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Cisco Networking Acdemy Learning Experience 2018-2019

Here is a full overview and description of the Networking Academy Courses in seven domains:

• Networking
• Security
• IoT
• OS & IT
• Programming
• Business
• Digital Literacy

 

PPT: Download NetAcad_Learning Experience 4.25.18 customer

IoT Security Game

The IoT Security Game will be demonstrated during the next NetAcad event at the Cisco BeLux office on 14 June 2019
URL: https://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2019/03/cisco-belux-netacad-workshop-day-agenda-schedule.html

Cisco NetAcad into Gamification

The IoT Security Game is a Catch The Flag type of cybersecurity game, that helps students to reinforce their existing cybersecurity skills by applying them into an isolated networking environment with an end to end IoT System. In the game, students re-use all the White Hat Hacker skills they have learned in the IoT Security course to discover threats and recommend mitigation strategies in a set of challenging missions that mimic real world situations. To successfully solve the missions, students need to actively collaborate within their team, but to win, they need to compete on the score points with other teams. The competition aspects and the game dynamics create a fun and exciting activity that motivates students to learn more.

Elements necessary for the game

• Game Controller Raspberry Pi 
• Cloud Services Simulator Raspberry Pi 
• Kali Linux VM
• End Device
• Game Central Switch

 

IT Academy Exploration Day - 23 May 2019 - Presentations

• BiASC is a bunch, a collection of motivated technology instructors, a set of trainers and teachers with an open mind. 
• BiASC collects and evaluates learning materials on the topics of networks, systems and security; organizes events, instructor training and workshops, thereby creating a human network to improve the way people learn. 
• The minimal service is as a go-between between IT Academy Providers and higher education and professional training organizations. More than one hundred official educational institutions are members of BiASC.

Below you will find the day planning as well as the links for the presentations prepared for the IT Exploration Day in Brussels on 23 May 2019.

Welcome & Planning

• PPT: Download IT Academy Exploration Day 23 May 2019 14h-18h Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
• PDF: Download IT Academy Exploration Day 23 May 2019 14h-18h Polyvalent Auditorium 2215

IT Academy Providers

• Cisco Netacad
  • Short PDF: Download TechnologyTrainingRetrainingUpskillingProfessionalDevelopment-23mei2019.v4.2.Keynote
  • Complete PDF: Download TechnologyTrainingRetrainingUpskillingProfessionalDevelopment-23mei2019-FULL.v4.2
  • Course Descriptions PPT: Download NetAcad_Learning Experience 4.25.18 customer
• Other IT Academy Providers - Soon to be available

Skills For Europe 2030

On 19 June Autoworld Brussels opens its doors for a two-day conference about skills of the future workforce.

This conference will convene business executives, policy makers, academics and education and training stakeholders to foster dialogue as well as to agree on priorities and concrete measures, in order to facilitate the implementation of upskilling strategies.

BiASC and Cisco Networking Academy are participating

Particpating companies
Airbus, EIB, EIT, OECD, WEF, Gartner, McKinsey, Siemens, Cisco, IBM, NXP and many others

More information: http://skills4industry.eu/

• The rise of new key enabling technologies are heavily transforming the nature of jobs
• Businesses are increasingly struggling to find the right profiles to fill their job vacancies

 

CCNA Certification Voucher for NetAcad Instructors

Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC) has available the following rewards in the Cisco Networking Academy Reward 2018-2019 program: 

• 5 Certification Vouchers - available until June 30th, 2019

OPTIONS for Instructors
CCNA 
CCNA Security 
CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals
CCNA Cybersecurity Operations

Instructors who would benefit from one of these vouchers and would like to make a request on behalf of Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC), please register using the following form.

