Passing Score
70%
Question Bank
348+
Exam Domains
This exam covers 6 domains with 25 competencies. Each domain is weighted to reflect its importance on the actual exam.
1
Security Concepts
This domain covers foundational security principles, common threats, cryptographic components, VPN technologies, security intelligence, and API integrations.
0.25%
Weight
9 Competencies
- Explain common threats against on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments
- Describe the controls used to protect against phishing and social engineering attacks
- Compare site-to-site and remote access VPN deployment types and components
- Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture
- Compare common security vulnerabilities
- Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption
- Explain Cisco DNA Center APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Describe functions of cryptography components
- Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs
2
Network Security
This domain focuses on implementing and verifying network security solutions, including device hardening, segmentation, and secure routing protocols.
0.2%
Weight
5 Competencies
- Implement infrastructure security controls
- Implement device hardening
- Implement secure network management
- Implement segmentation
- Implement secure routing and switching infrastructure
3
Securing the Cloud
This domain addresses security considerations and implementations in cloud environments, including public, private, and hybrid clouds.
0.15%
Weight
4 Competencies
- Describe cloud security concepts
- Implement cloud security controls
- Implement cloud infrastructure security
- Implement cloud application security
4
Content Security
This domain focuses on securing content through various technologies, including email and web security solutions.
0.15%
Weight
3 Competencies
- Implement content security
- Describe email content security
- Describe web content security
5
Endpoint Protection and Detection
This domain covers the implementation and management of endpoint security solutions to protect against threats.
0.1%
Weight
2 Competencies
- Implement endpoint protection and detection
- Describe endpoint protection and detection technologies
6
Secure Network Access, Visibility, and Enforcement
This domain focuses on implementing secure network access controls, ensuring visibility, and enforcing security policies.
0.15%
Weight
2 Competencies
- Implement network visibility and enforcement
- Implement secure network access controls
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