Exam 98-367: Security Fundamentals/Understanding Network Security

This lesson covers Understanding Network Security. It looks at firewalls, Network Access Protection, network isolation, and protocol security.

Activity 1 - Understand Dedicated Firewalls

This objective may include but is not limited to: types of hardware firewalls and their characteristics; why to use a hardware firewall instead of a software firewall; SCMs and UTMs; stateful vs. stateless inspection.

  1. Read Windows Firewall.
  2. Read Perimeter Firewall Design.
  3. Read Firewalls.

Activity 2 - Understand Network Access Protection (NAP)

This objective may include but is not limited to: purpose of NAP; requirements for NAP.

  1. Read Introduction to Network Access Protection.
  2. Read Network Policy and Access Services.

Activity 3 - Understand Network Isolation

This objective may include but is not limited to: VLANs; routing; honeypot; perimeter networks; NAT; VPN; Ipsec; Server and Domain Isolation.

  1. Read IPsec.
  2. Read Remote Access.
  3. Read Deploying Remote Access with VPN Reconnect.
  4. Read Wikipedia: Virtual LAN.

Activity 4 - Understand Protocol Security

This objective may include but is not limited to: protocol spoofing; IPSec; tunneling; DNSsec; network sniffing; common attack methods.

  1. Read Common Types of Network Attacks.
  2. Read Introduction to DNSSEC.

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