Very solid course. Quick overview about almost everything you need to know at the beginning. A lot of useful links with additional material to study. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge, indeed!
Computer Networks and Network Security
Computer Networks and Network Security
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Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team +1 more
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Intermediate level
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1 hour to complete
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What you'll learn
Sought-after computer network and network security skills businesses need to protect the network and endpoint devices from unwanted intrusions.
How to apply organization policies to protect endpoint devices from attacks using firewall settings, and outbound and inbound rulesets.
Install, configure, apply patches and use cloud-based software to find, quarantine, and remove malware and for intrusion detection systems
Perform the tasks necessary to provide recommendations for network hardware devices, network security, and network monitoring and management
Skills you'll gain
- Category: Endpoint Detection and Response
- Category: Network Security
- Category: Network Routing
- Category: General Networking
- Category: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Category: Network Protocols
- Category: Network Analysis
- Category: Information Systems Security
- Category: Network Planning And Design
- Category: Local Area Networks
- Category: Cybersecurity
- Category: Networking Hardware
- Category: Endpoint Security
- Category: Firewall
- Category: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Category: TCP/IP
- Category: Wireless Networks
- Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Category: Data Loss Prevention
- Category: Network Infrastructure
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MG
5
Reviewed on Apr 25, 2020
AP
5
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2020
good course and help me understanding about network security, i recomend this course to anyone who wants to develop their knowledge about network security.
RP
4
Reviewed on Sep 24, 2020
I enjoyed this course and also learn alot of things about cybersecurity and injection attacks.many more are about the network and its security is to monitor and resolve by own.
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