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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security

Credential: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security  In-Demand resource  GI Bill resource  ANAB (ANSI) resource CA Eligible
Credentialing Agency: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Renewal Period: 3 years

Cisco Systems, Inc., Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) is a professional-level certification for candidates in job roles in security technologies. To earn the CCNP security, candidates must pass two exams: a core exam and a concentration exam of the candidate's choice. The core exam focuses on knowledge of security infrastructure. The concentration exams focus on emerging and industry-specific topics. There are no formal prerequisites to sit for the CCNP Security exams; however, it is recommended that candidates have a three to five years of experience implementing security solutions.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Attainability:    medium

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 3 years recommended
  • Education
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for a Service member to meet eligibility requirements. Requirements listed here are based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

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  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

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  • In-person exam
  • Remote proctored on-line exam
  • Third-party test vendor

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

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Other REQUIREMENTS

The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security credential has the following other requirements:

To earn CCNP Security, candidates must pass two exams: a core exam (SCOR 350-701) and a security concentration exam of the candidate's choice.

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  • 1.0 Security Concepts (25%)
    • 1.1 Explain common threats against on-premises and cloud environments
    • 1.2 Compare common security vulnerabilities such as software bugs, weak and/or hardcoded passwords, SQL injection, missing encryption, buffer overflow, path traversal, cross-site scripting/forgery
    • 1.3 Describe functions of the cryptography components such as hashing, encryption, PKI, SSL, IPsec, NAT-T IPv4 for IPsec, pre-shared key and certificate based authorization
    • 1.4 Compare site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN deployment types such as sVTI, IPsec, Cryptomap, DMVPN, FLEXVPN including high availability considerations, and AnyConnect
    • 1.5 Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption
    • 1.6 Explain the role of the endpoint in protecting humans from phishing and social engineering attacks
    • 1.7 Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture
    • 1.8 Explain DNAC APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting
    • 1.9 Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs
  • 2.0 Network Security (20%)
    • 2.1 Compare network security solutions that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
    • 2.2 Describe deployment models of network security solutions and architectures that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
    • 2.3 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow records
    • 2.4 Configure and verify network infrastructure security methods (router, switch, wireless)
    • 2.5 Implement segmentation, access control policies, AVC, URL filtering, and malware protection
    • 2.6 Implement management options for network security solutions such as intrusion prevention and perimeter security (Single vs. multidevice manager, in-band vs. out-ofband, CDP, DNS, SCP, SFTP, and DHCP security and risks)
    • 2.7 Configure AAA for device and network access (authentication and authorization, TACACS+, RADIUS and RADIUS flows, accounting, and dACL)
    • 2.8 Configure secure network management of perimeter security and infrastructure devices (secure device management, SNMPv3, views, groups, users, authentication, and encryption, secure logging, and NTP with authentication)
    • 2.9 Configure and verify site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN
  • 3.0 Securing the Cloud (15%)
    • 3.1 Identify security solutions for cloud environments
    • 3.2 Compare the customer vs. provider security responsibility for the different cloud service models
    • 3.3 Describe the concept of DevSecOps (CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and security
    • 3.4 Implement application and data security in cloud environments
    • 3.5 Identify security capabilities, deployment models, and policy management to secure the cloud
    • 3.6 Configure cloud logging and monitoring methodologies
    • 3.7 Describe application and workload security concepts
  • 4.0 Content Security (15%)
    • 4.1 Implement traffic redirection and capture methods
    • 4.2 Describe web proxy identity and authentication including transparent user identification
    • 4.3 Compare the components, capabilities, and benefits of local and cloud-based email and web solutions (ESA, CES, WSA)
    • 4.4 Configure and verify web and email security deployment methods to protect onpremises and remote users (inbound and outbound controls and policy management)
    • 4.5 Configure and verify email security features such as SPAM filtering, antimalware filtering, DLP, blacklisting, and email encryption
    • 4.6 Configure and verify secure internet gateway and web security features such as blacklisting, URL filtering, malware scanning, URL categorization, web application filtering, and TLS decryption
    • 4.7 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of Cisco Umbrella
    • 4.8 Configure and verify web security controls on Cisco Umbrella (identities, URL content settings, destination lists, and reporting)
  • 5.0 Endpoint Protection and Detection (10%)
    • 5.1 Compare Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions
    • 5.2 Explain antimalware, retrospective security, Indication of Compromise (IOC), antivirus, dynamic file analysis, and endpoint-sourced telemetry
    • 5.3 Configure and verify outbreak control and quarantines to limit infection
    • 5.4 Describe justifications for endpoint-based security
    • 5.5 Describe the value of endpoint device management and asset inventory such as MDM
    • 5.6 Describe the uses and importance of a multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy
    • 5.7 Describe endpoint posture assessment solutions to ensure endpoint security
    • 5.8 Explain the importance of an endpoint patching strategy
  • 6.0 Secure Network Access, Visibility, and Enforcement (15%)
    • 6.1 Describe identity management and secure network access concepts such as guest services, profiling, posture assessment and BYOD
    • 6.2 Configure and verify network access device functionality such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth
    • 6.3 Describe network access with CoA
    • 6.4 Describe the benefits of device compliance and application control
    • 6.5 Explain exfiltration techniques (DNS tunneling, HTTPS, email, FTP/SSH/SCP/SFTP, ICMP, Messenger, IRC, NTP)
    • 6.6 Describe the benefits of network telemetry
    • 6.7 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of these security products and solutions

