National CAE Designated Institution
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Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols.  Course content emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR.  Course content also includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity.

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish between client-server and peer-to-peer networks
  2. Identify types of applications and protocols used in networks
  3. Describe the functions of core TCP/IP protocols, identify how each protocol's information is formatted in a TCP/IP message, and explain how routers manage internetwork communications
  4. Identify various network security risks
  5. Describe tools used to evaluate a network's security and discuss physical security methods that prevent and detect intrusions
  6. Configure devices on a network for increased security and describe how various security policies guide users' activities on a network
  7. Describe the functions of various network security devices, implement security precautions on a switch, and track processes of authentication, authorization, and auditing on a network

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

  • Customer Service and Technical Support
  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Network Services
  • Systems Administration

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.