Show your expertise in preventing cyber attacks, responding to incidents, and securing the cloud. Advance your career with a Cisco Cybersecurity Professional certification.
- Security fundamentals - Understand common cybersecurity incidents, prevention plans, compliance standards, and risk analysis. Compare security in different cloud platforms.
- Security techniques - Be able to secure computer systems, analyze security data, troubleshoot security systems, and prevent data loss. Demonstrate your knowledge of common attack tactics.
- Security processes - Analyze threats, investigate breaches, identify malware, understand attack events, and be able to recommend vulnerability mitigation techniques.
- Security automation - Use tools to automate tasks and employ scripts to improve efficiency. Understand data formats, web services, software deployment, and managing infrastructure using code.
At the professional level, Cisco certifications focus on both core subjects, and specialist skills designed to help you differentiate yourself in the market. To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and a concentration exam of your choice. You’ll also earn a Specialist certification for every exam you pass, so you can show off your unique skills to employers.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional. However, candidates often have three to five years of experience implementing enterprise networking solutions.
Common learner goals
Professional-level certifications expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications. They cover more advanced topics and allow candidates to hone in on a specific focus area of their choice. Many professional-level certification candidates are looking to prove they’re the best of the best in a specialized field.but you should have a good understanding of the exam topics before taking the exam. .
Exams and recommended training
To earn CyberOps Professional certification, you pass two exams: a core exam and a concentration exam of your choice:
Required exam |
Recommended training |
Core exam: |
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350-201 CBRCOR v1.2 |
Performing CyberOps Using Cisco Security Technologies (CBRCOR) |
Concentration exams (choose one): |
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300-215 CBRFIR v1.2 |
Conducting Forensic Analysis and Incident Response Using Cisco Technologies for CyberOps (CBRFIR) |
300-220 CBRTHD v1.0 |
Conducting Threat Hunting and Defending using Cisco Technologies for CyberOps (CBRTHD) |