Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Network Security Lab Companion and Workbook

The only authorized Lab Companion and Workbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program

This convenient Lab Companion and Workbook provides you with the complete collection of 40 labs and additional skill-building exercises specifically designed to accompany the Fundamentals of Network Security online course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

By successfully completing the labs and worksheets in this book, you gain a thorough introduction to network security and an overview of security processes. The exercises in this book offer you the opportunity to practice the topics taught in the course and begin preparation for the Cisco Firewall Specialist certification exam. This book and course align with the new Cisco Firewall Specialist certification objectives. The Cisco Firewall Specialist encompasses the SECUR (formerly known as MCNS) and Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA) exams. You can use this workbook as a guide to begin preparing for the exams. Most of the labs are hands-on and require access to a Cisco router lab or a simulator. Additional paper-based labs, which are practice exercises for complex topics, are included to supplement the online course material.

Keep your completed labs and exercises at hand in this book to use as a study guide later.

Vocabulary Exercises
Each chapter begins with a section to review and define key terms affiliated with the technology taught in that chapter.

Labs
An objective is stated for each lab to understand the intended outcome of successfully completing that lab. Real-world scenarios are used to further help you to understand the context. A list of equipment required, a table of key commands used, and a list of any available supplementary resources (web-based or print) are also provided to support your successful completion of the lab exercise.

Review Questions and Quiz Questions
To demonstrate your understanding of the concepts covered, you can complete the short-answer review questions and a multiple-choice quiz at the end of each chapter that are designed to elicit particular points of understanding. These questions help verify your comprehension of the technology being implemented.

Fundamentals of Network Security Lab Companion and Workbook is designed as a textbook companion or a lab manual to supplement your classroom experience with the Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Network Security online course.

Companion Title:
Cisco Networking Academy Program Network Security Companion Guide
ISBN: 1-58713-122-6

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

The authors are the World Wide Education curriculum development team at Cisco Systems. They are the Networking Academy course developers. This team of authors has written all of the books that map to the Cisco Networking Academy Program curricula and have extensive academic and Cisco Press publishing experience that provides students with a carefully integrated package of print companions that complement the online curriculum.