CND - EC Council Certified Network Defender

Audience:

CND v2 is for those who work in the network administration/cybersecurity domain in the capacity of Network Administrator/Engineer, Network Security Administrator/Engineer/Analyst, Cybersecurity Engineer, Security Analyst, Network Defense Technician, Security Operator. CND v2 is for all cybersecurity operations, roles, and anyone looking to build a career in cybersecurity.

Prerequisites:

To be eligible to challenge the EC-Council CND certification examination, the candidate has 2 options: Attend Official Network Security Training by EC-Council: If a Candidate has completed an official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution, the candidate is eligible to challenge the relevant EC-Council exam without going through the application process. Attempt the Exam without Official EC-Council Training: In order to be considered for the EC-Council CND v2 exam without attending official network security training, the candidate must have at least 2 years of work experience in the Information Security domain. If the candidate has the required work experience, they can submit an eligibility application form along with USD 100.00, a non-refundable fee.

 

Description:

CND v2 is based on the cybersecurity education framework and work role task analysis presented by the National Infocomm Competency Framework (NICF). The program is also mapped to the Department of Defense (DoD) roles for system/network administrators as well as global work roles and responsibilities laid out by the revised NICE Framework 2.0

Course Objectives:

• Network security management
• Network security policies and procedures
• Windows and Linux security administration
• Mobile and loT device security
• Data security techniques
• Virtualization technology security
• Cloud and Wireless Security
• Risk assessment tools
• Basics of first response and forensics
• Indicators of Compromise, Attach, and Exposures (loC, loA, loE)
• Threat intelligence capabilities
• Log management
• Endpoint security
• Firewall solutions
• IDS/IPS technologies
• Network Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA)