Course Description

The EC-Council Network Security Administrator (ENSA) course is designed to build strong foundational skills in network security, system protection, and secure network management. It provides a comprehensive understanding of network components, threats, and attacks while teaching practical methods to secure, monitor, and defend enterprise environments.

This course focuses on real-world network security administration, including firewall configuration, IDS/IPS deployment, router and switch security, VPN technologies, and network hardening. Learners also gain hands-on experience in identifying vulnerabilities, implementing access controls, and applying risk mitigation strategies.

ENSA prepares professionals to proactively manage network risks, ensure data confidentiality and integrity, and maintain secure operations across business environments. Ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, and cybersecurity beginners, this course builds a strong technical foundation for advanced security certifications.

Gain essential knowledge of network architecture, communication models, protocols, and security principles.

Learn different types of cyber threats, attack techniques, and effective defenses to secure enterprise networks.

Hands-on practice with firewall configuration, ACLs, perimeter policies, and secure traffic management.

Understand intrusion detection and prevention systems and how to use them to monitor and stop attacks.

Master secure routing practices, VLAN security, device hardening, and Layer 2/3 protection techniques.

Learn how to implement secure VPN tunnels, remote access, encryption standards, and secure communication channels.

Apply authentication, authorization, and accounting principles to protect network access.

Perform scanning, identify weaknesses, and apply mitigation strategies for stronger network defense.

Understand risk management frameworks, create security policies, and implement compliance practices.

Gain real-world experience through practice labs that simulate enterprise-level security challenges.

Perfect for IT support staff, network administrators, junior security analysts, and those entering cybersecurity.