Chapter 6
Identify Security Threats to a Network and Describe General Methods to Mitigate Those Threats
The Cisco CCNA exam objectives covered in this chapter include the following:
- Describe today’s increasing network security threats and explain the need to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate the threats.
- Explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices, hosts, and applications.
- Describe the functions of common security appliances and applications.
- Describe security recommended practices, including initial steps to secure network devices.
If you’re a sysadmin, it’s my guess that shielding sensitive, critical data, as well as your network’s resources, from every possible evil exploit is a top ...