URL: https://forms.gle/rs4SiVuP7AZGbe7X6

The following data is needed for each instructor in order to receive a voucher:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Email
• Roll: Instructor
• Networking Academy ID: Available in the Netacad.com profile
• Voucher Name: CCNA Composite, CCNA Security, CCNA Cybersecurity Operations, CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Need to use exact name)
• Country

NetAcad Ecosystem for Careers

Start thinking about the skills you need in the future now

Links from the Cisco Networking Academy Ecosystem about careers, employment, job interviews, etc
When using information from these websites, please refer to the information source

NetAcad Website

• Cisco NetAcad Pathways to Today’s IT Jobs: https://www.netacad.com/careers/pathways
• Cisco Networking Academy Career Advice: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice
• Cisco NetAcad Employment Opportunities: https://www.netacad.com/careers/employment-opportunities
• Talent Bridge Career Preparation: https://www.netacad.com/web/self-enroll/course-799385
• Skills You Need in a Tech Career: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/skills-you-need-tech-career

Social

• Cisco Networking Academy LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cisco-networking-academy1/
• Cisco Networking Academy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cisconetworkingacademy/
• Cisco Networking Academy Twitter Channel: https://twitter.com/CiscoNetAcad

Specials

• Learn the Secret to Managing LinkedIn Webinar Session: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/social-media-and-your-career-webinar-series
• Featured Jobs at Cisco Webinar Series: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/featured-jobs-at-cisco-webinar-series
• Ideation Skills: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/ideate-pro

 

CCNP Certification Voucher for NetAcad Instructors

Cisco Networking Academy has made a limited number of CCNP 300-Level certification discount codes available to Premier+ and Premier ASCs. 

Expiration date: July 31, 2019

These discount codes will allow eligible instructors to take the CCNP ROUTE, SWITCH, or TSHOOT exams at no-cost prior to the expiration date on July 31, 2019. 

Instructors who would benefit from one of these vouchers and would like to make a request on behalf of Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC), please register using the following form.

URL:  https://forms.gle/1PCAAWowEaNJ6cCo6

The following information is required.

• Instructor Name
• Instructor ID (available in netacad.com profile)
• Instructor Netacad.com Email 
• Academy Name
• Academy ID

Wireshark captures

For those who like to use Wireshark captures in classes, there is a very good capture repository at:  http://packetlife.net/captures/

Students can easily view capture files on the browser (via Cloudshark) without having to install Wireshark. It is very fast and there are many captures about most of the CCNA & CCNP subjects. Also it's a good choice for those using a lab with polices not allowing Wireshark installation.

Source: Moises Andre Nisenbaum, Facebook group, NetAcad Instructor Professional Development

The role of Technical Marketing Engineers at Cisco

Cisco regularly gives presentations about jobs at Cisco and partners. This presentation offers background information by Cisco about building products and jobs that support partners and customers to use the products. Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers (TME) play an important role, because they are both technical and communicative.

To build a product like Catalyst 9200 , we need to ask:
Do we really need to build a new product?
What are customers looking for?
How many and what type of ports do we need?
What software features are required?
How will we license and price this product?

Once the product is built, we need to:
Educate our sales teams about it
Inform our customers of the new product
Write technical collateral to help with using it
Collect customer feedback and continue improving it

Speakers

Jeff McLaughlin, Director of Technical Marketing
Kanu Gupta, Technical Marketing Engineer
Cisco Enterprise Networking

Video (registration necessary): https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/featured-jobs-at-cisco-webinar-series?fbclid=IwAR3IYHCMuKe7PvNT7OGzu073PHF-l1s9Xn_JdJYfwcl_TXXiE9C98p_FTeY

PDF Presentation: Download Featured_jobs_at_cisco_tme_session1

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices -- Online Webinar

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices, 8 May, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: Register Here

What app would you develop if you could run it directly on a router or a switch? What full-stack system would you want to deploy and run directly on a router or a switch if they could run a full Linux operating system? Now that your imagination is running wild, join this session to learn how on a network infrastructure you can now run your Python code directly from the IOS CLI. You will also learn how to spin up a full Linux container on a router with either your favorite network performance-monitoring tool or with a chat-bot app that lets you manage the network from a messenger app on your phone.

If you register, you will get access to the recording.

Before, During, and After a Security Attack -- Online Webinar

Before, During, and After a Security Attack, 17 April, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: Register Here

Have you ever wondered what happens before a bad actor attacks a network? The hope is that their attempt to infiltrate the infrastructure will be eliminated by the layers of security protection built into the network. However, sometimes the attackers exploit an unknown, so-called, 0-day vulnerability to get inside. Do not panic – even during the attack, we can collect valuable information and learn how the attack is being-executed and if or where it is spreading.

