Tactical Network Hardening and Maintenance
Focusing on the day-to-day delivery of secure networking, this course provides administrators with advanced methods for infrastructure maintenance and real-time threat mitigation. It bridges the gap between theoretical security and hands-on system stability.
£550
Certified Network Hardening Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Tactical Network Hardening and Maintenance: the short answers
- What is Tactical Network Hardening and Maintenance?
- Focusing on the day-to-day delivery of secure networking, this course provides administrators with advanced methods for infrastructure maintenance and real-time threat mitigation. It bridges the gap between theoretical security and hands-on system stability.
- Who is Tactical Network Hardening and Maintenance for?
- It is pitched at Advanced level for Network Systems Administrators working in CompTIA Security+ / Network+ Prep, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Tactical Network Hardening and Maintenance take?
- Around 30 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Network Hardening Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £550 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Perform advanced hardening of network switch and router configurations
- Implement automated security patch management systems
- Execute rapid response maintenance for compromised nodes
- Analyze daily traffic logs for subtle configuration drifts
- Apply best practices for secure administrative access control
Written by Elena Vance, Senior Infrastructure Engineer. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Network Hardening Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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