Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security

In this course, you'll focus on the necessity of a comprehensive security policy and how it affects the posture of the network. You will learn to perform basic tasks to secure a small branch type office network using Cisco IOS security features available through web-based GUIs (Cisco Router and Security Device Manager [SDM]) and the command-line interface (CLI) on the Cisco routers and switches.

Introduction to Network Security Principles 

• Network Security Fundamentals 
• Network Attack Methodologies 
• Operations Security 
• Security Policy 
• Building Cisco Self-Defending Networks 

Perimeter Security 

• Securing Administrative Access to Cisco Routers 
• Cisco SDM 
• Configuring AAA on a Cisco Router Using the Local Database 
• Configuring AAA on a Cisco Router to Use Cisco Secure ACS 
• Implementing Secure Management and Reporting 
• Locking Down the Router 

Network Security Using Cisco IOS Firewalls 

• Firewall Technologies 
• Creating Static Packet Filters Using ACLs 
• Configuring Cisco IOS Zone-Based Policy Firewall 

Site-to-Site VPNs 

• Cryptographic Services 
• Symmetric Encryption 
• Cryptographic Hashes and Digital Signatures 
• Asymmetric Encryption and PKI 
• IPsec Fundamentals 
• Building a Site-to-Site IPsec VPN 
• Configuring IPsec on a Site-to-Site VPN Using Cisco SDM 

Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS 

• IPS Technologies 
• Configuring Cisco IOS IPS Using Cisco SDM 

LAN, SAN, Voice, and Endpoint Security Overview