Moreover, based on the collected information, we know where we should concentrate our cleaning efforts after the attack has been discovered and eliminated. Join this session to learn more about threat protection, and how simple scripts with programmability and automation can turn your response time to an attack from minutes to seconds.

If you register, you will get access to the recording.

 

Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day --- Agenda & Schedule

 

All Cisco Academies from the Benelux are invited to the NetAcad Workshop & Networking Day with a central theme of "Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future" at the Cisco BeLux Office on 14 June.
REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Target Group: Cisco Academy Instructors & Managers
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-C-D-I
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-B
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Innovation in Education - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
• Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- (Steven De Ruyver, Cisco)
• Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment (Tom Cordemans)
• Breakout D -- Introduction to Packet Tracer -- Yvan
• Breakout E -- IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT (long session) (Willem-Jan Derks, Hans Roeyen) 
• Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) (Semyon Ovsyannikov, Alain Pieters)
• Breakout G -- dCloud/ VIRL Virtual Internet Routing Lab) -- Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy?" (long session) (Tom Istaz, Moustapha Ramachi, Pierre de Fooz)
• Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan
• Breakout I -- Introduction to the Networking Academy Portfolio -- Semyon & Nico

Career Opportunities At Home and Around the World

Cisco NetAcad Alumni can discover workplaces  at home and around the world. Cisco's Talent Bridge new tool helps you find opportunities where you live and everywhere you want to go. Instructors are able to guide their students, and get an award.

Flyer: Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

OPPORTUNITY FOR NETACAD INSTRUCTORS
Talent Bridge is offering a reward for NetAcad instructors who introduce the Talent Bridge Matching Engine to their students. To qualify, simply let your students 18 years or older know that they can view and apply for open job opportunities by creating a profile on the tool. Your students will only see jobs that match their qualifications as defined by employers—including requirements for education, location, language proficiency and certifications. Offer limited to the first 50 validated responders who complete the short survey and meet all requirements.

Claim Your Reward Here

An instructor flyer is attached to this email to help inform your instructors about the Talent Bridge Matching Engine

Flyer

• Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

URLs

• Talent Bridge Matching Engine
• Claim Your Reward Here

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Sources for CyberSecurity Analysts

Bases on the CyberSecurity Operations course

The list below shows some sources for the security analyst when investigating incidents.

• http://blogs.cisco.com/security/

• http://malware-traffic-analysis.net/

• http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/

• http://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/

• http://krebsonsecurity.com/

• http://blog.dynamoo.com/

• http://sanesecurity.blogspot.co.uk/

• http://blog.0x3a.com/

• http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/

• https://techhelplist.com/index.php/spam-list

• https://www.virustotal.com/en/community/

• http://blog.didierstevens.com/

• http://www.securiteam.com

• http://isc.sans.edu

• http://www.darknet.org.uk/

• http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Technology/Security

• https://threatcrowd.org

Nico's Experience of CiscoLive2019

Together with about 20 Benelux NetAcad Instructors and the Hackathon winners our ASC Advisor Nico Declerck explored CiscoLive2019 at Barcelona. Here is Nico's report, and indeed Nico crossed and explored the famous 3D Bridge, not a bridge too far. 

There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

Save the Date for Cisco Live 2020, Barcelona January 27 - 31, 2020

More pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fBriaLVnX2e7tguy8

What would I do if could do it all over again??? That question just struck me in  February of 2018, after visiting CiscoLive! in Barcelona. It was an overwhelming experience. I had learned so many things in just a few days, and  it completely changed my insights in networking and security. A report by Nico Declerck

If the Internet and security were the main evolutions in the  previous two decades, then virtualization of the network certainly was the key change for the last decade. At last the network world was a mature world, leaving the traditional lines between hard- and software as a very blurry area. Software Defined Networking had entered the traditional network. Now SDN offered a mature solution across many technologies. Your data center, wired and wireless network infrastructure and security were going in the same direction: the SDN-way. The big innovation of 2018 really was the introduction of assurance in the Cisco SDN circle of life.

