CCST Cisco Certified Support Technician Study Guide

Chapter 10Security

THE CCST EXAM TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• 6.0 Security
  • 6.1. Describe how firewalls operate to filter traffic.
    • Firewalls (blocked ports and protocols); rules deny or permit access
  • 6.2. Describe foundational security concepts.
    • Confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA); authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA); Multifactor Authentication (MFA); encryption, certificates, and password complexity; identity stores/databases (Active Directory); threats and vulnerabilities; spam, phishing, malware, and denial of service

Network security has grown from consideration into a critically important essential. In an age of increasing use and dependence on the Internet, nearly ...