Understanding Network Security

 

• Understand dedicated firewalls.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: types of hardware firewalls and their characteristics; why to use a hardware firewall instead of a software firewall; SCMs and UTMs; stateful vs. stateless inspection
• Understand Network Access Protection (NAP).
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: purpose of NAP; requirements for NAP
• Understand network isolation.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: VLANs; routing; honeypot; perimeter networks; NAT; VPN; Ipsec; Server and Domain Isolation.
• Understand protocol security.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: protocol spoofing; IPSec; tunneling; DNSsec; network sniffing; common attack methods

Security Fundamentals