CCNA Cyber Ops Insights

What is CCNA Cyber Ops?

CCNA Cyber Ops (now retired and replaced by CyberOps Associate) was a Cisco certification that validated a candidate's knowledge and skills needed to successfully handle the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of an associate-level Security Analyst working in a Security Operations Center (SOC). It covered fundamental security concepts, security monitoring, event analysis, and incident response. Common uses include security monitoring, intrusion detection, understanding attack vectors, and participating in incident handling.

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What other technologies are related to CCNA Cyber Ops?

CCNA Cyber Ops Competitor Technologies

CySA+

CySA+ (Cybersecurity Analyst+) covers similar ground to CCNA Cyber Ops, focusing on security analysis, threat detection, and incident response. Both are geared toward security analysts.

mentioned alongside CCNA Cyber Ops in 5% (101) of relevant job posts

CCNA Cyber Ops Complementary Technologies

Pentest+

Pentest+ focuses on penetration testing skills, which can be complementary to the incident handling and security operations skills covered by CCNA Cyber Ops. Understanding vulnerabilities helps with threat analysis and incident response.

mentioned alongside CCNA Cyber Ops in 17% (62) of relevant job posts

GCIA

GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst) validates skills in analyzing network traffic and intrusion detection, which aligns with the incident analysis and threat detection aspects of CCNA Cyber Ops.

mentioned alongside CCNA Cyber Ops in 10% (89) of relevant job posts

GCIH

GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) focuses on incident handling and response, directly complementing the incident management skills covered in CCNA Cyber Ops.

mentioned alongside CCNA Cyber Ops in 5% (101) of relevant job posts