  • 1.0 Deployment (30%)
    • 1.1 Implement NGFW modes
    • 1.2 Implement NGIPS modes
    • 1.3 Implement high availability options
    • 1.4 Describe IRB configurations
  • 2.0 Configuration (30%)
    • 2.1 Configure system settings in Cisco Firepower Management Center
    • 2.2 Configure these policies in Cisco Firepower Management Center
      • 2.2.a Access control
      • 2.2.b Intrusion
      • 2.2.c Malware and file
      • 2.2.d DNS
      • 2.2.e Identity
      • 2.2.f SSL
      • 2.2.g Prefilter
    • 2.3 Configure these features using Cisco Firepower Management Center
      • 2.3.a Network discovery
      • 2.3.b Application detectors (Open AppID)
      • 2.3.c Correlation
      • 2.3.d Actions
    • 2.4 Configure objects using Firepower Management Center
    • 2.5 Configure devices using Firepower Management Center
  • 3.0 Management and Troubleshooting (25%)
    • 3.1 Troubleshoot with FMC CLI and GUI
    • 3.2 Configure dashboards and reporting in FMC
    • 3.3 Troubleshoot using packet capture procedures
    • 3.4 Analyze risk and standard reports
  • 4.0 Integration (15%)
    • 4.1 Configure Cisco AMP for Networks in Firepower Management Center
    • 4.2 Configure Cisco AMP for Endpoints in Firepower Management Center
    • 4.3 Implement Threat Intelligence Director for third-party security intelligence feeds
    • 4.4 Describe using Cisco Threat Response for security investigations
    • 4.5 Describe Cisco FMC PxGrid Integration with Cisco Identify Services Engine (ISE)
    • 4.6 Describe Rapid Threat Containment (RTC) functionality within Firepower Management Center

  • 1.0 Architecture and Deployment (10%)
    • 1.1 Configure personas
    • 1.2 Describe deployment options
  • 2.0 Policy Enforcement (25%)
    • 2.1 Configure native AD and LDAP
    • 2.2 Describe identity store options
    • 2.3 Configure wired/wireless 802.1X network access
    • 2.4 Configure 802.1X phasing deployment
    • 2.5 Configure network access devices
    • 2.6 Implement MAB
    • 2.7 Configure Cisco TrustSec
    • 2.8 Configure policies including authentication and authorization profiles
  • 3.0 Web Auth and Guest Services (15%)
    • 3.1 Configure web authentication
    • 3.2 Configure guest access services
    • 3.3 Configure sponsor and guest portals
  • 4.0 Profiler (15%)
    • 4.1 Implement profiler services
    • 4.2 Implement probes
    • 4.3 Implement CoA
    • 4.4 Configure endpoint identity management
  • 5.0 BYOD (15%)
    • 5.1 Describe Cisco BYOD functionality
    • 5.2 Configure BYOD device on-boarding using internal CA with Cisco switches and Cisco wireless LAN controllers
    • 5.3 Configure certificates for BYOD
    • 5.4 Configure blacklist/whitelist
  • 6.0 Endpoint Compliance (10%)
    • 6.1 Describe endpoint compliance, posture services, and client provisioning
    • 6.2 Configure posture conditions and policy, and client provisioning
    • 6.3 Configure the compliance module
    • 6.4 Configure Cisco ISE posture agents and operational modes
    • 6.5 Describe supplicant, supplicant options, authenticator, and server
  • 7.0 Network Access Device Administration (10%)
    • 7.1 Compare AAA protocols
    • 7.2 Configure TACACS+ device administration and command authorization

