• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led
  • 5 Day Instructor-led Course
  • Convenient on-site training and centrally located classrooms in Columbia, MD and Tysons Corner, VA
  • Eligible for MyCAA scholarship
  • This course also follows NICE framework

Learning Objectives

The course aims to prepare students for the CND exam. Students will learn to protect, detect and respond to network attacks, network defense fundamentals, the application of network security controls, protocols, perimeter appliances, secure IDS, VPN and firewall configuration, and the intricacies of network traffic signature, analysis and vulnerability scanning.

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

  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
  • Network Services

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.