Cisco CyberOps Associate Study Roadmap
Last updated: March 30, 2026
Domain Weight Distribution
Week-by-Week Study Plan
Domain 1: Security Concepts — OSI/TCP-IP models, CIA triad, security deployments, cryptography
Domain 1: PKI, network security systems, data visibility and access controls
Domain 2: Security Monitoring — Rule-based vs behavioral detection, SIEM, network attacks
Domain 2: Web app attacks, social engineering, endpoint attacks, evasion techniques
Domain 3: Host-Based Analysis — OS security, endpoint tools, log interpretation, malware analysis
Domain 4: Network Intrusion Analysis — Event mapping, protocol headers, packet analysis, regex
Domain 5: Security Policies — NIST 800-61, incident handling, CVSS, compliance frameworks
Full Review: Practice exams, Packet analysis labs, Kill Chain scenarios, Weak areas
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