Cyber Security Essentials Certificate Program

Start: Mar 17, 2025
End: May 17, 2025
Venue: Online
Format: Three Month
Duration: 9 weeks
Statement of Need

Course Name: UA Network Security Certificate (UA-NSC)

Fees: 1700 USD to Cover tuition, learning materials, and AWS Access to practice

Mode Of Delivery: Online with expert to assist on labs

Course Overview

The UA Network Security Certificate (UA-NSC) is a 3-month program designed for technical professionals aiming to specialize in network operations and security. The program includes 36 hours of lectures and lab work, focusing on practical skills to detect, analyze, and mitigate network attacks using advanced cybersecurity tools and techniques.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this certificate, participants will:

  1. Gain expertise in analyzing network traffic and detecting intrusions using tools like Wireshark, tcpdump, and IDS.
  2. Develop skills in configuring and managing network security components such as firewalls, VPNs, and network monitoring tools.
  3. Learn to conduct vulnerability scans and implement network hardening techniques.
  4. Understand how to create and enforce network security policies.
  5. Acquire hands-on experience in launching and mitigating network attacks.

 

 

Who Attends
  • Network Engineers: Professionals responsible for configuring, managing, and maintaining network infrastructure. This course will help them enhance their skills in securing and optimizing network environments.
  • IT Security Officers: Individuals overseeing the security of an organization’s network systems. This program will strengthen their knowledge in managing network security policies and responding to threats.
  • Network Administrators: Those responsible for the daily operations of a network. This course will provide them with the skills to implement and monitor network security effectively.
  • Penetration Testers: Aspiring penetration testers who wish to specialize in testing the resilience of network infrastructures.
  • Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts: Professionals working in security operations centers, focusing on analyzing network traffic and intrusions.
How participants will benefit

Upon successful completion of this certificate, participants will:

  1. Gain expertise in analyzing network traffic and detecting intrusions using tools like Wireshark, tcpdump, and IDS.
  2. Develop skills in configuring and managing network security components such as firewalls, VPNs, and network monitoring tools.
  3. Learn to conduct vulnerability scans and implement network hardening techniques.
  4. Understand how to create and enforce network security policies.
  5. Acquire hands-on experience in launching and mitigating network attacks.
Topics Include
  • Block 1: Network Design and Configuration (Week 1 – 4 hours)
    • Computer Network Hierarchy
    • Network Components: Firewalls, Routers, Forwarding Tables
    • Hands-on Lab: Configuring Routers and Firewalls
  • Block 2: Introduction to Network Security and Vulnerability Analysis (Week 2 – 4 hours)
    • Review of Network Attacks
    • Threat and Vulnerability Analysis
    • Hands-on Lab: Launching Network Attacks (Packet Sniffing, UDP Attacks, TCP/IP Attacks)
  • Block 3: Virtual Private Network Configuration and Management (Week 3 – 4 hours)
    • VPN Tools
    • Hands-on Lab: VPN Configuration and Management
  • Block 4: Network Monitoring Tools (Weeks 4-5 – 8 hours)
    • Tools: TShark, Wireshark, Tcpdump, IPtraff, ArpWatch, P0f
    • Hands-on Lab: Using Network Monitoring Tools
  • Block 5: Network Vulnerability Analysis (Week 6 – 4 hours)
    • Network Analysis and Vulnerability Scores
    • Tools: OpenVAS
    • Hands-on Lab: Vulnerability Analysis Tools
  • Block 6: Network Attacks (Weeks 7-8 – 8 hours)
    • Application Attacks, DNS Attacks
    • Hands-on Lab: Launching Network Attacks
  • Block 7: Network Security Tools (Weeks 9-10 – 4 hours)
    • Signature-Based and Anomaly-Based IDS (Snort, Suricata)
    • Hands-on Lab: Using IDS Tools
  • Block 8: Secure Network Design and Configuration (Weeks 11-12 – 8 hours)
    • Network Attack Mitigation Strategies
    • Secure Network Designs
    • Hands-on Lab: Hardening Network Design Tools
Fees

1700 USD to Cover tuition, learning materials, and AWS Access to practice