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Cisco Security Certification Comparison Chart

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Certification
Name

Years of
Related
Experience


J ob Role


Product / Technology

Number
of
Exams


Prerequisites


CCNA Security


13
Network Security Specialist,
Security Administrator,
Network Security Support
Engineer

Security Management, Cisco routers, Cisco
IOS


1

A valid Cisco CCENT, CCNA Routing
and Switching or any CCIE
Certification can act as a prerequisite.


CCNP Security


35


Network Security Engineer

Cisco IOS, Cisco routers and switches, ASA,
Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Security
Management, Identity Services Engine and
Firewall for IPS management, Scansafe.


4

CCNA Security or valid CCSP or any
CCIE Certification can act as a
prerequisite.








CCIE Security








7+








Network Security Engineer

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Firewall, Cisco Intrusion Prevention System
(IPS), Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS IPS,
Cisco Easy VPN, Cisco SSL VPN, Cisco
Secure Desktop, Cisco Identity Services
Engine, Cisco Security Agent, Cisco Secure
ACS, Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis
and Response System, and Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series Security Services Modules,
Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager,
Cisco Router & Security Device Manager,
Cisco Security Manager, Cisco IPS Device
Manager, and Cisco IPS Manager Express








2








None

Security Specialists


Cisco ASA Specialist*


13

Security Engineers,
Consultants, and Architects

Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Technologies (NGFW)


2


Cisco CCNA Security Certification
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Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist


3-5

Network Security Analyst

Using SNMP, NetFlow and logging for Event
Monitoring, Security Alarm tuning/
configuration, Traffic Analysis for Incident
response and threat detection.


1


None

Cisco Firewall Security
Specialist*


13


Network Security Engineers
Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance and
Cisco IOS Software router- and switch-based
networks


2


Cisco CCNA Security Certification

Cisco IOS Security Specialist*

13

Network Security Engineers

Cisco IOS Software router- and switch-based
networks

1

Cisco CCNA Security Certification


Cisco IPS Specialist*


13


Network Security Engineers

Cisco IPS sensor, Cisco IPS data
management and analysis solution, and IPS
policy virtualization


1


Cisco CCNA Security Certification

Cisco Network Admission
Control Specialist*


13


Network Security Engineers

Cisco Secure ACS, Cisco IOS routers,
switches, and access points, and Identity
Services Engine 1.2


1


Cisco CCNA Security Certification


Cisco VPN Security Specialist*


13


Network Security Engineers

Cisco IOS Software Threat Control and
Containment, Site-to-Site Transmission
Security, and deploying Secure Remote
Access


2


Cisco CCNA Security Certification
*Indicates certifications scheduled to be retired on April 22, 2014