The following labs focus on the security principles needed to secure a network, including: secure remote access, virtual private networking (VPN), secure routing and switching, border and host firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint security. It also prepares the learner for the Implementing Cisco Network Security (IINS) certification exam (210-260):

  1. Configuring a Windows-Based Firewall to Allow Incoming Traffic
  2. Configuring a Linux-Based Firewall to Allow Incoming and Outgoing Traffic
  3. Implementing Secure DHCP and DNS
  4. Configuring a Linux-Based Firewall to Allow Outgoing Traffic
  5. Configuring Access Control Lists on a Linux-Based Firewall
  6. Configuring a Virtual Private Network with PPTP
  7. Configuring a Virtual Private Network with OpenVPN
  8. Implementing RIP, RIPv2, and Securing RIP
  9. Intrusion Detection using Snort
  10. Writing Custom Rules
  11. Host-Based Firewalls
  12. Configuring RADIUS
  13. Domain Security
  14. Configuring a Site to Branch a Virtual Private Network
  15. Closing Security Holes