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Cisco Certified Specialist - Secure Cloud Access

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Designing and Implementing Secure Cloud Access for Users and Endpoints

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
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