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Make your mark with the end-to-end skills for secure IT infrastructure
CCIE Security Certification
The CCIE Security certification is designed to help you build cutting-edge skills to position yourself as a technical leader in the ever-changing landscape of security technologies and solutions.
Contextual policy enforcement
Demonstrate your ability to apply security policies based on context and to provide Rapid Threat Containment by quickly identifying, isolating, and mitigating security threats to minimize their impact on the network.
Centralized policy orchestration
Showcase your skills to orchestrate security policies from a single, central point within the network—the Cisco Catalyst Center—to streamline policy management and ensure consistency across diverse types of security devices.
Cloud adoption
Highlight your proficiency in deploying DNS layer security, Firewall as a Service, Cloud Access Security Broker, and Secure Web Gateway through Cisco Umbrella for robust cloud-delivered security solutions.
Automation and programmability
Exhibit your ability in developing and troubleshooting secure API calls to communicate with security appliances using HTTP. Automate configuration steps by consuming API calls through Python automation.
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The Cisco Security certifications story
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CCIE Security Learning Matrix
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CCIE Security summary
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