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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)

Planning considerations for secure management

When devices are being configured and implemented to ensure secure network management, it becomes important to consider a few other aspects as well. For a network containing only Cisco routers, configuring the devices will not be a complex task. On the contrary, logging and procuring information from multiple devices could be a complex and challenging task giving rise to a few concerns such as:

  • Categorizing important logs/messages from regular ones
  • Preventing the tampering of logs
  • Ensuring time coordination
  • Controlling the volume of messages
  • Managing all devices

To address these concerns, it is important for an organization to seek input from the network and security teams to help identify its priorities in reporting and monitoring. A robust and detailed security policy would also help to address the mentioned concerns. Security...