Cisco 600-199 Exam Topics:
Section | Weight | Objectives |
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Information Gathering and Security Foundations | 13% | 1 Describe basic network topologies, application architecture, and host configuration standards 2 Identify the services a network and security operations center offers to an organization 3 Describe traditional hacking techniques 4 Describe basic operational procedures and incident response processes of a security operations center 5 Describe basic network security events 6 Describe mission-critical network traffic and functions, applications, services, and device behaviors 7 Describe corporate security policies 8 Describe the role of a network security analyst 9 Describe the primary sources of data on vendor vulnerabilities, current threats, exploits, and active attacks 10 Describe how vulnerability, attack, and threat data impact operations 11 Describe the baseline of a network profile 12 Describe correlation baselines (use NetFlow output to validate normal traffic vs. non-normal) 13 Describe security around local business process and infrastructure and applications 14 Describe risk analysis mitigation |
Traffic Analysis, Collection, and Correlation | 24% | 1 Describe IP packet structures 2 Describe TCP and UDP header information 3 Analyze network traces or TCP dumps and trace back to actual activities 4 Describe packet analysis in IOS 5 Describe access packets in IOS 6 Acquire network traces 7 Configure packet capture |
Operational Communications | 15% | 1 Describe the communication vehicles related to post-threat remediation 2 Generate incident reports and interpret the information to determine the direction of the escalation 3 Describe the different types of available metrics and channel to appropriate personnel 4 Process incident handling communications and provide context awareness for stakeholders 5 Articulate details of problems to remediating teams (constituent-based groups) 6 Maintain awareness regarding vulnerabilities and the recommended critical security patches as a result from incident handling 7 Communicate recurring issues based on incident handling and provide recommendations for architectural changes or modifications and articulate 8 Describe the post-mortem process |
Security Events and Alarms | 16% | 1 Identify and dismiss false positive indicators correctly 2 Describe event correlation within the context of the various alarms and corporate infrastructure architecture 3 Assess traffic and events in relation to stated policies 4 Identify actionable events 5 Identify basic incident types 6 Describe event metrics and diagnostic procedures |
Event Monitoring | 16% | 1 Describe the various sources of data and how they relate to network security issues 2 Monitor the collection of network data as it relates to network security issues 3 Monitor and validate health state and availability of devices 4 Monitor DNS query log output (monitor telemetry data to validate devices) 5 Identify a security incident (single or recurrent) 6 Describe the best practices for evidence collection and forensic analysis 7 Describe the different types and severity of alarms and events |
Incident Response | 16% | 1 Describe standard corporate incident response procedure and escalation policies 2 Identify necessary changes to enhance the existing procedure, policy, and decision tree 3 Describe the basic emergency mitigation of high-level threats, exploits, and vulnerabilities 4 Evaluate and recommend responses to vulnerabilities to ensure adequate monitoring response and mitigation 5 Assist level 2 incident response team to mitigate issues 6 Describe best practices for post-event investigation 7 Describe common legal and compliance issues in security event handling |
Cisco 600-199 Exam Certification Details:
Recommended Training | Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis |
Exam Name | Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis |
Number of Questions | 50-60 |
Exam Registration | PEARSON VUE |
Duration | 60 minutes |
Passing Score | Variable (750-850 / 1000 Approx.) |
Exam Code | 600-199 SCYBER |
Exam Price | $300 USD |
Sample Questions | Cisco 600-199 Sample Questions |