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CCNP Security certification

CCNP Service Provider

Prove you can design and implement cloud security architecture, user and device security, network security, assurance, and more. Protect the infrastructures that clients rely on with the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security certification.

Provide top-tier security against cyberthreats

Prove your skills in all things security infrastructure, including network, cloud, and content security, endpoint protection and detection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcemen

How it works

No formal prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this certificate. Learners often also have three to five years of experience implementing security solutions.

Common learner profiles

Professional-level certifications expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications. They cover more advanced topics and allow candidates to hone in on a specific focus area of their choice.

Pass the Core Exam

Pass 350-701 SCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies to meet the core exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security certification. Passing this core exam automatically earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core certification

Exam overview

This exam tests your knowledge of implementing and operating core security technologies, including network security, cloud security, content security, endpoint protection and detection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcements.

Exam details

  • Cost: $US400, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Languages: English, Japanese
  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
  • This exam can be used toward recertification

Choose your concentration

Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications

Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Collaboration Applications Implementation certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Collaboration career certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of collaboration applications, including single sign-on, Cisco Unified IM and Presence, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unity Express, and application clients.

Exam details

  • Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Languages: English
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
  • This exam can be used toward recertification

Implementing Cisco Advanced Call Control and Mobility Services

Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Collaboration Call Control & Mobility Implementation certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Collaboration career certification. This exam tests your knowledge of advanced call control and mobility services, including signaling and media protocols, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express/Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (CME/SRST) gateway technologies, Cisco Unified Board Element, call control and dial planning, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM) Call Control, and mobility.

Exam details

  • Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Languages: English
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
  • This exam can be used toward recertification

Implementing Cisco Collaboration Cloud and Edge Solutions

Passing this exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Collaboration Cloud & Edge Implementation certification, as well as helping you work toward your Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Collaboration career certification. This exam tests your knowledge of collaboration cloud and edge solutions, expressway configurations, Cisco Webex Apps hybrid, and emerging technologies.

Exam details

  • Cost: $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Languages: English
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
  • This exam can be used toward recertification