Develop the network security and troubleshooting skills that prove a network professional's readiness for real-world work. Through the industry-proven lens of the CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) exam, you'll learn defense in depth and how to recognize DoS and DDoS attacks, on-path attacks, VLAN hopping, malware, and social engineering. Then you'll apply logical and physical security controls, access control lists, least privilege, device hardening, and authentication methods. Finally, you'll monitor networks with baselining and alerting and follow a systematic troubleshooting methodology from symptom to root cause. Online labs reinforce attack scenarios, hardening, and troubleshooting.

Network Security Troubleshooting

Network Security Troubleshooting
This course is part of CompTIA Network+ Specialization


Instructors: Mike Meyers
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Identify network security threats, including DoS/DDoS attacks, on-path attacks, VLAN hopping, malware, and social engineering
Implement security hardening controls, including ACLs, device hardening, least privilege, and authentication methods, to protect enterprise networks
Monitor performance with baselining and alerting, and apply a systematic troubleshooting methodology to resolve switch and wireless issues
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