With the increasing number of security threats and hacking incidents, demand for professionals with cybersecurity skills is at an all-time high. Currently, there is a global shortage of more than ONE MILLION security professionals. 

“The new Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification and training program is uniquely positioned to provide network security professionals with sought-after skills to proactively detect and mitigate network security threats—skills that are becoming increasingly critical for protecting organizations today.”
Bill Rosenthal | CEO | Logical Operations
About SCYBER

The Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection Analysis (SCYBER) curriculum prepares students to take the Cyber Security Specialist Certification exam and to hit the ground running as a security analyst. The course, although a Cisco course, teaches industry best standards and uses third party agnostic tools (i.e. HP, Juniper, and more) so it is applicable to multiple infrastructures.

  • Days of Training: 5
  • Prerequisites: There are technically NO prerequisites for this course, however, CCNA is recommended. This course is designed for a minimum 2-year professional.
  • Certification: Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist
Key Features
  • Provides a certification for a niche job market with a global one million job gap 
  • Approaches Network Security from an inside the network viewpoint, showing students how to guard their infrastructure vs. sitting in the mind of a hacker that tries to penetrate and punch holes in the network
  • Teaches students how to monitor, analyze, and RESPOND to security threats within the network
  • Lab heavy and hands-on course that uses real data streams that a professional would experience on the job
About the Certification

The Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification recognizes security professionals who have attained specialized in-depth expertise and proven knowledge in the essential areas of proactive cyber threat detection and mitigation. Designed for professional security analysts, the Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification focuses on the topics of event monitoring, security event/alarm/traffic analysis, and incident response.

Get Your Instructors Certified

Take the first step towards offering the new SCYBER training by getting your instructors certified. Have your instructors submit a resume/CV to CCSI-support@cisco.com for review. Please include "SCYBER - Logical Operations" in the subject line.

sep, 23 2014
Logical Operations, the world’s leading provider of instructor-led courseware and a global Cisco Education Services Distributor (ESD), today announces the release of Cisco Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis (SCYBER) training curriculum to support Cisco’s new Cybersecurity Specialist certification. Demand for cybersecurity professionals has been on the rise for years, with recent high profile computer hacking events even further escalating the need for qualified profess...