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CCNA Security

Build and secure networks.

CCNA Security prepares you to face today’s challenges by developing the skills needed to design, implement and support security for network devices and ensure their integrity and mitigate threats. By emphasizing core security technologies such as installing, troubleshooting and monitoring network devices to maintain data and device integrity, confidentiality, and availability, the CCNA Security curriculum confirms that you have learned the skills necessary to secure CISCO networks. The CCNA Security course provides a next step for individuals who want to enhance their CCENT-level skill set and help meet the growing demand for network security professionals. The CCNA Security curriculum provides an introduction to the core security concepts and skills needed for the installation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of network devices to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data and devices.

By the end of the course, students will be prepared to:

  • Understand network security principles as well as the tools and configurations available.
  • Apply knowledge and skills to design, implement, and support network security.
  • Apply for entry-level jobs as network security professionals.
  • Take the Cisco CCNA Security Certification exam.
CCNA Security is a hands-on, career-oriented course with an emphasis on practical experience to help students develop specialized security skills to advance their careers.
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* All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding. There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.