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f l e x i b i l i t y  f o r  t h e i r  e m p l o y e e s  b y  p r o m o t i n g  w o r k  f r o m  h o m e  c u l t u r e .  T h u s ,  
p r o v i d i n g  h a c k e r s  a n  o p p o r t u n i t y  t o  e x p l o i t  t h e  v u l n e r a b l e  p o i n t s  a n d  t a k e  
a d v a n t a g e  o f  t h e  h u m a n  f a c t o r .  A c c o r d i n g  t o  T e s s i a n ,  4 5 %  o f  r e s p o n d e n t s  
m e n t i o n e d  d i s t r a c t i o n  a s  t h e  r e a s o n  f o r  f a l l i n g  f o r  a  p h i s h i n g  s c a m  w h i l e  
w o r k i n g  f r o m  h o m e .  I n  t h e  2 0 2 0  D a t a  B r e a c h  I n v e s t i g a t i o n s  R e p o r t  b y  
V e r i z o n ,  w e b  a p p l i c a t i o n  a t t a c k s  h a v e  i n c r e a s e d  t w i c e  a s  c o m p a r e d  t o  
2 0 1 9 .  W h i l e  w e  a r e  n o w  c o m f o r t a b l e  w i t h  w o r k  f r o m  h o m e  e n v i r o n m e n t ,  
i n i t i a l l y ,  n o t  e v e r y o n e  w a s  p r e p a r e d ;  t h u s ,  m a n y  e m p l o y e e s  w e r e  w o r k i n g  
w i t h  p e r s o n a l  l a p t o p s  w i t h  i n a d e q u a t e  s e c u r i t y  c o n t r o l s .  D a t a  f l o w i n g  
t h r o u g h  t h e s e  s e t t i n g s  e x p o s e  t h e  e n t i r e  n e t w o r k  t o  r i s k .  T o  c o n t r o l  t h e s e  
k i n d s  o f  s i t u a t i o n s ,  c o m p a n i e s  a r e  n o w  m o v i n g  t o  a  s e g m e n t e d  n e t w o r k  
i n s t e a d  o f  a  f l a t  n e t w o r k  a n d  s i m i l a r  n e w  r e q u i r e m e n t s  a r e  a r i s i n g  f o r  
d e f e n d i n g  t h e  o r g a n i z a t i o n ’ s  n e t w o r k .
4 C C I S O  C e r t i fi c a t i o n
  
W i t h  s e c u r i t y  i n  m i n d  a n d  t h e  a i m  o f  e m p o w e r i n g  t h e  d e f e n d e r s ,  E C -
c o u n c i l  h a s  a n n o u n c e d  C N D v 2 .  I n s t e a d  o f  a  l i n e a r  a p p r o a c h ,  a  c o n t i n u o u s  
a d a p t i v e  s e c u r i t y  c y c l e  i s  t h e  n e e d  o f  t h e  h o u r .  C N D v 2  p r o v i d e s  a  
c o m p r e h e n s i v e  a p p r o a c h  t o  d e a l  w i t h  m o d e r n  n e t w o r k  s e c u r i t y  i s s u e s .
M o v i n g  f r o m  t h e  t r a d i t i o n a l  c y b e r s e c u r i t y  a p p r o a c h  o f  “ p r o t e c t  a n d  
d e t e c t , ”  C N D v 2  m o v e s  a  s t e p  a h e a d  t o w a r d s  “ P r e d i c t ,  P r o t e c t ,  D e t e c t ,  
R e s p o n d . ”
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C o u r s e  O b j e c t i v e s  f o r  C N D v 2
C N D v 2  h a s  a d d e d  a n d  r e m o v e d  d o m a i n s  b a s e d  o n  t h e  c u r r e n t  c y b e r s e c u r i t y  
m a r k e t  a n a l y s i s  a n d  r e q u i r e m e n t .  T h e  n e w  v e r s i o n  i s  b a s e d  o n  t h e  
c y b e r s e c u r i t y  e d u c a t i o n  f r a m e w o r k  a n d  w o r k  r o l e  t a s k  a n a l y s i s  p r e s e n t e d  
b y  t h e  N a t i o n a l  I n i t i a t i v e  o f  C y b e r s e c u r i t y  E d u c a t i o n  ( N I C E ) .  A s  c o m p a r e d  
t o  1 4  d o m a i n s  i n  C N D v 1 ,  C N D v 2  c o n s i s t s  o f  2 0  d o m a i n s .  T h e  n e w  C N D v 2  
c e r t i f i c a t i o n  e x a m  v a l i d a t e s  t h e  c a n d i d a t e  o n  a l l  c r i t i c a l  a s p e c t s  o f  t h e  
i n f o r m a t i o n  a n d  n e t w o r k  s e c u r i t y  a n d  h e l p s  t h e m  g a i n  a n  i n - d e p t h  
u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f :
 M o d e r n  n e t w o r k  a t t a c k s  a n d  t h e i r  d e f e n s e  s t r a t e g i e s
 V a r i o u s  a s p e c t s  o f  n e t w o r k  s e c u r i t y  c o n t r o l s ,  i n c l u d i n g  t e c h n i c a l ,  
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e  a n d  p e r i m e t e r  s e c u r i t y
 S e c u r i n g  e n t r y  p o i n t s  o r  e n d - u s e r  d e v i c e s  b y  e n s u r i n g  e n d p o i n t  s e c u r i t y  
o f  W i n d o w s ,  L i n u x ,  I o T  a n d  m o b i l e  d e v i c e s .
