Firewall: A Network Security Measure

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Course Specifications

Course number: 085057
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

Course Objective: You will identify the importance of firewall as a network security measure and its related features.

Target Student: This course is targeted toward an aspiring IT manager who has an understanding of networking and is interested in learning about enterprise firewalls and their impact on access inside and outside of the firewalls. This course may also be of interest to an IT project manager or sales personnel who need a basic understanding of firewalls.

Prerequisites: Students should have basic networking knowledge and experience with the Internet.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• identify various network security measures and some of the common threats to a computer network.
• identify the components of the TCP/IP architecture.
• explore organizational security.
• explore the basics of firewalls.
• explore firewall architecture and policies.
• identify the different ways of managing a firewall.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Network Security and Threats

Topic 1A: Network Security
Topic 1B: Network Threats

Lesson 2: TCP/IP Architecture

Topic 2A: The TCP/IP Suite
Topic 2B: IP Addressing

Lesson 3: Organizational Security

Topic 3A: Organizational Security Policies
Topic 3B: Hardening Systems and Services
Topic 3C: Security Audit

Lesson 4: Firewall Basics

Topic 4A: Introduction to Firewalls
Topic 4B: Location of Firewalls

Lesson 5: Firewall Architecture and Policies

Topic 5A: Firewall Architecture
Topic 5B: Firewall Policies

Lesson 6: Firewall Management

Topic 6A: Firewall Management Tasks
Topic 6B: Firewall Troubleshooting Basics