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Understanding Network Security in Cybersecurity - Student Guide | Prep4Uni.online

Understanding Network Security in Cybersecurity - Student Guide | Prep4Uni.online

A practical overview of defending networks: segmentation, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS concepts, secure routing, monitoring, and common network attacks. Helps students connect networking fundamentals to real defensive design and troubleshooting.

Keywords:
packet analysis, zero trust networking, network security, firewall, IPS, secure architecture, defense in depth, network attacks, network monitoring, VPN, IDS, segmentation, DDoS
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
December 15, 2025
Date Modified in MERLOT:
January 22, 2026
Author:
 
Submitter:
Jacob Gan
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal

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