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Industry partner: Cisco
Certified by Optimi CollegeCourse code: C01067
This course is intended for:
- Candidates who want to expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications and progress to professional-level certifications.
- Experienced IT professionals who want to prove their skills with Cisco and Cisco-adjacent cybersecurity technologies.
You will learn the following skills:
- Security concepts: Identify common threats and vulnerabilities. Understand key concepts like encryption, virtual private networks (VPNs), and techniques used to prevent attacks.
- Network security: Compare security solutions, be able to set up and manage firewalls, implement preventative security measures, and configure secure remote access solutions.
- Securing the cloud: Describe different clouds and services, and understand how to securely manage cloud applications.
- Content security: Understand how to redirect and capture web traffic, verify user identities, compare security solutions, and set up email security features, such as spam filtering and encryption.
Popular career options include:
- CloudOps Engineer
- CyberOps Analyst
- CyberOps Engineer
- Network Administrator
- Network Automation Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Security Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Systems Engineer
Modules and topics covered:
350-701: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR)
SCOR: Security Basics & Common Threats
SCOR: Security Vulnerabilities, Attack Mitigations, & Cryptographic Solutions
SCOR: PKI & IKE
SCOR: VPNs, Security Intelligence, & Social Engineering Attacks
SCOR: SDN APIs & Security Appliance API Calls
SCOR: Security Models & Frameworks
SCOR: DHCP Snooping, DAI, IP Source Guard, Private VLANs, & Storm Control
SCOR: Port Security, VLAN Hopping, Network Hardening, & Access Control
SCOR: Network Access & Secure Network Management
SCOR: Configuring and Verifying VPN & IPsec
SCOR: Cloud Deployment, Service Models, Responsibilities, & Security
SCOR: Cisco Firepower, Traffic Management, Identity, & Authentication
SCOR: Working with ESA, CES, & WSA
SCOR: Cisco Umbrella & Endpoint Security
SCOR: MDM, MFA, & Endpoint Solutions
SCOR: Guest Services, BYOD, 802.1X, & COA
SCOR: Device Compliance, Exfiltration, Telemetry, & Security Products
300-710: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
SNCF: Cisco Firewall, IPS Systems, & the FMCV in AWS
SNCF: FMCV Deployment & Initial Setup
SNCF: Deploying NGFWV & Adding It to the FMCv
SNCF: NGFW Modes, Interface Types, & Link Redundancy
SNCF: Failover, Multi-instance Deployments, & Clustering
SNCF: FMC Settings, Object Management, & Intrusion Rules
SNCF: Access Control, FTD, & Prefilter Policies
SNCF: Security Intelligence & Policies
SNCF: Network Discovery, Identity and DNS Policies, & Correlation
SNCF: NAT, QoS, VPN, & Device Management
SNCF: Dashboards, Reporting, Troubleshooting, Packet Capture, & Cisco AMP
