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Designing and Implementing Secure Cloud Access for Users and Endpoints
- Format
- Performance-based questions, multiple choice, and drag-and-drop
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Exam fee
- $US300, or use Cisco Learning Credits
Examination outline
Concepts (10%)
- Describe industry cloud security frameworks such as NIST SP 800-207 and CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model v2.0
- Select mitigation methods to defend against attacker, tactics, and techniques using the MITRE ATT&CK cloud frameworks (identity providers [IDPs], SaaS, and IaaS)
- Describe security requirements for public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP)
- Describe operational requirements for public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP)
- Describe private cloud including local hypervisors such as VMware and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Describe how eBPF-based tools (Cilium, Tetragon) provide runtime security observability and enforcement for containerized workloads
Identity (20%)
- Describe the use and function of identity intelligence across IDPs
- Implement user and device authentication via identity certificates
- Implement multifactor authentication (including phishing resistant) for users and devices with Cisco Duo
- Implement endpoint posture policies for user access to resources
- Configure user and device trust using SAML authentication for a mobile or web application
- Configure SSO and user provisioning using an IDP connection
Policies (30%)
- Describe encryption methods for data in transit and at rest in cloud environments such as TLS, IPsec in context, and tunnels
- Describe how features such as IPS, DLP, and malware protection help provide secure private access
- Describe the use, purpose, and characteristics of AI Defense
- Describe AI features in Secure Access such AI Access and AI Guardrails
- Describe how web application firewalls protect against DDoS
- Determine security policies for network security edge to enforce application policy
- Determine security policies for application enforcement using Cisco Secure Workload and enforcement agents
Access (30%)
- Configure DNS security
- Configure Secure Web Gateway
- Configure Data Loss Protection
- Configure CASB
- Configure secure private access for workloads
- Configure secure private access for users
Operations (10%)
- Select the process or tool that provides cloud application (includes workloads and containers) visibility, microsegmentation, traffic analysis, and policy enforcement based on security requirements
- Interpret traffic flow and telemetry reports for baseline and compliance behavior analysis
- Interpret Cisco Secure Access dashboards
- Integrate Cisco Secure Access with Cisco XDR and Splunk Enterprise to enhance SOC operations
Examination sources
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 topics PDF
page:1, scope statement and sections 1-2
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 topics PDF
page:2, sections 2-5
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 topics PDF
page:3, section 5
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 exam topics
Exam details, Question Types
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 exam topics
Exam details, Results
- Cisco SSCA exam page
Schedule exam action
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 exam topics
official exam topics introduction
- Cisco SSCA v2.0 exam topics
download official exam topics PDF
- Cisco Security Certification Updates
timeline, August 27, 2026 row
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