EC-Council - Certified Network Defender (CND)
Start Date - End Date December 08 - December 12, 2025
Address 25709 Rye Canyon Rd.
City Santa ClaritaState CA
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Course Overview
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique five-day training camp comprised of five days of instructor-led learning for Certified Network Defender. As with all our thinQtank® Training Experiences - exams are delivered in the classroom.
Learn about hackers and cyber defense strategies required in today's critical infrastructure. EC-Council has reviewed the entire CND space as designated by the Department of Defense as IAT I, II, III and IAM I, II, III as well as the NICE Framework KSA's as they relate to cyber defense and day-to-day cyber operations. With each of these considered, they built their exam blueprint, overall training scope, and got to work building the next certification we believe will be a game changer for cyber security professionals - Certified Network Defender.
The class is a professional level introduction to the cyber defense strategies needed in today's critical infrastructure. Certified Network Defender v2 has been designed by industry experts to help IT Professionals play an active role in the Protection of digital business assets and Detection and Response to Cyber Threats, while leveraging Threat Intelligence to Predict them before they happen. CND is a network security course designed to help organizations create and deploy the most comprehensive network defense system.
Our Learning Exclusive
In our classroom, students receive gigabytes of take-home CBT and lab material with over four-hundred labs to keep practicing and refining the skills learned in the classroom. Additionally, our students receive:
■ thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the CISSP exam
■ Exam delivery in classroom with 98% success
■ Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote fun exciting learning
■ Extended hours of training including immersive hands-on exercises
■ WE DO NOT TEACH THE TEST. We always deliver valuable hands-on experience
■ Receive all reading material and study guides when you register
■ All courses taught by certified expert engineers
Our Learning Exclusive
■ Comprehensive video training package
■ Virtual Debian-derived distribution package with tools and utilities for digital forensics
■ 80 Complex Labs during the course
■ 6 months access to EC-Council virtual lab environment for CND
Course Objectives
This course will help students learn:
■ Network security management
■ Network security policies and procedures
■ Windows and Linux security administration
■ Mobile and IoT device security
■ Data security techniques
■ Virtualization technology security
■ Cloud and wireless security
■ Risk assessment tools
■ Basics of first response and forensics
■ Indicators of Compromise, Attack, and Exposures (IoC, IoA, IoE)
■ Threat intelligence capabilities
■ Log management
■ Endpoint security
■ Firewall solutions
■ IDS/IPS technologies
■ Network Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA)
Course Duration
■ Five days of instructor-led learning
■ 60% lecture, 40% hands-on labs/demonstrations
Prerequisites
■ You should be well-versed in cyber security fundamentals.
Target Audience
■ System administrators
■ System engineers
■ Firewall administrators
■ Network managers
■ IT managers
■ IT professionals
■ Anyone interested in network security technologies
■ Managers who want to understand cyber security core principles and practices
■ Operations personnel, who although do not have security as their primary job function, will need an understanding of cyber security core principles and practices
Exam Information
■ 312-38 - Certified Network Defender (CND v2.0)
Delivery Methods
■ Instructor-Led Training
■ Immersive Live-Online Training
■ On-Site and Custom Delivery