CCNP Security

Explain common threats against on-premises and cloud environments

• On-premises: viruses, trojans, DoS/DDoS attacks, phishing, rootkits, man-in-the-middle attacks, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, malware
• Cloud: data breaches, insecure APIs, DoS/DDoS, compromised credentials

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

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

Compare site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN deployment types such as sVTI, IPsec, Cryptomap, DMVPN, FLEXVPN including high availability considerations, and AnyConnect

Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption

Explain the role of the endpoint in protecting humans from phishing and social engineering attacks

Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture

Explain DNAC APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring and troubleshooting

Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs

Compare network security solutions that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities

Describe deployment models of network security solutions and architectures that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities

Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow records

Configure and verify network infrastructure security methods (router, switch, wireless)

• Layer 2 methods (Network segmentation using VLANs and VRF-lite; Layer 2 and port security; DHCP snooping; Dynamic ARP inspection; storm control; PVLANs to segregate network traffic; and defenses against MAC, ARP, VLAN hopping, STP, and DHCP rogue attacks
• Device hardening of network infrastructure security devices (control plane, data plane, management plane, and routing protocol security)

Implement segmentation, access control policies, AVC, URL filtering, and malware protection

Implement management options for network security solutions such as intrusion prevention and perimeter security (Single vs. multidevice manager, in-band vs. out-of-band, CDP, DNS, SCP, SFTP, and DHCP security and risks)

Configure AAA for device and network access (authentication and authorization, TACACS+, RADIUS and RADIUS flows, accounting, and dACL)

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)

Configure and verify site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN

• Site-to-site VPN utilizing Cisco routers and IOS
• Remote access VPN using Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility client
• Debug commands to view IPsec tunnel establishment and troubleshooting

Identify security solutions for cloud environments

• • Public, private, hybrid, and community clouds

Cloud service models: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS (NIST 800-145)

Compare the customer vs. provider security responsibility for the different cloud service models

• Patch management in the cloud
• Security assessment in the cloud
• Cloud-delivered security solutions such as firewall, management, proxy, security intelligence, and CASB

Describe the concept of DevSecOps (CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and security)

Implement application and data security in cloud environments

Identify security capabilities, deployment models, and policy management to secure the cloud

Configure cloud logging and monitoring methodologies

Describe application and workload security concepts

Implement traffic redirection and capture methods

Describe web proxy identity and authentication including transparent user identification

Compare the components, capabilities, and benefits of local and cloud-based email and web solutions (ESA, CES, WSA)

Configure and verify web and email security deployment methods to protect on-premises and remote users (inbound and outbound controls and policy management)

Configure and verify email security features such as SPAM filtering, antimalware filtering, DLP, blacklisting, and email encryption

Configure and verify secure internet gateway and web security features such as blacklisting, URL filtering, malware scanning, URL categorization, web application filtering, and TLS decryption

Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of the Cisco Umbrella

Configure and verify web security controls on Cisco Umbrella (identities, URL content settings, destination lists, and reporting)

Compare Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions

Explain antimalware, retrospective security, Indication of Compromise (IOC), antivirus, dynamic file analysis, and endpoint-sourced telemetry

Configure and verify outbreak control and quarantines to limit infection

Describe justifications for endpoint-based security

Describe the value of endpoint device management and asset inventory such as MDM

Describe the uses and importance of a multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy

Describe endpoint posture assessment solutions to ensure endpoint security

Explain the importance of an endpoint patching strategy

Describe identity management and secure network access concepts such as guest services, profiling, posture assessment and BYOD

Configure and verify network access device functionality such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth

Describe network access with CoA

Describe the benefits of device compliance and application control

Explain exfiltration techniques (DNS tunneling, HTTPS, email, FTP/SSH/SCP/SFTP, ICMP, Messenger, IRC, NTP)

Describe the benefits of network telemetry

Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of these security products and solutions

• Cisco Stealthwatch
• Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud
• Cisco pxGrid
• Cisco Umbrella Investigate
• Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics
• Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics
• Cisco AnyConnect Network Visibility Module (NVM)