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Fundamentals of Networking Concepts, Protocols, and Security

Chapter 1: Understanding Network Protocols

Chapter 2: Exploring Network Protocol Suites

Chapter 3: Delving into Network Topologies and Devices

Gain a solid understanding of the network protocols, technologies, and concepts.

Chapter 4: Exploring Routing and Switching Concepts

Chapter 5: Creating a Network Penetration Lab

Chapter 6: Performing Network Penetration Testing Techniques

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Chapter 7: Device Security and Hardening

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Hands-on Network Security

Chapter 1: Introduction to Network Security

Chapter 2: Routers and Firewalls

Chapter 3: Major Network Attacks

Learn to perform network analysis and provide security to your organizations by detecting cyber threats so they can remediate them quickly and efficiently. 

Chapter 4: Wireless Security

Chapter 5: Network Monitoring Tools

Chapter 6: Browser Security Methods

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Chapter 7: Password Security Methods

Ensuring Network Security with Zeek

Chapter 1: Introduction to Network Security Monitoring

Chapter 2: Setting up Zeek to Monitor Suspicious Activities

Chapter 3: Zeek Logs Format and Scripting

Learn how to monitor network traffic and detect intrusions using the Zeek network analysis tool. 

Chapter 4: Zeek Security Framework

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IT Linux Network Administration

Chapter 1: Lab Setup

Chapter 2: Linux Network Administration

Master Linux network administration. This hands-on course covers networking concepts from basic to advanced level.

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Network Automation with Python

Chapter 1: Revision Control Basics 

Chapter 2: Editors and IDEs 

Chapter 3: Python Basics 

Get started with network automation in the right way with this hands-on course.

Chapter 4: Lab 

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Chapter 8: Connecting 

Chapter 6: Credentials 

Chapter 9: Configure 

Chapter 7: Parsing 

Chapter 5: Inventory and Frameworks 

Chapter 10: Documentation 

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions: CCNA 200-301

Chapter 1: Network Fundamentals

Chapter 2: Network Access 

Chapter 3: IP Connectivity 

Gain the core skills within Network Engineering to design, configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise networks.

Chapter 4: IP Services 

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Chapter 6: Automation and Programmability 

Chapter 5: Security Fundamentals 

Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (200-201) - Part 1

Chapter 1: Security Concepts

Chapter 2: Security Monitoring 

Get started in cybersecurity operations with the all-new Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (200-201) certification.

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Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (200-201) - Part 2

Chapter 1: Host-based Analysis

Chapter 2: Network Intrusion Analysis

Chapter 3: Security Policies and Procedures 

Gain the skills needed to better secure a network and perform threat analysis with this hands-on course.

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Common network protocols and their purpose  

Routing and switching concepts 

Major network attacks and defensive measures against them 

Network security from scratch  

Router and firewall attacks  

The fundamentals of traditional network segmentation  

Virtualization technologies  

Revision Control, including Git and GitHub Basics

Networking components

Network files and commands

Curl and ping commands

Configuring various IP Services technologies and protocols

How to use Cisco technologies and solutions to design and build an enterprise network

Implementing VLANs, Trunks, and Inter-VLAN routing

How to prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats and breaches

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