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CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

By : Glen D. Singh, Michael Vinod, Vijay Anandh
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CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

By: Glen D. Singh, Michael Vinod, Vijay Anandh

Overview of this book

With CCNA Security certification, a network professional can demonstrate the skills required to develop security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide will help you grasp the fundamentals of network security and prepare you for the Cisco CCNA Security Certification exam. You’ll begin by getting a grip on the fundamentals of network security and exploring the different tools available. Then, you’ll see how to securely manage your network devices by implementing the AAA framework and configuring different management plane protocols. Next, you’ll learn about security on the data link layer by implementing various security toolkits. You’ll be introduced to various firewall technologies and will understand how to configure a zone-based firewall on a Cisco IOS device. You’ll configure a site-to-site VPN on a Cisco device and get familiar with different types of VPNs and configurations. Finally, you’ll delve into the concepts of IPS and endpoint security to secure your organization’s network infrastructure. By the end of this book, you’ll be ready to take the CCNA Security Exam (210-260).
Table of Contents (19 chapters)

Content security

Content security is a general term that talks about the confidentiality, legal concerns, and security of a company's intellectual property.

Attacks are not only launched by individuals outside of the company. Sometimes attacks are initiated by an individual inside your organization, who has legitimate access to the resources. These concerns increase daily, because organizations allow their employees to bring your own devices (BYODs) and allow employees to access their applications, data, and devices. There are vulnerabilities in the network/system, and there are chances of losing content, such as important data/files, while sending them via file sharing or emails. Companies should take the necessary steps to protect their content by defining some in-depth defensive policies. Content security cannot be achieved by implementing normal security policies, instead...