The document provides an overview of Cisco's networking training and certification programs, highlighting the importance of routing, switching, and security in networking. It outlines the three progressive certification levels—CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE—along with their prerequisites and focus areas, particularly in routing and switching as well as network security. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of Cisco as a leading networking company and the demand for certified professionals in the IT industry.

1. Difference between Routing Switching &
Security

2. “Find your passion, Run with it, anything is
possible!!”

3. Introduction
• Networking is the evergreen domain in today's world. It is also known as the
backbone of IT industries.
• Without networking, we can’t expect any type of communication.
• Cisco Routing & Switching is the fundamental of networking domain but
along with it , for maintaining confidentiality, security needs to be there.

4. Who is Cisco?
• Cisco Systems is an American Multinational largest networking company in
the world. It comprises as a manufacturer of networking hardware and
communication devices with developing technology.
• All cisco products are in demand in all over the world. It maintains the
quality in technologies in all over the organizations or institutions requiring
technicians.
• Last but not the least, Cico launches its certifications for networking and
distributed in step by levels so that the functionality maintains.

5. Cisco Certifications
• Cisco certifications are distributed at various levels. So that the domain
aspirants can choose their topic according to interest and convenience.
• 3 progressive levels of certifications -

6. Networking Domains
• There are 7 primal domains for which the Cisco Certifications are held.
• Each domain having its own specialization technologies with abbreviate
functionalities

7. CISCO Routing and Switching
• CISCO Routing & Switching is one of
the most fundamental & initial phases
course along with it, also deals with
the data transmission.
• It is also known as the base for other
domain expert certifications.
• It is mainly divided into:
• 1.CCNA R&S
• 2.CCNP R&S
• 3.CCIE R&S respectively.

8. CCNA Routing and Switching
• CCNA is Associate level training which
mainly deals with fundamentals of
networking domain.
• These are a prerequisite course for
other certification courses as well.
• It doesn't require any prerequisite for
doing this certification.
• Its examinations divided into 2
categories
• 1.200-125 CCNA or 100-105 ICND1
• 2.200-105 ICND2

9. CCNP Routing and Switching
CCNP R&S is the second level of
certification and comparatively difficult
than CCNA R&S.
It's mainly designed for professional level
knowledge, planning, troubleshooting
skills.
Along with it, is validate to those
candidates who are having one year of
experience at professional level.

10. CCNP Routing and Switching
Prerequisite for this certifications is
CCNA Routing and Switching or any CCIE
Certification.
Examinations are distributed in below
manner:
1.300-101 ROUTE
2.300-115 SWITCH
3. 300-135 TSHOOT

11. CCIE Routing and Switching
• CCIE is experts levels Certification in
networking domain.
• This is one of the toughest levels that's
why it is also known as an achievement
in itself.
• Expert level candidates can easily plan
out, configure out, implement complex
networks according to clients
conditions.
• Prerequisite for this is, Candidate should
have 5 years of experience.

12. CCIE Routing and Switching
• There is no formal Prerequisite for
certification but one must have in-depth
knowledge and skills of Routing and
Switch before attempting this
certification.
• Certification Examination is distributed
in 2 levels
• 1.CCIE Routing and Switching Written
Exam
• 2.CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam

13. Cisco Security
• Cisco Security mainly deals with
Security of any network but one must
well know about skills and knowledge
of troubleshooting techniques.
• Three major levels to become Cisco
Security Expert
1. CCNA Security
2. CCNP Security
3. CCIE Security
4. CCNA Security

14. Cisco Security
• Features:
• Incident response
• Strategy, risk, and compliance
• Vulnerability management

15. CCNA Security
• Achieving Cisco Certified Network
Associate Security (CCNA Security)
Security certification confirms that
you have the associate-level
knowledge and skills required to
secure Cisco networks.
• It validates that you have the skills to
develop a security infrastructure,
recognise threats and vulnerabilities
to networks, and mitigate security
threats.

16. CCNP Security
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Security
(CCNP Security) certification program is
aligned specifically to the job role of the Cisco
Network Security Engineer responsible
for Security in Routers, Switches, Networking
devices and appliances, as well as choosing,
deploying, supporting and troubleshooting
Firewalls, VPNS, and IDS/IPS solutions for
their networking environments.

17. CCNP Security
• In addition, The
National Security Agency (NSA)
and the Committee on
National Security Systems
(CNSS) recognizes the Cisco
CCNP Security
courseware meets the CNSS
4013 training standard.

18. CCIE Security
• This is one of the highest level of security
certification.
• The Cisco Certified Internetwork
Expert Security (CCIE Security) program
recognizes security experts who have the
knowledge and skills to architect, engineer,
implement, troubleshoot, and support the full
suite of Cisco security technologies and solutions
using the latest industry best practices to secure
systems and environments against
modern security risks, threats, vulnerabilities,
and requirements.

19. CCIE Security
• Security continues to grow and
impact roles in IT. If security is
your passion, a CCIE Security is
the ultimate certification
challenge to lead you to a
career in managing and
creating end-to-end secure
networks.

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