CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification

Note: Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional has been renamed to CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification, and it now includes AI-related exam topics.

As cyber-attacks become more complex in size and scale, every organization needs highly skilled security experts to advance security measures efficiently. The CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification validates your abilities and expertise as a Cisco Cybersecurity Professional.

The CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification covers two exams: a core exam that focuses on core technologies and a concentration exam. The core exam covers core cybersecurity operations including cybersecurity fundamentals, processes, techniques, and automation. The concentration exam covers your knowledge of incident response and digital forensics. To crack the certification, all you need is the right course that will help you prepare for the exams.

You can expect the following job roles with the CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification:

• Senior Information Security Analyst
• Incident Manager
• Security Architect
• Security Analyst

Prerequisites

• Good understanding of the exam topics
• Three to five years of experience implementing enterprise networking solutions (recommended)

Recertification: The CISCO Cybersecurity Professional Certification is valid for three years from the date certification is achieved. You can apply for recertification by choosing any of the following two methods:

• Exam only
  • Pass one technology core exam
  • Pass any two separate professional concentration exams
  • Pass any one expert-level written exam
  • Pass any one expert-level Lab/Practical exam

• Exam and Continuing Education (CE) options
  
  • Pass any one professional concentration exam and earn 40 CE credits
  • Earn 80 CE credits