Instructor-Led Courses for IAT Information Assurance Technical
CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst
5 days
Hands-On Course, Includes Exam CS0-003
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is an intermediate-level certification that validates your cybersecurity analyst skills and demonstrates the importance of risk mitigation of combating threats to networks and devices through continuous security monitoring. The exam has both hands-on, performance-based questions and multiple-choice to prove you have the most up to date security analyst skills.
You will learn to:
- Detect and analyze indicators of malicious activity
- Understand threat hunting and threat intelligence concepts
- Use appropriate tools and methods to manage, prioritize, and respond to attacks and vulnerabilities
- Perform incident response processes
- Understand reporting and communication concepts related to vulnerability management and incident
response activities
Course Outline
1.0 Security Operations
Explain the importance of system and network architecture concepts in security operations.
Given a scenario, analyze indicators of potentially malicious activity.
Given a scenario, use appropriate tools or techniques to determine malicious activity.
Compare and contrast threat-intelligence and threat-hunting concepts.
Explain the importance of efficiency and process improvement in security operations.
2.0 Vulnerability Management
Given a scenario, implement vulnerability scanning methods and concepts.
Given a scenario, analyze output from vulnerability assessment tools.
Given a scenario, analyze data to prioritize vulnerabilities.
Given a scenario, recommend controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities.
Explain concepts related to vulnerability response, handling, and management.
3.0 Incident Response Management
Explain concepts related to attack methodology frameworks.
Given a scenario, perform incident response activities
Explain the preparation and post-incident activity phases of the incident management life cycle.
4.0 Reporting and Communication
Explain the importance of vulnerability management reporting and communication
Explain the importance of incident response reporting and communication
Security+
5 days
CompTIA Security+ equips you with the foundational security skills necessary to safeguard networks, detect threats, and secure data—helping you open the door to your cybersecurity career and become a trusted defender of digital environments.
You Will Learn To:
- Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions.
- Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology.
- Operate with an awareness of applicable regulations and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance.
- Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents.
Course Outline
General Security Concepts
Includes key cybersecurity terminology and concepts up front to provide a foundation for security controls discussed throughout the exam.
Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations
Focuses on responding to common threats, cyberattacks, vulnerabilities, and security incidents and appropriate mitigation techniques to monitor and secure hybrid environments.
Security Architecture
Includes security implications of different architecture models, principles of securing enterprise infrastructure, and strategies to protect data.
Security Operations
Includes applying and enhancing security and vulnerability management techniques, as well as security implications of proper hardware, software, and data management.
Security Program Management & Oversight
Updated to better reflect the reporting and communication skills required for Security+ job roles relating to governance, risk management, compliance, assessment, and security awareness.
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
10 days
Hands-On Course, Includes Exam Voucher: 200-301
This certification proves you have what it takes to navigate the ever-changing landscape of IT. CCNA exam covers networking fundamentals, IP services, security fundamentals, automation and programmability. Designed for agility and versatility, CCNA validates that you have the skills required to manage and optimize today's most advanced networks.
What you will learn:
- How to connect a Switch to a new Network with basic SCC Configuration
- How to configure a Router with both Static and Dynamic Routing
- How to troubleshoot basic Layer 2 and layer 3 Issues in a Network
- How to analyze Network Traffic using Logs and Output from Devices
- How to be Familiar with and Use Terminology of a Network Technician
- How to create Subnetworks and Isolate Subnetworks
- How to configure ACLS, DNS, and DHCP
Course Outline
Module One: Network Fundamentals
- Explain the role and function of network components
- Describe characteristics of network topology architectures
- Compare physical interface and cabling types
- Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)
- Compare TCP to UDP
- Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
- Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
- Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
- Compare IPv6 address types
- Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
- Describe wireless principles
- Explain virtualization fundamentals (virtual machines)
- Describe switching concepts
Module Two: Network Access
- Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
- Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
- Configure and verify Layer 2 discovery protocols (Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP)
- Configure and verify (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel (LACP)
- Describe the need for and basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol and identify basic operations
- Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
- Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components (AP, WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG)
- Describe AP and WLC management access connections (Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS)
- Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client connectivity using GUI only such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings
Module Three: IP Connectivity
- Interpret the components of routing table
- Determine how a router makes a forwarding decision by default
- Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
- Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
- Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy protocol
Module Four: IP Services
- Configure and verify inside source NAT using static and pools
- Configure and verify NTP operating in a client and server mode
- Explain the role of DHCP and DNS within the network
- Explain the function of SNMP in network operations
- Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels
- Configure and verify DHCP client and relay
- Explain the forwarding per-hop behavior (PHB) for QoS such as classification, marking, queuing, congestion, policing, shaping
- Configure network devices for remote access using SSH
- Describe the capabilities and function of TFTP/FTP in the network
Module Five: Security Fundamentals
- Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)
- Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)
- Configure device access control using local passwords
- Describe security password policies elements, such as management, complexity, and password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)
- Describe remote access and site-to-site VPNs
- Configure and verify access control lists
- Configure Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)
- Differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
- Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
- Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI
Module Six: Automation and Programmability
- Explain how automation impacts network management
- Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking
- Describe controller-based and software defined architectures (overlay, underlay, and fabric)
- Compare traditional campus device management with Cisco DNA Center enabled device management
- Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding)
- Recognize the capabilities of configuration management mechanisms Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
- Interpret JSON encoded data