CCNP  Security Track

The new CCNP Security course has two exams: a Core exam, and a Concentration exam of your choice.

Core exam - Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (Exam 350-701 SCOR)

Concentration exam, pass ANY ONE of the below exams:

• Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (Exam 300-710 SNCF)
• Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (Exam 300-715 SISE)
• Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (Exam 300-720 SESA)
• Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (Exam 300-725 SWSA)
• Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks (Exam 300-730 SVPN)
• Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions (Exam 300-735 SAUTO)

SCOR

Core exam - Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (Exam 350-701 SCOR)

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies v1.0 (SCOR 350-701) exam is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNP Security, Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core, and CCIE Security certifications. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of implementing and operating core security technologies including network security, cloud security, content security, endpoint protection and detection, secure network access, visibility and enforcements.

Course Details:

• Explain common threats against on-premises and cloud environments
• 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
• 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
• Compare site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN deployment types such as sVTI, IPsec, Cryptomap, DMVPN, FLEXVPN including high availability considerations, and AnyConnect
• Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption
• Explain the role of the endpoint in protecting humans from phishing and social engineering attacks
• Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture
• Explain DNAC APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs
• Compare network security solutions that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
• Describe deployment models of network security solutions and architectures that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow records
• Configure and verify network infrastructure security methods (router, switch, wireless)
• Implement segmentation, access control policies, AVC, URL filtering, and malware protection
• Implement management options for network security solutions such as intrusion prevention and perimeter security (Single vs. multidevice manager, in-band vs. out-of-band, CDP, DNS, SCP, SFTP, and DHCP security and risks)
• Configure AAA for device and network access (authentication and authorization, TACACS+, RADIUS and RADIUS flows, accounting, and dACL)
• 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)
• Configure and verify site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN
• Identify security solutions for cloud environments
• Compare the customer vs. provider security responsibility for the different cloud service models
• Describe the concept of DevSecOps (CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and security)
• Implement application and data security in cloud environments
• Identify security capabilities, deployment models, and policy management to secure the cloud
• Configure cloud logging and monitoring methodologies
• Describe application and workload security concepts
• Implement traffic redirection and capture methods
• Describe web proxy identity and authentication including transparent user identification
• Compare the components, capabilities, and benefits of local and cloud-based email and web solutions (ESA, CES, WSA)
• Configure and verify web and email security deployment methods to protect on-premises and remote users (inbound and outbound controls and policy management)
• Configure and verify email security features such as SPAM filtering, antimalware filtering, DLP, blacklisting, and email encryption
• 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
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of Cisco Umbrella
• Configure and verify web security controls on Cisco Umbrella (identities, URL content settings, destination lists, and reporting)
• Compare Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions
• Explain antimalware, retrospective security, Indication of Compromise (IOC), antivirus, dynamic file analysis, and endpoint-sourced telemetry
• Configure and verify outbreak control and quarantines to limit infection
• Describe justifications for endpoint-based security
• Describe the value of endpoint device management and asset inventory such as MDM
• Describe the uses and importance of a multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy
• Describe endpoint posture assessment solutions to ensure endpoint security
• Explain the importance of an endpoint patching strategy
• Describe identity management and secure network access concepts such as guest services, profiling, posture assessment and BYOD
• Configure and verify network access device functionality such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth
• Describe network access with CoA
• Describe the benefits of device compliance and application control
• Explain exfiltration techniques (DNS tunneling, HTTPS, email, FTP/SSH/SCP/SFTP, ICMP, Messenger, IRC, NTP)
• Describe the benefits of network telemetry
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of these security products and solutions