Overview
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Learn the detailed information you need to prepare for the Networks and Communications Security domain of the SSCP exam.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Securing networks and communications
- Introducing TCP/IP
- IP addressing and DHCP
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- Network ports
- ICMP
- Network topologies
- Network relationships
- Routers, switches, and bridges
- Firewalls
- Proxy servers
- Load balancers
- VPNs and VPN concentrators
- Network intrusion detection and prevention
- Protocol analyzers
- Content distribution networks
- Traffic shaping and WAN optimization
- Public and private addressing
- Subnetting
- Security zones
- VLANs and network segmentation
- Security device placement
- Software-defined networking (SDN)
- Transmission media
- Restricting network access
- Network access control
- RADIUS and TACACS
- Firewall rule management
- Router configuration security
- Switch configuration security
- Maintaining network availability
- Network monitoring
- SNMP
- Isolating sensitive systems
- Remote network access
- Desktop and application virtualization
- Understanding wireless networking
- Wireless encryption
- Wireless authentication
- Wireless signal propagation
- Wireless networking equipment
- Denial-of-service attacks
- Eavesdropping attacks
- DNS attacks
- Layer 2 attacks
- Network address spoofing
- Wireless attacks
- Propagation attacks
- Preventing rogues and evil twins
- Disassociation attacks
- Understanding Bluetooth and NFC attacks
- Continuing your studies