In 2018 - my first ever visit to CiscoLive! - I learned how much networking had matured. From hobbyists that explored the Internet in 1998 to a mega-industry that had impact on every step in our daily lives in 2018. How could I ever have a more mindchanging view on networking than those 5 days in Barcelona, and how could a visit to CiscoLive! 2019 be even just half as interesting to me? If I visited CiscoLive! again, would it be a big disappointment?

I just didn't know, but I didn't worry, because I thought the opportunity for a second visit would not present itself. However, it did! And immediately I said YES. So what did the 2019 edition have to offer? Well, basically it comes down to two very important things: networking and learning. At the “World of Solutions” at CiscoLive! I've met so many people from so many different industries, all using so many different technologies, and combining them in so many different ways. The only reason I'm able to just offer a glimpse of that to my students, is because I experienced it all myself. Here I met so many people from so many companies (Belgian and international), that my view on the industry is changing, evolving with what really happens in IT. I'm no longer a teacher, now I'm becoming part of it, or to explain it better: I became more part of IT. 

These contacts with people from the workplace are helping me. I've seen many alumni from our own school, but also from many other schools in Belgium, all eager to stay in contact with education, because they have learned that if IT does not connect to education, there is no way we will find enough people to handle the enormous growth in networking and security that is caused by IoT and many other evolutions or - dare I say it? - revolutions. I've met many engineers that were so eager to share their knowledge, that I  would never have learned those things in a regular training - commercial or otherwise. At CiscoLive! it's great to see technology in action, without any commercial activities at all.

My ticket granted me access to a huge catalogue of Walk-In Self Paced-labs. It's a great and unique way to learn about the technology. Every lab has a proctor, and very often, that is the very person that invented or helped invent the technology you are learning about. There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

During the event there are many sessions about a number of topics, but of course the emerging technologies are everywhere. The datacenter is undergoing a new revolution, caused by two major evolutions: many large companies (like Google and Amazon for instance) are using Cisco datacenter technology, and the importance of edge and fog computing in IoT is bigger than ever. The microcontainer revolution that was a hot topic last year is still very important, but it has become just a normal part of life in the datacenter and all the way down to IoT-sensors. Here, I'm just one of many thousands of visitors. I had one of the cheapest tickets you could get for this event, and yet it gives me so much insight, that I'm asking myself the same question. Is there any way that this could be topped by the next edition? This time, I'm convinced 
it will be, and that's why I certainly will visit CiscoLive! 2020 again in Barcelona.

Between being an instructor and creating a fantastic high quality new workforce.... there is a bridge. The bridge to possible.

CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY | 14 JUNE 2019

Welcome at the next NetAcad Instructor Workshop in Belgium => 14 JUNE 2019 => Three Languages

Need an update? We invite you and your fellow NetAcad instructors to join us at the Cisco office in Diegem to learn about evolutions that will influence your life as an instructor. Also new instructors are kindly invited.
Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-B-C
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS D-E-F
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS G-E-F-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Future Classroom - Keynote 5

 

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)
Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- (Yves Mertens via Webex Online)
Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment
Breakout D -- IT Essentials -- Why is "anatomy" so important?
Breakout E -- IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT (long session) (Semyon Ovsyannikov, Hans Roeyen)
Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) (Antione Engelen, Alain Pieters)
Breakout G -- dCloud/VIRL -- dCLoud & VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) : Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy ?" (Tom Istaz, Moustapha Ramachi, Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan

Please register your name using the form below if you wish to attend the CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY on 14 JUNE 2019:
URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

Through the Lens of an Attacker

Fourth course within the IoT Fundamentals series: IoT Security
To help students develop essential “white hat hacker” skills and see through the lens of an attacker, Networking Academy offers a new course within the IoT Fundamentals series.

We all know the threat impact to IT infrastructure and operational technologies has never been greater. Driven by the growth of connected IoT devices and the world’s digitization. This 50-hour instructor-led course that teaches students how to perform vulnerability and risk assessments then research, perform threat modeling and recommend risk mitigation strategies couldn’t be timelier.  Through your guidance and course content and labs, they’ll develop cybersecurity skills using real-world tools such as Kali Linux installed on a Virtualbox VM environment, Raspberry Pi serving as a physical model of vulnerable IoT systems, and emerging technologies in the cybersecurity landscape such as Blockchain.

