How many questions are on the Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam?

The Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam has 100 questions, and the vendor's published description is: Not published by the provider; exam duration is 120 minutes.

How long do you have to complete the Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam?

You get 120 minutes, which is about 72 seconds per question. The published format is: Not published by the provider; exam duration is 120 minutes.

What score do you need to pass the Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam?

The passing score is 83% (Not published by the provider (Cisco does not publish the cut score in advance; score reports show the passing score per exam)).

What are the domains on the Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam?

There are 6 domains: Security Concepts, Security Operations, Security Engineering, Security Architecture, Vulnerability Management, Programmability and Automation. The official weights are Security Concepts 10%, Security Operations 20%, Security Engineering 30%, Security Architecture 20%, Vulnerability Management 10%, Programmability and Automation 10%.

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 10% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Does Certilum have practice questions for the Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional exam?

Yes: 100 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Exam format

Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional Exam Format

350-201

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The CCNP Cybersecurity certification from Cisco validates the advanced skills required to architect, engineer, implement, and manage complex cybersecurity solutions in enterprise networks. This professional-level certification focuses on core security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention, identity services, and security automation. CCNP Cybersecurity is a high-stakes credential that demonstrates expertise in protecting network infrastructure against modern threats. The associated exam (350-201 CBRCOR) covers six domains spanning security concepts, vulnerability management, security architecture, engineering, operations, and programmability. Ideal for network security engineers, architects, and administrators, this certification serves as a stepping stone to expert-level CCIE Security and proves an individual can design and maintain resilient security postures in increasingly automated environments.

100 questions

120 min

83% to pass

6 domains

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Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

Specification	Value
Questions	100
Time limit	120 minutes (72s per question)
Passing score	83% — Not published by the provider (Cisco does not publish the cut score in advance; score reports show the passing score per exam)
Domains	6
Level	Professional
Question bank here	100 questions
Published format	Not published by the provider; exam duration is 120 minutes
Source	Official exam specification, published by the vendor

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

Domain	Weight	Topics	Practice Qs
Security Concepts	10%	Describe common security threats and vulnerabilities Describe cryptographic technologies and concepts Describe security architectures and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO) +1 more	10
Security Operations	20%	Monitor and analyze security events using Cisco Stealthwatch/Defense Orchestrator Implement incident response workflows and playbooks Automate security operations using APIs and scripts +1 more	20
Security Engineering	30%	Implement and manage Cisco Secure Firewalls (FTD, FMC) Implement and manage Cisco Secure IPS (intrusion prevention) Implement and manage Cisco VPN technologies (site-to-site, remote access) +2 more	30
Security Architecture	20%	Design and implement network security solutions (firewalls, VPNs, segmentation) Design and implement secure WAN and LAN architectures Design and implement security for cloud and virtual environments +1 more	20
Vulnerability Management	10%	Describe vulnerability assessment methodologies Interpret vulnerability scan results and prioritize remediation Describe threat intelligence and threat hunting concepts +1 more	10
Programmability and Automation	10%	Describe and use REST APIs for security device management Describe automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Python libraries) Interpret and modify YAML/JSON data structures for configuration +1 more	10

The heaviest domain is Security Concepts at 10%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Active. Official title is Performing Cybersecurity Using Cisco Security Technologies (350-201 CBRCOR), not 'Understanding Cybersecurity Operations and Procedures'; the exam page still says v1.1 while the current official exam topics are v1.2, whose blueprint changes (including AI in monitoring and analysis) went live January 21, 2025. The certification was renamed CyberOps Professional to Cybersecurity Professional on January 21, 2025 and rebranded CCNP Cybersecurity with holder migration on February 3, 2026. The official CCNP Cybersecurity page lists Prerequisites: None (no official-training requirement) and requires this core exam plus one concentration (300-215 CBRFIR or 300-220 CBRTHD); certification valid 3 years, renewable by exam or CE credits. Legacy /c/en/us/training-events/... exam URLs now 404 or redirect to the current /site/us/en/... page. Official exam page