31 Days Before Your CCENT Certification

Day 5. Explain Today’s Increasing Network Security Threats and the Need to Implement a Comprehensive Security Policy to Mitigate the Threats

The web of security you implement on your network protects your users as well as the time you’ve invested in implementing a functioning network. The increasing demands placed on networks for speed and reliability require heightened security. Chapter 8 of CCNA Discovery 1 and Chapter 8 of CCNA Discovery 2 describe possible threats a network faces and possible policies to protect a network from these threats.