You’ll find that IoT Security is a flexible course that can be inserted into a variety of learning paths as shown in Image 2 – Basic Knowledge Pathway and Image 3 Certification Pathways.

Instructors, who participated in the limited release of IoT Security gave positive feedback:

Definitely a very useful course.
Course is rich and timely in relation to current technologies.
Security is a gap and always a big part of any IoT discussion. Great addition.

Inspiration Toolkit for Academies & Instructors

Every year Cisco CSR is producing materials for Cisco Academies to communicate about the Networking Academy programme. There is a large variation of professionally designed visuals. You will not only be able to display logos and banners, but there are also videos, wallpapers and posters. 

SHORT CUTS TO TOOLS
Academy Logo Brochures Cloth Banners Posters Signs	T-shirts Videos Wall Plaques Websites

 

All the digital visuals can be printed freely, but at your own expense. The details can be found via the hyperlink below.
URL: NetAcad Marketing Toolkit
(login required)

CiscoLive 2019 Last Minute Details

Ziehier een aantal afspraken voor collega's die deelnemen aan CiscoLive 2019

 

VOLLEDIG PROGRAMMASCHEMA NETACAD @ CISCOLIVE BARCELONA

Ziehier het volledige programma: Download CL19_Activities_Networking-Academy-Day_Agenda_1547840347475001kTAV

 

DINNER BELGIE-NEDERLAND: woensdagavond 30 januari om 20 uur

Cafè Salambó, Carrer de Torrijos, 51, 08012 Barcelona, Spain 

Alle NetAcad members in Barcelona worden uitgenodigd.

Stuur aan mij en aan Nico (cc) een seintje als je graag deelneemt 

 

SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER BARCELONA: woensdagochtend 30 januari om 8:15 uur

Hieronder vind je bijkomende informatie betreffence het bezoek aan het Super Computing Center van Barcelona.

De uitnodiging geldt voor alle deelnemers die ook voor de activiteiten zijn ingeschreven op woensdag in Barcelona, niet voor de personen die alleen voor donderdag en vrijdag ingeschreven zijn.

 

BY THE WAY, 2020

In 2020 zal CiscoLive opnieuw in Barcelona plaatsvinden.

CCNA Cyber Ops Skills Challenge Game

The Cyber Ops Skills Challenge game is an optional activity, found after Chapter 13 of the CCNA Cyber Ops course, that allows students to use their skills and knowledge to compete with other students. Instructors can set up teams or individuals to compete for points. It’s an excellent way for your students to reinforce learning in a positive, fun, and fast-paced environment. The game consists of two VMs. A classroom server VM and a client VM for game play and game administration. 

The CyberOps Skills Challenge Game was developed by the Networking Academy "Learn Engineering" Team. This is a team within Cisco Networking Academy responsible for CyberSecuriy Operations and IOT Security. They are also exploring "gamification" and want to improve "learner engagement".

The CyberOps Skills Challenge exists in a client server environment in which the client and server are virtual machines run under Oracle VirtualBox. The server VM distributes the game content to the players and allows administration of users, teams, and game sessions. The game server runs on a host on the LAN. Students connect to the game server from a game client VM that is run on hosts in the classroom. Internet access is required for the game clients so that students can access threat intelligence tools and other information on the Internet.

The game and the necessary files can be downloaded from the Instructor Resource Page. It supports teams and individual players and can be played asynchronously. Virtual Machines with Virtual Box are used, requiring max. 5 GB of disk space and 4 GB of RAM. During the game students have to solve problems and answer questions. Instructions for installing and administering the game are provided in the Instructor Guide. Instructions for playing the game are included in the Student Guide.

Question Categories
Application Control - Attacks - CIA - Compliance - Cryptography - CVSS - Cyber Kill Chain - Digital Forensics - Malware - Management - Networking - Security Concepts - 
Security Data - Security Onion - Threat Actors - Threat Intelligence - Tools - Wireshark

Powerpoint Presentation: Download Cisco CyberOps Skills Challenge