,
State-Sponsored Hackers
• Threat
Actor Tools: Attack Tools, Evolution of Security Tools, Attack Types
• Malware:
Viruses and Trojan Horses, Types of Malware
• Common
Network Attacks: Reconnaissance, Access, Social Engineering, Dos and DDoS
• IP
Vulnerabilities and Threats: ICMP, Amplification and Reflection, Address
Spoofing Attacks
• TCP
and UDP Vulnerabilities: TCP and UDP Segment Header, TCP Services, TCP
Attacks, UDP Attacks
• IP
Services: ARP Vulnerabilities, ARP Cache poisoning, DNS Attacks, DNS
Tunneling, DHCP Attacks
• Network
Security Best Practices: CIA, Defence-in-Depth approach, Firewalls, IPS,
Content Security Appliances
• Cryptography:
Securing communication, Data Integrity, Hash Functions, Origin Auth., Data
Confidentiality, Symmetric Encryption, Asymmetric Encryption, Deffie-Helman
New Module:
VPN and IPsec Concepts
• VPN
Technology: VPN Benefits, Site-to-Site and Remote-access VPN, Enterprise
and Service provider VPN
• Types
of VPN: Remote-access, SSL, Site-to-Site IPsec, GRE over IPsec, DMVPN,
IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, Service Provider MPLS
• IPsec:
IPsec concepts, IPsec technologies,
IPsec protocol encapsulation, Confidentiality, Integrity, Authentication,
Secure Key Exchange with DH, IPsec transport and Tunnel modes
New Module:
Network Automation
• Automation
Overview
• Data
Formats: Data formats concept, data format rules, JSON, YAML, XML
• APIs:
API Concept, API Example, Open, Internal and Partner APIs, Types of Web Service
APIs
• REST:
REST and RESTful API, RESTful implementation, URI/URN/URL, Anatomy of RESTful
Request, RESTful API Applications
• Configuration
Management Tools: Traditional Network Configuration, Network Automation,
Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack
• IBN
and Cisco DNA Center: Intent Based Networking, Network Infrastructure as
Fabric, Cisco DNA, CDA Center