 C o n c e p t  o f  d a t a  s t o r a g e ,  d a t a  c l a s s i f i c a t i o n ,  d a t a  m a s k i n g ,  r e t e n t i o n  a n d  
d e s t r u c t i o n
 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e  a p p l i c a t i o n  s e c u r i t y  a n d  i t s  r o l e  i n  m i n i m i z i n g  t h e  s e c u r i t y  
v u l n e r a b i l i t i e s  i n  t h e  a p p l i c a t i o n
 I o T  c o n c e p t s ,  t h r e a t s  a n d  c o u n t e r m e a s u r e s
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 C o r e  e s s e n t i a l s  o f  v i r t u a l i z a t i o n  a n d  i t s  s e c u r i t y  i n  a n  e n t e r p r i s e  e n v i r o n m e n t ,  
s o f t w a r e  d e f i n e d  n e t w o r k  ( S D N )  s e c u r i t y ,  n e t w o r k  f u n c t i o n  v i r t u a l i z a t i o n  ( N F V )  
s e c u r i t y
 C l o u d  c o m p u t i n g ,  t h r e a t s ,  c h a l l e n g e s  a n d  s e c u r i t y  a c r o s s  c l o u d  p l a t f o r m s  ( A W S ,  
A z u r e ,  G o o g l e  C l o u d ) ,  c o n t a i n e r  s e c u r i t y ,  d o c k e r  s e c u r i t y ,  a n d  K u b e r n e t e s  
s e c u r i t y
 W i r e l e s s  n e t w o r k  s e c u r i t y
 M o n i t o r i n g  a n d  a n a l y s i s  o f  n e t w o r k  t r a f f i c  f o r  a n o m a l y  d e t e c t i o n
 A n a l y s i s  a n d  m o n i t o r i n g  o f  l o g s  a n d  e v e n t s  f o r  i d e n t i f i c a t i o n  o f  a n y  s u s p i c i o u s  
a c t i v i t y  o r  a  p o t e n t i a l  i n c i d e n t
 I n c i d e n t  m a n a g e m e n t  r e s p o n s e  p r o c e s s  t o  d e a l  w i t h  s e c u r i t y  i n c i d e n t s  a n d  
u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  f o r e n s i c s  i n v e s t i g a t i o n  t e c h n i q u e s
 R i s k  a n t i c i p a t i o n  a n d  m a n a g e m e n t ,  r i s k  a s s e s s m e n t ,  t e c h n i q u e s  o f  r i s k  
a v o i d a n c e ,  p r e v e n t i o n ,  m i t i g a t i o n  a n d  a c c e p t a n c e
 B u s i n e s s  c o n t i n u i t y  p l a n n i n g  a n d  d i s a s t e r  r e c o v e r y  c o n c e p t s  a n d  e s s e n t i a l s
 P e r f o r m i n g  t h r e a t  a s s e s s m e n t  a n d  a n a l y s i s  o f  t h e  a t t a c k  s u r f a c e ,  i d e n t i f i c a t i o n  
o f  v u l n e r a b l e  a r e a s  a n d  t h e i r  t e s t i n g
 T h r e a t  i n t e l l i g e n c e  f u n d a m e n t a l s  a n d  i t s  u t i l i z a t i o n  i n  m o v i n g  t o w a r d s  a  b e t t e r  
a n d  p r o a c t i v e  s e c u r i t y  a p p r o a c h
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C o m p a r e d  t o  C N D v 1 ,  C N D v 2  h a s  a l m o s t  d o u b l e  t h e  n u m b e r  o f  l a b s ,  w h i c h  g i v e s  
c a n d i d a t e s  a  c h a n c e  t o  g e t  e x t e n s i v e  h a n d s - o n  o n  v a r i o u s  t o o l s  a n d  c l e a r  t h e i r  
c o n c e p t s  a b o u t  t h e  u n d e r l y i n g  t e c h n o l o g i e s .
T h e  e x a m  f o r m a t  a n d  o t h e r  a s p e c t s  s u c h  a s  t h e  e l i g i b i l i t y  c r i t e r i a ,  d u r a t i o n  o f  t h e  
e x a m  r e m a i n  t h e  s a m e .  H o w e v e r ,  C N D v 2  o f f e r s  a  m u c h  w i d e r  r a n g e  o f  t o p i c s  t o  
p r o v i d e  a  b e t t e r  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  n e t w o r k  s e c u r i t y  i n  t h e  c u r r e n t  c y b e r s e c u r i t y  
e n v i r o n m e n t .
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