National CAE Designated Institution
  • Classroom

This course provides an overview of security administration and fundamentals of designing security architectures. Topics include networking technologies, TCP/IP concepts, protocols, network traffic analysis, monitoring, and security best practices. Upon completion, students should be able to identify normal network traffic using network analysis tools and design basic security defenses

Learning Objectives

  • Identify modern network threats
  • Secure network devices
  • Implement AAA on network devices
  • Configure firewalls, IPS/IDS devices, and VPNs
  • Manage secure networks
  • Implement cryptographic systems
  • The student will also demonstrate the use of email and the Blackboard platform.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Network Services
  • Systems Administration
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Architecture

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.