Cybersecurity Professional

Cybersecurity Professional Certification: Master Cyber Attack Prevention, Incident Response, and Cloud Security

Show your expertise in preventing cyber-attacks, responding to incidents, and securing the cloud with a Cybersecurity Professional certification.

Understand common cybersecurity incidents, prevention plans, compliance standards, and risk analysis. Compare security in different cloud platforms.

Be able to secure computer systems, analyze security data, troubleshoot security systems, and prevent data loss. Demonstrate your knowledge of common attack tactics.

Analyze threats, investigate breaches, identify malware, understand attack events, and be able to recommend vulnerability mitigation techniques.

Use tools to automate tasks and employ scripts to improve efficiency. Understand data formats, web services, software deployment, and managing infrastructure using code.

Download the Cybersecurity Professional At-a-Glance document (PDF)

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Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for CCNP Cybersecurity, but you should have a good understanding of the exam topics before taking the exam.

Candidates often have three to five years of experience implementing enterprise networking solutions.

Required Exams

Core Exam (required):
350-201 CBRCOR

Concentration Exams (choose one):
300-215 CBRFIR
300-220 CBRTHD

Recertification

Your certification is valid for three years.  A CCNP level certification requires 80 CE Credits and you earn CE Credits from the following options:

Exam path:

  • Pass one of any Associate level exams (200-xxx) – Earn 30 CE Credits
  • Pass one of any Concentration level exams  (300-xxx) – Earn 40 CE Credits
  • Pass one of any Core level exams (350-xxx) – Earn 80 CE Credits
  • Pass the CCDE Written exam  (400-007) – Earn 120 CE Credits

Note: Candidates who have previously passed a Core exam (350-xxx) and still active can also take the CCIE Lab exam to recertify existing certifications.

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