  • 1.0 Cisco Email Security Appliance Administration (15%)
    • 1.1. Configure Cisco Email Security Appliance features
    • 1.2. Describe centralized services on a Cisco Content SMA
    • 1.3. Configure mail policies
  • 2.0 Spam Control with Talos SenderBase and Antispam (15%)
    • 2.1 Control spam with Talos SenderBase and Antispam
    • 2.2 Describe graymail management solution
    • 2.3 Configure file reputation filtering and file analysis features
    • 2.4 Implement malicious or undesirable URLs protection
    • 2.5 Describe the bounce verification feature
  • 3.0 Content and Message filters (20%)
    • 3.1 Describe the functions and capabilities of content filters
    • 3.2 Create text resources such as content dictionaries, disclaimers, and templates
    • 3.3 Configure message filters components, rules, processing order and attachment scanning
    • 3.4 Configure scan behavio
    • 3.5 Configure the Cisco ESA to scan for viruses using Sophos and McAfee scanning engines
    • 3.6 Configure outbreak filters
    • 3.7 Configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  • 4.0 LDAP and SMTP Sessions (15%)
    • 4.1 Configure and verify LDAP servers and queries (Queries and Directory Harvest Attack)
    • 4.2 Understand spam quarantine functions
    • 4.3 Understand SMTP functionality
  • 5.0 Email Authentication and Encryption (20%)
    • 5.1 Configure Domain Keys and DKIM signing
    • 5.2 Configure SPF and SIDF
    • 5.3 Configure DMARC verification
    • 5.4 Configure forged email detection
    • 5.5 Configure email encryption
    • 5.6 Describe S/MIME security services and communication encryption with other MTAs
    • 5.7 Manage certificate authorities
  • 6.0 System Quarantines and Delivery Methods (15%)
    • 6.1 Configure quarantine (spam, policy, virus, and outbreak)
    • 6.2 Utilize safelists and blocklists to control email delivery
    • 6.3 Manage messages in local or external spam quarantines
    • 6.4 Configure virtual gateways

  • 1.0 Cisco WSA Features (10%)
    • 1.1 Describe Cisco WSA features and functionality
    • 2.1 Perform initial configuration tasks on Cisco WSA
    • 1.2 Describe WSA solutions
    • 1.3 Integrate Cisco WSA with Splunk
    • 1.4 Integrate Cisco WSA with Cisco ISE
    • 1.5 Troubleshoot data security and external data loss using log files
  • 2.0 Configuration (20%)
    • 2.2 Configure an Acceptable Use Policy
    • 2.3 Configure and verify web proxy features
    • 2.4 Configure a referrer header to filter web categories
    • 3.4 Describe the SOCKS protocol and the SOCKS proxy services
  • 3.0 Proxy Services (10%)
    • 3.1 Compare proxy terms
    • 3.2 Describe tune caching behavior for safety or performance
    • 3.3 Describe the functions of a Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file
  • 4.0 Authentication (10%)
    • 4.1 Describe authentication features
    • 4.2 Configure traffic redirection to Cisco WSA using explicit forward proxy mode
    • 4.3 Describe the FTP proxy authentication
    • 4.4 Troubleshoot authentication issues
  • 5.0 Decryption Policies to Control HTTPS Traffic (10%)
    • 5.1 Describe SSL and TLS inspection
    • 5.2 Configure HTTPS capabilities
    • 5.3 Configure self-signed and intermediate certificates within SSL/TLS transactions
  • 6.0 Differentiated Traffic Access Policies and Identification Profiles (10%)
    • 6.1 Describe access policies
    • 6.2 Describe identification profiles and authentication
    • 6.3 Troubleshoot using access logs
  • 7.0 Acceptable Use Control (10%)
    • 7.1 Configure URL filtering
    • 7.2 Configure the dynamic content analysis engine
    • 7.3 Configure time-based & traffic volume acceptable use policies and end user notifications
    • 7.4 Configure web application visibility and control (Office 365, third-party feeds)
    • 7.5 Create a corporate global acceptable use policy
    • 7.6 Implement policy trace tool to verify corporate global acceptable use policy
    • 7.7 Configure WSA to inspect archive file types
  • 8.0 Malware Defense (10%)
    • 8.1 Describe anti-malware scanning
    • 8.2 Configure file reputation filtering and file analysis
    • 8.3 Describe Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
    • 8.4 Describe integration with Cognitive Threat Analytics
  • 9.0 Reporting and Tracking Web Transactions (10%)
    • 9.1 Configure and analyze web tracking reports
    • 9.2 Configure Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting (AWSR)
    • 9.3 Troubleshoot connectivity issues

