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Network Security and Firewalls

5 Courses
10 Hours
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This path provides a survey of various topics and tools within the Network Security space.

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Network Security and Firewalls

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Introduction to Firewalls
  • by Ross Bagurdes
  • 2h 31m
  • May 27, 2022
Course
Introduction to Check Point Firewalls
  • by David Clinton
  • 1h
  • Nov 08, 2023
Course
Fortinet: The Big Picture
  • by Leigh Bogardis
  • 1h 24m
  • Jan 17, 2023
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Getting Started with Cisco Firepower – Initial Configuration
  • by Katherine McNamara
  • 2h 1m
  • Mar 20, 2019
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Cisco Firepower Fundamentals
  • by Martin Brown
  • 3h 8m
  • May 05, 2021
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What You'll Learn
  • Concepts for network security and firewalls
  • Using various tools for implementing and managing network security
Prerequisites
  • Prerequisites vary but foundational networking concepts are required.
Related topics
  • Networking
  • CCNA
  • CCNP
  • Cisco
  • Network+
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Ross Bagurdes
Ross Bagurdes
Ross has had a diverse career. He has a Structural Engineering degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering, but gave up the career shortly after graduating from college. Beginning in 1997, Ross began officially working in IT, implementing and supporting a paperless work order system for a Natural Gas Utility in Illinois. Since then, Ross has spent his years teaching and managing data networks. Ross spent 7 years at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, supporting and managing the large ...
David Clinton
David Clinton
David Clinton is a data analyst, an AWS Solutions Architect and a Linux server administrator. He's written books on cloud and Linux administration, IT security, and data analytics.
Leigh Bogardis
Leigh Bogardis
Leigh cut his teeth on frame relay and ATM at the turn of the century, moved on to SDH and DWDM for the new millennium, returned to TCP/IP in 2008 and has enjoyed the opportunities offered him by various clients and companies. Currently focusing on network design and architecture, as well as virtualization and security.
Katherine McNamara
Katherine McNamara
Katherine McNamara is a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer and works with large enterprise customers in California. She has worked in IT for over 10 years, holds a Bachelors and Masters in IT Security, has 2 CCIEs (Data Center and Security), and dozen other industry certifications. Outside of her day job, she runs a blog called network-node.com which provides training articles and videos about ISE and others Cisco security products and helping co-organize the largest Cisco study Meetup group in the...
Martin Brown
Martin Brown
Martin's IT career goes back to 1993 and while he was involved with Apple Macintosh computers, and had the pleasure of using DEC VAX terminals. Back then, hand held literally meant picking the terminal up by it's carry handle to move it to the other side of the desk and touch screen meant getting a static shock. Of course, the world has moved on a great deal since then and Martin is proud to be at the cutting edge of network and internetwork technology, working with devices from Cisco, F5, Chec...

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