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CND - Certified Network Defender
- 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
Course Overview
This course is ideal for students interested in:
- Network security controls, protocols, and devices
- IDS/IPS sensors, tuning IDS for false positives and false negatives
- Configurations to harden security through IDPS technologies
- Network Defense Technicians
- Implementing secure VPN for organizations
- Threats on organization networks
- Designing and implementing various security policies for an organization
Recommended Experience
This course is intended for IT security professionals with multiple years of experience as:
- Network Administrators
- Network Security Administrators
- Network Security Engineer
- Network Defense Technicians
- CND Analyst
- Security Analyst
- Security Operator
10420 Little Patuxent Pky Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044
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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
Feedback
If you would like to provide feedback on this course, please e-mail the NICCS team at NICCS@mail.cisa.dhs.gov. Please keep in mind that NICCS does not own this course or accept payment for course entry. If you have questions related to the details of this course, such as cost, prerequisites, how to register, etc., please contact the course training provider directly. You can find course training provider contact information by following the link that says “Visit course page for more information...” on this page.