Certified Network Defender

The Certified Network Defender (CND) by EC-Council focuses on training network administrators in protecting, detecting, and responding to threats on their network. This lab-intensive certification program derives from a job-task analysis and cybersecurity education framework by the National Initiative of Cybersecurity Education (NICE).

Essentially, the CND is for blue-team operations. These professionals defend IT systems against attacks by combining up-to-date knowledge of the threat landscape with best practices and network hardening techniques. As systems operation center (SOC) teams expand and take on more responsibilities, these network defenders will continue to be in high demand.

EC-Council’s CND joins Directive 8570 alongside a variety of other EC-Council certifications. These include the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), the organization’s most famous offering that focuses on red-team, offensive tactics. Other DoD-approved certifications include the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHF) and Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) programs.

 

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