EC-Council Network Defense Essentials (NDE)

• Official EC-Council eBook
• 12 self-paced premium video lectures
• Official EC-Council Virtual Labs
• Guidance and consultation from a certified EC-Council instructor
• Practice exam
• EC-Council Certificate of Completion
• Unlimited course refresher for 1 year (Note: exams are not included)

Network Defense Essentials training is a first-of-its-kind certification that provides foundational knowledge and skills in network security with add-on labs for hands-on experience. The course includes 12 modules and labs covering fundamental network security concepts, including IoT, cryptography, and PKI.
This Network Defense Training course is an introductory cybersecurity course that covers the fundamental concepts of information security and network defense. If you are interested in pursuing a career in information security, you will learn the various fundamentals of information security and network defense, as well as what to expect in the field of network defense. The interactive labs component of this Network Defense Training course ensures that you receive the hands-on, practical experience to give you the skills necessary for a future in cybersecurity.

Learn a holistic overview of the key components of information security such as Identification, Authentication and Authorization, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Wireless Network, Mobile Device and IoT Device and Data Security. This Network Defense Training course ensures that you receive the hands-on, practical experience required to give you the skills necessary for a future in cybersecurity.

What is Mentored learning?
Mentored learning combines lectures through online videos, and an accompanying e-book – all with a personal instructor that's ready to answer your questions and provide guidance in performing lab exercises.

This Network Defense Training course will be delivered via Mentored-learning, which means a combination of self-paced learning videos and weekly sessions with an expert instructor.

• The fundamentals of network security and Network security protocols that govern the flow of data
• The access control principles, terminologies, and models
• Identity and access management (IAM)
• The regulatory frameworks, laws, and acts
• The security policies, and how to conduct security and awareness training
• Importance of physical security and physical security controls
• Physical security policies and procedures
• Best practices to strengthen workplace security and Environmental controls
• The types of bastion hosts and their role in network security, IDS/IPS types and their role in network defense, the types of honeypots and virtual private networks (VPNs) and security incident and event management (SIEM)
• Key concepts of virtualization and OS virtualization security, cloud computing fundamentals and cloud deployment models and cloud security best practices
• Fundamentals of wireless networks and encryption mechanisms, wireless network authentication methods
• Implementing wireless network security measures
• Mobile device connection methods and management, Mobile use approaches in enterprises, Security risks and guidelines associated with enterprise mobile usage policies,
• Implement various enterprise-level mobile security management solutions
• Best practices on mobile platforms
• IoT devices, application areas, and communication models
• How security works in IoT-enabled environments
• Cryptographic tools, security techniques, and algorithms, Public key infrastructure (PKI) to authenticate users and devices in the digital world
• Data security and its importance, Security controls for data encryption
• How to perform data backup and retention
• Implement data loss prevention concepts
• Network traffic monitoring concepts
• Traffic signatures for normal and suspicious network traffic.
• Perform network monitoring to detect suspicious traffic.

There are no eligibility criteria for this Network Defense Training essentials series. The certificate is valid for three years from the day on which the certificate is issued. The recertification period is at the end of three years, and EC Council members can recertify by recertifying the exam again. There are no annual fees or EC-Council Continuing Education Credits (ECE’s) required to maintain the certification credential during the three-year term.

• Exam Length : 2 Hours
• Exam Format : Multiple Choice
• Exam Platform : ECC Exam Centre
• No. of Questions : 75
• Certification : Network Defense Essentials (NDE)

This EC-Council’s Network Defense Training essentials program and certification build and validate candidates’ skills for their cybersecurity future. It is ideal for IT professionals who are seeking to foray into the exciting world of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity enthusiasts and students will readily find the program interesting, challenging, and useful.