A structured learning curriculum covering all official objectives for the Cisco SCOR / CCNP Security Core 350-701 certification exam.
This guide works best as a loop: read a chapter, test yourself with practice questions, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, then move to the next chapter.
18 chapters covering every exam objective. Each chapter includes key concepts, exam tips, common traps, comparison tables, and a 5-question quiz at the end.
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View exam guideSecurity Fundamentals and Concepts
Objective 1.1 · Describe common security concepts (CIA, AAA, trust, risk, threat, vulnerability)
Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure
Objective 1.2 · Describe cryptographic fundamentals and PKI
Security Policies and Compliance
Objective 1.3 · Describe security policies, compliance, and governance
Threat Intelligence and Security Analytics
Objective 1.4 · Describe threat intelligence, data types, and security analytics
Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing
Objective 1.5 · Describe vulnerability management and penetration testing concepts
Firewall Technologies and NAT
Objective 2.1 · Describe firewall technologies and NAT
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Objective 2.2 · Describe intrusion prevention systems (IPS)
Secure Network Design and Segmentation
Objective 2.3 · Describe secure network design and segmentation
Site-to-Site VPN Technologies
Objective 2.4 · Describe site-to-site VPN technologies and implementation
Remote Access VPN and SSL VPN
Objective 2.5 · Describe remote access VPN and SSL VPN technologies
Network Access Control and Cisco ISE
Objective 3.1 · Describe network access control concepts and Cisco ISE
Visibility and Application Control
Objective 3.2 · Describe visibility, application control, and network traffic analysis
Cloud Security Fundamentals
Objective 4.1 · Describe cloud security concepts and shared responsibility model
Cloud Security Technologies (Cisco Umbrella, CloudLock)
Objective 4.2 · Describe Cisco cloud security technologies (Umbrella, CloudLock)
Content Security: Web and Email
Objective 5.1 · Describe web and email content security concepts and technologies
Cisco WSA and ESA
Objective 5.2 · Describe Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) and Email Security Appliance (ESA)
Endpoint Protection and Cisco AMP
Objective 6.1 · Describe endpoint protection concepts and Cisco AMP for endpoints
Endpoint Security Technologies
Objective 6.2 · Describe endpoint security technologies (antivirus, anti-malware, EDR)
Free 350-701 practice questions with full explanations. Test what you learn chapter by chapter.
350-701 Practice Questions