SMPTE Adds CCNA Security To Virtual Course Roster

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) had added CCNA Security to the its current roster of Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) virtual course offerings.
The SMPTE Professional Development Academy offers the intensive 12-week virtual course along with the four CCNA Routing and Switching courses — Introduction to Networks (CCNA1), Routing and Switching Essentials (CCNA2), Scaling Networks (CCNA3), and Connecting Networks (CCNA4) — through the SMPTE Virtual Classroom.
The CCNA Security course offered by SMPTE provides training for individuals who want to enhance their CCNA-level skill set.
"The curriculum provides an introduction to the core security concepts and skills needed for the installation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of network devices to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, availability, and overall security of data and devices," a statement from SMPTE said.
CCNA1 and CCNA2 are prerequisites for the course.
Each CCNA Routing and Switching course introduced for 2014 has been extended from nine to 12 weeks to facilitate participants with other commitments.
"In addition to the CCNA Security course, SMPTE offers all four CCNA Routing and Switching courses to help meet the educational needs of industry professionals as their work becomes ever more network-focused," said Robert Seidel (pictured), executive vice president at SMPTE and vice president of engineering and advanced technology at CBS Television Network.
"Whatever their experience and background, engineers today must understand current concepts and practices such as cloud-based computing, the use of Internet Protocol (IP) and internet-working technologies, and infrastructure considerations in the modern media facility. To this end, SMPTE CCNA courses cover the fundamentals of network administration and internet-working concepts, as well as the security concepts that are now essential engineering knowledge.
"SMPTE's CCNA course offerings give broadcast engineers and other professionals in motion imaging engineering a highly valuable and unique educational opportunity: to join other media industry professionals in a course of study that provides comprehensive coverage of crucial networking concepts and principles," added Seidel.
"The positive feedback we've received about these courses has been tremendous, and I encourage all industry executives and engineers who are responsible for media production, postproduction, or media engineering functions to consider this program for their technical and engineering staff members and even for themselves."
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