INFRASTRUCTURE

Network Security

Deploy infrastructure-level defenses to block malicious traffic and detect intrusions.

~35 hours

Learning Objectives

Firewalls (Stateful, WAF)IDS/IPS (Snort, Suricata)VPN Protocols (IPSec, WireGuard)Network SegmentationZero Trust Architecture

Configure iptables or UFW on a Linux server to block all incoming traffic except for SSH (restricted to a specific IP) and HTTPS.

📖 Learn by Reading

Network Security Assessment

Chris McNab

Comprehensive strategies for defending networks, configuring firewalls, and deploying IDSs.

🎥 Learn by Watching

Firewalls and Network Security

PowerCert Animated Videos • YouTube • 12:00

Visual breakdown of firewalls, IDS, IPS, and network segmentation.