Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR 350-701) is a 120-minute exam involving the CCNP and CCIE Security Certifications. This course tests the professionals’ knowledge and skills and implements and operates core security technologies, including network security, cloud security, content security, endpoint protection and detection; secure network access, visibility, and enforcement.
Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies course prepares the professionals to sit for the exam.
This course tests professionals’ knowledge and skills in implementing operating core security technologies such as:
To take this course, you are advised to possess the following knowledge and skills:
This course is designed for professionals who have three to five years of hands-on experience with advanced security practices.
Here are the topics commonly covered in the exam; however, you may also face some other related topics on the specific delivery of the exam. Also, the guidelines are subject to change with reference to clarity purposes without any prior notice.
1.1 Explain common threats against on-premises and cloud environments
1.2 Compare common security vulnerabilities such as software bugs, weak and/or hardcoded passwords, SQL injection, missing encryption, buffer overflow, path traversal, cross-site scripting/forgery
1.3 Describe functions of the cryptography components such as hashing, encryption, PKI, SSL, IPsec, NAT-T IPv4 for IPsec, pre-shared key, and certificate-based authorization
1.4 Compare site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN deployment types such as sVTI, IPsec, Cryptomap, DMVPN, FLEXVPN, including high availability considerations, and AnyConnect
1.5 Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption
1.6 Explain the role of the endpoint in protecting humans from phishing and social engineering attacks
1.7 Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture
1.8 Explain DNAC APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting
1.9 Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs
2.1 Compare network security solutions that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
2.2 Describe deployment models of network security solutions and architectures that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
2.3 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow records
2.4 Configure and verify network infrastructure security methods (router, switch, wireless)
2.5 Implement segmentation, access control policies, AVC, URL filtering, and malware protection
2.6 Implement management options for network security solutions such as intrusion prevention and perimeter security (Single vs. multidevice manager, in-band vs. out-ofband, CDP, DNS, SCP, SFTP, and DHCP security and risks)
2.7 Configure AAA for device and network access (authentication and authorization, TACACS+, RADIUS and RADIUS flows, accounting, and dACL)
2.8 Configure secure network management of perimeter security and infrastructure devices(secure device management, SNMPv3, views, groups, users, authentication, and encryption, secure logging, and NTP with authentication)
2.9 Configure and verify site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN
3.1 Identify security solutions for cloud environments
3.2 Compare the customer vs. provider security responsibility for the different cloud service models
3.3 Describe the concept of DevSecOps (CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and security 2019 Cisco Systems, Inc. This document is Cisco Confidential.
3.4 Implement application and data security in cloud environments
3.5 Identify security capabilities, deployment models, and policy management to secure the cloud
3.6 Configure cloud logging and monitoring methodologies
3.7 Describe the application and workload security concepts
4.1 Implement traffic redirection and capture methods
4.2 Describe web proxy identity and authentication, including transparent user identification
4.3 Compare the components, capabilities, and benefits of local and cloud-based email and web solutions (ESA, CES, WSA)
4.4 Configure and verify web and email security deployment methods to protect on-premises and remote users (inbound and outbound controls and policy management)
4.5 Configure and verify email security features such as SPAM filtering, anti-malware filtering, DLP, block listing, and email encryption
4.6 Configure and verify secure internet gateway and web security features such as block listing, URL filtering, malware scanning, URL categorization, web application filtering, and TLS decryption
4.7 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of Cisco Umbrella
4.8 Configure and verify web security controls on Cisco Umbrella (identities, URL content settings, destination lists, and reporting) 15%
5.1 Compare Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions
5.2 Explain anti-malware, retrospective security, Indication of Compromise (IOC), antivirus, dynamic file analysis, and endpoint-sourced telemetry
5.3 Configure and verify outbreak control and quarantines to limit infection
5.4 Describe justifications for endpoint-based security
5.5 Describe the value of endpoint device management and asset inventory such as MDM
5.6 Describe the uses and importance of the multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy
5.7 Describe endpoint posture assessment solutions to ensure endpoint security
5.8 Explain the importance of an endpoint patching strategy
6.1 Describe identity management and secure network access concepts such as guest services, profiling, posture assessment, and BYOD
6.2 Configure and verify network access device functionality such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth
6.3 Describe network access with CoA
6.4 Describe the benefits of device compliance and application control
6.5 Explain exfiltration techniques (DNS tunneling, HTTPS, email, FTP/SSH/SCP/SFTP, ICMP, Messenger, IRC, NTP)
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6.7 Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of these security products and solutions
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