The Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies v1.0 (SCOR 350-701) is a 120-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security, Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core, and CCIE Security certifications. The SCOR 350-701 exam tests a candidate's knowledge of implementing and operating core security technologies including network security, cloud security, content security, endpoint protection and detection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcement. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice.

Module 1: Network security
Module 2: Cloud security
Module 3: Content security
Module 4: Endpoint protection and detection
Module 5: Secure network access
Module 6: Visibility and enforcement

The Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower v1.0 (SNCF 300-710) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security, and Cisco Certified Specialist - Network Security Firepower certifications. The SNCF 300-710 exam tests a candidate's knowledge of Cisco Firepower® Threat Defense and Firepower®, including policy configurations, integrations, deployments, management, and troubleshooting. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice

Module 1: Policy configurations
Module 2: Integrations
Module 3: Deployments
Module 4: Management and troubleshooting

The Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine v1.0 (SISE 300-715) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Identity Management Implementation certifications. The SISE 300-715 exam tests a candidate's knowledge of Cisco Identify Services Engine, including architecture and deployment, policy enforcement, Web Auth and guest services, profiler, BYOD, endpoint compliance, and network access device administration. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice.

Module 1: Architecture and deployment
Module 2: Policy enforcement
Module 3: Web Auth and guest services
Module 4: Profiler
Module 5: BYOD
Module 6: Endpoint compliance
Module 7: Network access device administration

The Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance v1.0 (SESA 300-720) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist - Email Content Security certifications. The SESA 300-720 exam tests a candidate's knowledge of Cisco Email Security Appliance, including administration, spam control and antispam, message filters, data loss prevention, LDAP, email authentication and encryption, and system quarantines and delivery methods. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notic notice.

Module 1: Administration
Module 2: Spam control and antispam
Module 3: Message filters
Module 4: Data loss preventionModule 5: LDAP
Module 6: Email authentication and encryption
Module 7: System quarantines and delivery methods

The Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance v1.0 (SWSA 300-725) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist - Web Content Security certifications. The SWSA 300-725 exam validates a candidate's knowledge of Cisco Web Security Appliance, including proxy services, authentication, decryption policies, differentiated traffic access policies and identification policies, acceptable use control settings, malware defense, and data security and data loss prevention. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice.

Module 1: Proxy services
Module 2: Authentication
Module 3: Decryption policies
Module 4: Differentiated traffic access policies and identification policies
Module 5: Acceptable use control settings
Module 6: Malware defense
Module 7: Data security and data loss prevention

The Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks v1.0 (SVPN 300-730) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security, and Cisco Certified Specialist - Network Security VPN Implementation certifications. The SVPN 300-730 exam validates a candidate's knowledge of implementing secure remote communications with Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions including secure communications, architectures, and troubleshooting. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice.

Module 1: Secure communications
Module 2: Architectures
Module 3: Troubleshooting

The Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions v1.0 (SAUTO 300-735) is a 90-minute exam affiliated with the CCNP Security, Cisco Certified DevNet Professional, andCisco Certified DevNet Specialist - Security Automation and Programmability certifications. The SAUTO 300-735 exam validates a candidate's knowledge of implementing Security automated solutions, including programming concepts, RESTful APIs, data models, protocols, firewalls, web, DNS, cloud, and email security, and ISE. Also, one should ensure that they consistently check the contents of the exam, as per Cisco, the guidelines may change at any time without notice.

Module 1: Programming concepts
Module 2: RESTful APIs
Module 3: Data models
Module 4: Protocols
Module 5: Firewalls
Module 6: Web
Module 7: DNS
Module 8: Cloud and email security
Module 9: ISE

The exams comprises questions including multiple choice, fill in the blanks, etc. Moreover, Cisco hasn't disclosed the complete information regarding exams but it is believed that there are 75-110 or more questions in all the exams of CCNP Collaboration certification and candidate needs to score on a range of 750-800 ( 85% or greater) to pass these examinations.

CCNP Service Provider certification exam can now be taken online.

The total duration of the Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (350-801 CLCOR) required exam is 120 minutes. The duration of the CCNP Collaboration Concentration Exam (choose one) are as follows; - Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (300-810 CLICA) - 90 minutes - Implementing Cisco Advanced Call Control and Mobility Services (300-815 CLACCM) - 90 minutes - Implementing Cisco Collaboration Cloud and Edge Solutions (300-820 CLCEI) - 90 minutes - Implementing Cisco Collaboration Conferencing (300-825 CLCNF) - 90 minutes - Implementing Automation for Cisco Collaboration Solutions (300-835 CLAUTO) - 90 minutes

For the written exam, the candidate must wait for five calendar days, and for the online/ un-proctored Cisco (700-xxx series) exams, the candidate must wait for 48hrs after the failed attempt, before they may apply for the retest for the same exam. Once a candidate passes a particular written exam, he or she may not retake that same exam for at least 180 days

CCNP Security certification is valid for three years. Certified individuals will be able to recertify by completing continuing education activities, taking exams, or a combination of both.

Eligibility
There are no formal eligibility requirements for this certification.
Pre-requisites
There are no formal prerequisites required for this certification, however the candidate should have a good understanding of the exam topics before taking the exam. In addition to that, the candidates are recommended to have five to seven years of experience with designing and architecting network solutions, as well as engaging in other related activities, such as pre-sales work.