Diploma in Network Security (PRO)

Course Overview:

This comprehensive, hands-on diploma equips IT professionals with advanced skills to design, secure, and manage enterprise networks using Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet, and Palo Alto technologies. Learners will gain practical experience in configuring firewalls, implementing SD-WAN and VPNs, managing centralized logging, and responding to security incidents. The program is certification-aligned and includes real-world labs and a capstone project to design a secure hybrid network infrastructure.

This comprehensive diploma program prepares IT professionals for multi-vendor network security roles. Covering Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet, and Palo Alto technologies, the course blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on labs to build expertise in network design, firewall deployment, centralized logging, and incident response. Learners will gain practical experience across seven modules and prepare for certifications including CCNA, PCNSA, Fortinet NSE4/NSE5, and Sophos XG Engineer.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Design and configure secure enterprise networks
• Deploy and manage firewalls (Sophos XG, FortiGate, Palo Alto)
• Implement VPNs, SD-WAN, and Zero Trust architectures
• Analyze logs and respond to incidents using FortiAnalyzer
• Manage multi-device environments with FortiManager
• Prepare for certifications: CCNA, PCNSA, NSE4/NSE5, Sophos XG Engineer