CCNP Security Practice Exams

CCNP Security validates the ability to implement and operate the core security technologies that protect a modern enterprise. It is earned by passing two exams: the 350-701 SCOR core exam (Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies) plus one concentration exam chosen from firewall, identity, email, web, VPN, and security automation tracks. The SCOR blueprint covers security concepts (threats, cryptography, virtualization, and API security), network security (firewalls, IPS, segmentation, and control-plane protection), securing the cloud (shared responsibility, workload protection, CI/CD security, and cloud logging), content security (email and web security appliances and proxies), endpoint protection and detection (EDR, posture, patching, and outbreak control), and secure network access, visibility, and enforcement (802.1X, ISE, TrustSec, NetFlow, and device hardening). The core exam runs 120 minutes and also serves as the qualifying exam for CCIE Security.

• 1The recognized professional-level credential for engineers who design and operate Cisco security infrastructure
• 2Covers the full enterprise security stack — firewall, VPN, identity, cloud, email, web, and endpoint — rather than a single product
• 3The 350-701 SCOR core exam doubles as the qualifying exam for the CCIE Security lab
• 4A concentration exam lets candidates specialize in the technology they actually operate, from Secure Firewall to security automation
• 5Security engineering roles consistently rank among the highest-demand and highest-paid network specializations

• ✓Explain common threats — on-premises, cloud, and application — and the cryptography, PKI, and hashing that mitigate them
• ✓Compare security solution deployment models and secure device management, AAA, and northbound/southbound APIs
• ✓Implement Cisco Secure Firewall and IOS security features: NAT, zone-based policy, ACLs, and intrusion policies
• ✓Configure site-to-site and remote-access VPNs with IPsec, IKEv2, and SSL/TLS, including high availability
• ✓Harden the control, management, and data planes with CoPP, routing protocol authentication, and Layer 2 protections
• ✓Apply the cloud shared responsibility model and secure workloads, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
• ✓Deploy email and web security controls: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, anti-spam and antivirus policy, URL filtering, and decryption
• ✓Operate endpoint protection and detection with EDR, outbreak control, retrospective analysis, and posture assessment
• ✓Implement secure network access with 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth, Cisco ISE, TrustSec SGTs, and profiling
• ✓Establish network visibility and enforcement using NetFlow, Secure Network Analytics, and telemetry