  • 1.0 Site-to-site Virtual Private Networks on Routers and Firewalls (15%)
    • 1.1 Describe GETVPN
    • 1.2 Implement DMVPN (hub-and-spoke and spoke-to-spoke on both IPv4 & IPv6)
    • 1.3 Implement FlexVPN (hub-and-spoke on both IPv4 & IPv6) using local AAA
  • 2.0 Remote access VPNs (20%)
    • 2.1 Implement AnyConnect IKEv2 VPNs on ASA and routers
    • 2.2 Implement AnyConnect SSLVPN on ASA and routers
    • 2.3 Implement Clientless SSLVPN on ASA and routers
    • 2.4 Implement Flex VPN on routers
  • 3.0 Troubleshooting using ASDM and CLI (35%)
    • 3.1 Troubleshoot IPsec
    • 3.2 Troubleshoot DMVPN
    • 3.3 Troubleshoot FlexVPN
    • 3.4 Troubleshoot AnyConnect IKEv2 and SSL VPNs on ASA and routers
    • 3.5 Troubleshoot Clientless SSLVPN on ASA and routers
  • 4.0 Secure Communications Architectures (30%)
    • 4.1 Identify functional components of GETVPN, FlexVPN, DMVPN, and IPsec for site-to-site VPN solutions
    • 4.2 Identify functional components of FlexVPN, IPsec, and Clientless SSL for remote access VPN solutions
    • 4.3 Identify VPN technology based on configuration output for site-to-site VPN solutions
    • 4.4 Identify VPN technology based on configuration output for remote access VPN solutions
    • 4.5 Identify split tunneling requirements for remote access VPN solutions
    • 4.6 Design site-to-site VPN solutions
    • 4.7 Design remote access VPN solutions
    • 4.8 Identify Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) algorithms

  • 1.0 Network Programmability Foundation (10%)
    • 1.1 Utilize common version control operations with git (add, clone, push, commit, diff, branching, and merging conflict)
    • 1.2 Describe characteristics of API styles (REST and RPC)
    • 1.3 Describe the challenges encountered and patterns used when consuming APIs synchronously and asynchronously
    • 1.4 Interpret Python scripts containing data types, functions, classes, conditions, and looping
    • 1.5 Describe the benefits of Python virtual environments
    • 1.6 Explain the benefits of using network configuration tools such as Ansible and Puppet for automating security platforms
  • 2.0 Network Security (35%)
    • 2.1 Describe the event streaming capabilities of Firepower Management Center eStreamer API
    • 2.2 Describe the capabilities and components of these APIs
      • 2.2.a Firepower (Firepower Management Center and Firepower Device Management)
      • 2.2.b ISE
      • 2.2.c pxGRID
      • 2.2.d Stealthwatch Enterprise
    • 2.3 Implement firewall objects, rules, intrusion policies, and access policies using Firepower Management Center API
    • 2.4 Implement firewall objects, rules, intrusion policies, and access policies using Firepower Threat Defense API (also known as Firepower Device Manager API)
    • 2.5 Construct a Python script for pxGrid to retrieve information such as endpoint device type, network policy and security telemetry
    • 2.6 Construct API requests using Stealthwatch API
  • 3.0 Advanced Threat & Endpoint Security (30%)
    • 3.1 Describe the capabilities and components of these APIs
    • 3.2 Construct an Umbrella Investigate API request
    • 3.3 Construct AMP for endpoints API requests for event, computer, and policies
    • 3.4 Construct ThreatGRID APIs request for search, sample feeds, IoC feeds, and threat disposition
  • 4.0 Cloud, Web, and Email Security (25%)
    • 4.1 Describe the capabilities and components of these APIs
      • 4.1.a Umbrella reporting and enforcement APIs
      • 4.1.b Stealthwatch cloud APIs
      • 4.1.c Cisco Security Management Appliance APIs
    • 4.2 Construct Stealthwatch cloud API request for reporting
    • 4.3 Construct an Umbrella Reporting and Enforcement API request
    • 4.4 Construct a report using Cisco Security Management Appliance API request (email and web)

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security examination:

An additional resource is O'Reilly Learning Safari Books Online, a searchable digital library that provides online access to thousands of books, training videos and conference sessions. See the Educational Resources section on the Related Sites page here on COOL to learn how to get free access.

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    • In-person exam
    • Remote proctored on-line exam
    • Third-party test vendor

  • For more information on the Cisco Systems, Inc. testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security credential has the following recertification information:

  • All certification levels have a three-year recertification requirement. Certified individuals will able to recertify by completing continuing education activities, taking exams, or a combination of both.

Additional considerations for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security include:

  • There are no formal prerequisites for CCNP Security. CCNP candidates are recommended to have three to five years of experience implementing security solutions.
  • Passing any of the individual exams required for this certification may lead to a Cisco Certified Specialist Certification. More information can be found on the Cisco webpage.

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