CISM 2020: Network Infrastructure Security

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Various laws, regulations, and security best practices require network traffic coming in and out of IT services to be controlled. In this course, you'll learn how to implement techniques to ensure the precious IT assets within your organization's network are secure. You'll begin by exploring what the IPsec network security protocol does and how it's employed. You'll then examine various types of firewalls and decipher when they should be used. Next, you'll work with correctly setting up Windows Defender Firewall, Linux firewall settings, and cloud-based packet filtering rules. Lastly, you'll practice hardening a Wi-Fi network and forging network traffic. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification.