Introduction to Networking Technologies

Introduction to Networks

• Networking Evolution
• Networking Virtualization
• Cloud Solutions
• End Devices versus Intermediate Devices
• LAN Technologies versus WAN Technologies
• Basic Switch and End Device Configuration
• Understanding Basic Networking Topologies
• Protocol Models (OSI versus TCP/IP)
• Numbering Systems (decimal/binary/hex)
• IP Address versus MAC Address
• Private IP addresses versus Public IP Addresses
• Transmission Methods
• Networking Services Overview (dhcp/dns/nat)
• Creating a basic network topology
• Understanding IP communication
• Wireshark Introduction

LAN Functionality and Services

• LAN Devices
• Routing versus Switching
• MAC table versus Routing Table
• Layer 2 Services Introduction (vlan/port security/port aggregation/stp)
• Implementing layer 2 services within a network
• Layer 2 switches versus Layer 3 switches
• Introduction to Routing
• Static routing versus Dynamic routing
• Routing protocol introduction
• Implementing Routing
• Implementing Networking Services within a LAN topology
• Introduction to WIFI
• Peer to peer versus Domain management

TCP/IP and IP routing

• IP addressing and basic Subnetting
• IP protocol suite
• Special IP addresses
• IP version 6 introduction
• TCP communication vs UDP communication
• Capturing and analyzing network traffic based tcp and udp via Wireshark

Basic IP troubleshooting

• Using Wireshark to analyze
• Command line troubleshooting: ping, Netstat, Arp, Tracert, nslookup

Introduction to Security

• What is a Firewall
• Host Firewall versus network Firewall
• Security Rules within a firewall
• Security Topologies Discussion
• Internal Organization Structure Versus External Organization Structure
• Implementing Defense Strategies (FW/IPS/IDS/VPN/SOC/SIEM/AV/EDR)
• Understanding log files and critical events

Introduction to cyber

• General Attacking Vectors (BF, MiTM, Trojan, Vulnerability Exploitation, Social Engineering)
• Web Attacking Vectors
• Reconnaissance (passive [osint/shodan/ghdb] versus active)
• Scanning versus Enumeration
• Cyber Kill Chain
• What is penetration testing?
• Penetration Testing Cases (White box/Grey box/Black box)
• Penetration Testing Models
• Understanding the Internet (Indexed Internet versus Unindexed Internet versus Encrypted Internet (TOR)
• Tor Networks

Introduction to Mitre