Description

Layer 2 security implementation is often forgotten. However, you should take the basic security measures to guard against a host of attacks that can be launched at a switch and its ports. Two common security measures are implementing port security and port access lists. Network or host misconfigurations, host malfunctions, or intentional DoS attacks may flood the network with traffic storms. Cisco IOS switches provide the storm control feature to limit the impact of traffic storms and, if necessary, take appropriate actions. In this course you’ll learn what a traffic storm is and how to control it, you’ll also learn how to configure storm control and verify its behavior. In addition, this course will introduce the importance of switch security, and describe all the recommended practices for securing a switch. Lastly, you’ll learn how to configure and verify simple port security, configure and verify port security by using sticky MAC address, what can cause ports to become error-disabled and how to recover from this state as well as how to define and configure port access lists. This course offers the official training for the Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks 2.0 certification exam which is a component exam for the CCNP and CCDP certifications. Passing this exam will also refresh CCNA certification, which expires after three years