CCIE - SECURITY

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security.

The CCIE Security certification validates expert-level skills required to plan, design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot complex security solutions using Cisco technologies. It demonstrates your ability to secure systems and environments against modern threats, using a deep understanding of network infrastructure, identity management, VPNs, firewalls, intrusion prevention, and next-gen security platforms.

Prerequisites

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

Step 1: Take the qualifying exam

Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR 300-701)

The qualifying exam, Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies, focuses on your knowledge of data center infrastructure.

The qualifying exam earns a specialist certification, so you can get recognized for your accomplishments along the way.

Recommended training: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR 300-701)

Step 2: Take the lab exam

CCIE Security v6.0

This 8-hour hands-on lab exam covers the end-to-end lifecycle of complex security solutions and technologies, from designing and deploying to operating and optimizing.

The lab exam evaluates your expertise across five major areas:

  1. Perimeter Security and Intrusion Prevention
    • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
    • ASA firewall configuration
    • Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
    • Zone-based firewall and NAT
  2. Secure Connectivity and Segmentation
    • Site-to-site and remote-access VPNs (IPsec, SSL)
    • DMVPN, FlexVPN, and SD-WAN security
    • VLANs, VRFs, and segmentation policies
  3. Identity Management, Information Exchange, and Access Control
    • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
    • AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+
    • TrustSec and MACsec
    • Certificate management and PKI
  4. Advanced Threat Protection and Content Security
    • Malware detection and sandboxing
    • Email and web security (ESA/WSA)
    • Threat intelligence integration
  5. Security Automation and Programmability
      REST APIs and scripting
    • Cisco DNA Center and ISE automation
    • Model-driven telemetry and NetConf/YANG

Exam Overview

  1. Core Written Exam
    • Code: 350-701 SCOR
    • Title: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
    • Duration: 120 minutes

    • Lab Exam
  • Duration: 8 hours
  • Format: Hands-on, scenario-based

For detailed course content and enrolment information, please contact us directly. We’re happy to guide you through the curriculum, prerequisites, and training options tailored to your needs.

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