Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS)
200-201
Money Back Guarantee
98% Success Rate
Real Questions
1
Security Concepts 20%
1.0
Describe the CIA triad
Key Concepts
- Confidentiality - ensuring data privacy and access control
- Integrity - maintaining data accuracy and trustworthiness
- Availability - ensuring systems and data are accessible when needed
Question Focus
- Identify which pillar of CIA triad is violated in scenarios
- Understand relationship between CIA principles
- Apply CIA triad to real-world security incidents
1.2
Compare security deployments
6 subtopics1.2.aNetwork, endpoint, and application security systems
1.2.bAgentless and agent-based protections
1.2.cLegacy antivirus and antimalware
1.2.dSIEM, SOAR, and log management
1.2.eContainer and virtual environments
1.2.fCloud security deployments
Learning Objectives
- Compare and contrast different security deployment models
- Identify appropriate security technologies for various scenarios
- Understand the evolution from legacy to modern security solutions
1.3
Describe security terms
9 subtopics1.3.aThreat intelligence (TI)
1.3.bThreat hunting
1.3.cMalware analysis
1.3.dThreat actor
1.3.eRun book automation (RBA)
1.3.fReverse engineering
1.3.gSliding window anomaly detection
1.3.hThreat modeling
1.3.iDevSecOps
Learning Objectives
- Define and explain modern cybersecurity terminology
- Understand the role of each security practice in overall security posture
1.4
Compare security concepts
4 subtopics1.4.aRisk
1.4.bThreat
1.4.cVulnerability
1.4.dExploit
Question Focus
- Distinguish between risk, threat, vulnerability, and exploit
- Calculate or assess risk in given scenarios
- Identify relationship between these concepts
1.5
Describe the principles of the defense-in-depth strategy
Key Concepts
- Layered security approach
- Multiple security controls at different levels
- Network segmentation
- Perimeter security
- Internal security controls
- Endpoint protection
- Data security
- Redundancy and resilience
Question Focus
- Identify layers in defense-in-depth model
- Apply defense-in-depth principles to network design
- Understand why multiple layers are necessary
1.6
Compare access control models
8 subtopics1.6.aDiscretionary access control (DAC)
1.6.bMandatory access control (MAC)
1.6.cNondiscretionary access control
1.6.dAuthentication, authorization, accounting (AAA)
1.6.eRule-based access control
1.6.fTime-based access control
1.6.gRole-based access control (RBAC)
1.6.hAttribute-based access control (ABAC)
Question Focus
- Compare and contrast different access control models
- Identify appropriate model for given scenarios
- Understand AAA framework components
1.7
Describe terms as defined in CVSS
7 subtopics1.7.aAttack vector
1.7.bAttack complexity
1.7.cPrivileges required
1.7.dUser interaction
1.7.eScope
1.7.fTemporal metrics
1.7.gEnvironmental metrics
Key Concepts
- CVSS v3.x scoring system (0.0 to 10.0)
- Base metrics: inherent characteristics of vulnerability
- Impact metrics: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Severity ratings: None (0), Low (0.1-3.9), Medium (4.0-6.9), High (7.0-8.9), Critical (9.0-10.0)
Question Focus
- Calculate or interpret CVSS scores
- Understand impact of each metric on overall score
- Identify appropriate CVSS values for given vulnerabilities
1.8
Identify the challenges of data visibility (network, host, and cloud) in detection
Key Concepts
- Network visibility challenges: encrypted traffic, high bandwidth, east-west traffic
- Host visibility challenges: endpoint diversity, remote workers, BYOD
- Cloud visibility challenges: multi-tenancy, shared responsibility, API-driven infrastructure
- Encryption impact on inspection
- Distributed infrastructure complexity
- Shadow IT and unauthorized applications
Question Focus
- Identify visibility gaps in security monitoring
- Understand impact of encryption on detection capabilities
- Recognize cloud-specific visibility challenges
1.9
Identify potential data loss from traffic profiles
Key Concepts
- Unusual outbound traffic patterns
- Large data transfers to external destinations
- Access to sensitive file repositories
- Use of unapproved cloud storage services
- DNS tunneling and data exfiltration techniques
- Baseline vs anomalous behavior
Question Focus
- Analyze traffic patterns for potential data exfiltration
- Identify indicators of data loss in network flows
- Recognize covert data exfiltration methods
1.10
Interpret the 5-tuple approach to isolate a compromised host in a grouped set of logs
Key Concepts
- 5-tuple components: source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port, protocol
- Correlation of network sessions
- Isolating malicious traffic patterns
- NetFlow and session analysis
- Identifying compromised endpoints through connection patterns
Question Focus
- Use 5-tuple to trace malicious activity
- Identify compromised hosts from log analysis
- Correlate events across multiple log sources
1.11
Compare rule-based detection vs. behavioral and statistical detection
Key Concepts
- Rule-based (signature-based): matches known patterns, low false positives, misses unknown threats
- Behavioral detection: analyzes deviations from normal behavior, detects unknown threats, higher false positives
- Statistical detection: uses statistical models and machine learning, adaptive to new patterns
- Hybrid approaches combining multiple detection methods
Question Focus
- Compare advantages and disadvantages of each detection method
- Identify appropriate detection method for scenarios
- Understand limitations of signature-based approaches
Domain Hands-on Skills
Identify CIA triad violations in security incidentsInterpret CVSS scores and metricsAnalyze 5-tuple data to isolate compromised hostsRecognize access control model implementations
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Confusing threat, vulnerability, and exploit
- Misunderstanding CVSS metric values
- Not recognizing scope changes in CVSS
- Overlooking defense-in-depth layers
2
Security Monitoring 25%
3
Host-Based Analysis 20%
4
Network Intrusion Analysis 20%
5