Certified Network Defender (CND)

Course Overview

Learn the skills that matter! EC-Council’s vendor-neutral network security certifications provide an unbiased approach to learning secure networking practices, as well as how to analyze and harden computing systems prevalent in the current IT infrastructure.

CND v2 has earned a reputation as the only program in the market that is 100% focused on network security and defense.

IT professionals need to be part of the cybersecurity ecosystem, especially in a post-COVID Digital Transformation era. If you think cybersecurity is the responsibility of cyber teams alone, think again!

Certified Network Defender v2 has been designed by industry experts to help IT Professionals play an active role in the Protection of digital business assets and Detection and Response to Cyber Threats, while leveraging Threat Intelligence to Predict them before they happen. CND is a network security course designed to help organizations create and deploy the most comprehensive network defense system.

Course Outline

Module 01: Network Attacks and Defense Strategies

Module 02: Administrative Network Security

Module 03: Technical Network Security

Module 04: Network Perimeter Security

Module 05: Endpoint Security-Windows Systems

Module 06: Endpoint Security-Linux Systems

Module 07: Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices

Module 08: Endpoint Security-IoT Devices

Module 09: Administrative Application Security

Module 10: Data Security

Module 11: Enterprise Virtual Network Security

Module 12: Enterprise Cloud Network Security

Module 13: Enterprise Wireless Network Security

Module 14: Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis

Module 15: Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis

Module 16: Incident Response and Forensic Investigation

Module 17: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Module 18: Risk Anticipation with Risk Management

Module 19: Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis

Module 20: Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence

Who Is It For?

According to LinkedIn’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report, Network Defender jobs are in high demand — and have been for the last 3 years! Globally, Network Administrators and Engineers are adding significant value to their jobs and salary by learning critical network security and network defense skills.

The following individuals can consider EC-Council’s Network Security Certifications as the next move in their career:

• Cisco or Microsoft Certified Network Administrator/Engineers
• Wireshark Certified Network Analyst
• SolarWinds Certified Professional
• Juniper Certified Network Professional
• Professionals with Comptia’s Network+/Security+ Certification
• University professors who are teaching cybersecurity courses
• IT professionals planning a career transition
• Students who wish to start a career in cybersecurity

Individuals who complete the CND v2 cybersecurity course qualify for the following entry-level job roles:

• Entry-level Network Administrators
• Entry-level Network Security Administrators
• Data Security Analyst
• Junior Network Security Engineer
• Junior Network Defense Technician
• Security Analyst
• Security Operator

About the Exam

Number of Questions: 100
Test Duration: 4 hours
Test Format: Multiple Choice