Cisco · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official Cisco 200-201 exam covers 5 domains. The vendor does not publish percentage weights for these domains — treat each as an equal part of the exam blueprint.
Covers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Security Policies and Procedures domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Security Policies and Procedures questionsSecurity controls (technical, managerial, operational), cryptography fundamentals, PKI, authentication protocols, and core security principles.
Practice Security Concepts questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Security Monitoring domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Security Monitoring questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Host-Based Analysis domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Host-Based Analysis questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Network Intrusion Analysis domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Network Intrusion Analysis questionsThe vendor does not currently publish percentage weights for these domains, so Courseiva does not rank them by weight.
Work through each domain systematically — cover fundamentals first, then applied and scenario-based topics.
Never skip a domain regardless of perceived importance. Full coverage is required to pass.
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