This module covers the safety configuration of network peripherals such as firewalls, intrusion and intrusion protection detection systems (IDSS / IPSS), routers, switches, etc., for effective perimeter protection.
Key subjects covered: firewall, types of firewall, firewall topologies, firewall selection, implementation and deployment of the firewall, firewall, IDS / IPS, IDS / IPS classification, selection of IDS / IPS, false positive, false negative, router security, switching security, Software perimeter (SDP).
Practical laboratory exercises in this module help to demonstrate the skills in terms of perimeter safety, which includes how to configure and implement firewalls and IPS using well-known tools such as PFSense, Smoothall, Windows Firewall, Iptables, Suricata, Wazuh, Modsecurity, etc.
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