#CiscoChampion Radio, S4|Ep. 9: CCNA Cyber Ops Book with Authors Omar Santos & Joey Muniz

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode we’re talking to Omar Santos and Joseph Muniz, the authors of two Cisco Press certification guides on cybersecurity fundamentals and operations.

CCNA Cyber Ops SECFND #210-250 Official Cert Guide
CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS #210-255 Official Cert Guide

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Cisco Guests

• Omar Santos (@santosomar), Principle Engineer, Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)
• Joseph Muniz (@SecureBlogger and thesecurityblogger.com), Architect and Security Researcher, Cisco

Cisco Champion Hosts

• Brad Haynes (@GK_bradhaynes), Client Solutions Specialist
• Timothy Harmon (@harmont2004), IT and Security Professional

Moderator

• Kim Austin (@ciscokima)

Podcast Discussion Topics

• How the CCNA Cyber Ops books and program started.
• How the increased importance of cybersecurity led to a new approach to training and materials.
• The two fundamental elements that people working in security should keep in mind.
• Key items from the books that add value to the skill set of a person getting into cybersecurity.
• What applications the authors have on their own laptops to perform testing.
• How to prepare or study for the CCNA test and how the materials are kept up to date
• The authors’ experiences with hackathons and capture-the-flag events and how these types of events can be valuable to your professional life.
• Security horror stories from the field

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Resources:

Cisco Systems:

• CCNA Cyber Ops Certification
• Cisco Security Blog

Blog Posts:

• SYNful Knock: Detecting and Mitigating Cisco IOS Software Attacks
• SYNful Knock: Acting to protect Cisco customers
• SYNful Knock: Protect Your Credentials, Protect Your Network
• The Shadow Brokers EPICBANANA and EXTRABACON Exploits
• Cisco CCNA Cyber Ops Scholarship: The Ins and Outs!

Cisco Learning Network:

• 210-250 SECFND Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (SECFND)
• 210-255 SECOPS Implementing Cisco Cybersecurity Operations (SECOPS)

Cisco Press:

• CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS 210-255 Official Cert Guide
• CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS 210-255 Official Cert Guide
• CCNA CyberOps SECFND 210-250 LiveLessons
• CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS 210-255 LiveLessons

More:

• Ethical Hacking Cisco Press video courses
• Art of Hacking on GitHub