Certified Network Defender (CND)

Overview

The most practical network security and defense program ever — more than 50% of the course is lab-intensive to ensure the application of real-world skills.

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 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 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.

How You Will Benefit from CND

The end goal of Certified Network Defender (CND) is to help Blue Teams defend and win the war against network breaches in a post-pandemic world. The program is the ideal cyber defense course for organizations and individuals for the following reasons:

• Based on Common Job Role frameworks recognized by organizations around the world.
• ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 accredited Certification Program.
• Mapped to the NICE 2.0 framework.
• Focuses on latest technologies including Cloud, IoT, Virtualization and Remote Worker Threats, Attack Surface Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Software Defined Networks (SDN), and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), as well as docker, Kubernetes, and container security.
• Covers the latest tools, techniques, and methodologies used by top cybersecurity experts around the world.

That’s why investing in the CND training and certification is a wise move for employers looking to set up impregnable cyber defense practices.

Examination: 4 Hours

​ The CND exam is a 4-hour exam with 100 multiple-choice questions. Depending on which exam form is challenged, cut scores can range from 60% to 85%.

Who Is It For?

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 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

Course duration: 5 Days

Course Agenda:

1. Module 01: Network Attacks and Defense Strategies
2. Module 02: Administrative Network Security
3. Module 03: Technical Network Security
4. Module 04: Network Perimeter Security
5. Module 05: Endpoint Security-Windows Systems
6. Module 06: Endpoint Security-Linux Systems
7. Module 07: Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices
8. Module 08: Endpoint Security-IoT Devices
9. Module 09: Administrative Application Security
10. Module 10: Data Security
11. Module 11: Enterprise Virtual Network Security
12. Module 12: Enterprise Cloud Network Security
13. Module 13: Enterprise Wireless Network Security
14. Module 14: Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
15. Module 15: Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis
16. Module 16: Incident Response and Forensic Investigation
17. Module 17: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
18. Module 18: Risk Anticipation with Risk Management
19. Module 19: Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis
20. Module 20: Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence​