Network+/Security/Hardening

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This lesson covers hardening techniques.

Objectives and Skills[edit | edit source]

Objectives and skills for the hardening techniques portion of Network+ certification include:[1]

  • Given a scenario, implement network hardening techniques
    • Anti-malware software
      • Host-based
      • Cloud/server-based
      • Network-based
    • Switch port security
      • DHCP snooping
      • ARP inspection
      • MAC address filtering
      • VLAN assignments
        • Network segmentation
    • Security policies
    • Disable unneeded network services
    • Use secure protocols
      • SSH
      • SNMPv3
      • TLS/SSL
      • SFTP
      • HTTPS
      • IPsec
    • Access lists
      • Web/content filtering
      • Port filtering
      • IP filtering
      • Implicit deny
    • Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA/WPA2
        • Enterprise
        • Personal
      • TKIP/AES
      • 802.1x
      • TLS/TTLS
      • MAC filtering
    • User authentication
      • CHAP/MSCHAP
      • PAP
      • EAP
      • Kerberos
      • Multifactor authentication
      • Two-factor authentication
      • Single sign-on
    • Hashes
      • MD5
      • SHA

Readings[edit | edit source]

Multimedia[edit | edit source]

  1. Watch YouTube: Anti-Malware Software - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  2. Watch YouTube: Switch Port Security - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  3. Watch YouTube: Security Policies - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  4. Watch YouTube: Disabling Unneeded Network Services - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  5. Watch YouTube: Using Secure Protocols - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  6. Watch YouTube: Access Lists - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  7. Watch YouTube: Wireless Security - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  8. Watch YouTube: User Authentication - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.
  9. Watch YouTube: Hashing - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 3.3.

Activities[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]