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Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide
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Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide

by Shane Sexton, Raymond Lacoste
March 2024
Beginner to intermediate
400 pages
11h 43m
English
Cisco Press

Overview

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for the CCST Cybersecurity 100-160 exam. Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Leading Cisco technology experts Shane Sexton and Raymond Lacoste share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

  • A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam

  • Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section

  • Exam Topic lists that make referencing easy

  • Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly

  • The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports

  • An online Flash Cards application to help you drill on Key Terms by chapter

  • A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies

  • Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Content Update Program:

This Cert Guide includes coverage of all the topics on the Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Cybersecurity exam from the original exam blueprint. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on any digital updates for this book that align with Cisco exam blueprint version changes

The Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide walks you through all the exam topics found in the Cisco CCST exam. Topics covered include

  • Essential Security Principles

  • Basic Network Security Concepts

  • Endpoint Security Concepts

  • Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management

  • Incident Handling

Companion Website

The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions.

Pearson Test Prep online system requirements:

Browsers: Chrome version 73 and above, Safari version 12 and above, Microsoft Edge 44 and above.

Devices: Desktop and laptop computers, tablets running on Android v8.0 and above and iOS v13 and above, smartphones with a minimum screen size of 4.7. Internet access required.

Pearson Test Prep offline system requirements:

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Client; Pentium-class 1 GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam; access to the Internet to register and download exam databases

Also available from Cisco Press for CCST study is the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition and Practice Test. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with an enhanced Pearson Test Prep Practice Test.

This integrated learning package

  • Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams

  • Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions

  • Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions

  • Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780138204006