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The SecOps Group CNSP Exam Syllabus

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CNSP
Exam Code
60
Total Questions
17
Total Exam Domains

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The SecOps Group CNSP Exam Objectives

Section 1: TCP/IP (Protocols and Networking Basics)
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  • OSI Layer
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
  • Router, Switch and Hub
Section 2: Network Discovery Protocols
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This section of the exam deals with topics such as network discovery protocols. 
Section 3: Network Architectures, Mapping and Target Identification
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This section is about network architectures, mapping, and target identification.  
Section 4: Network Scanning & Fingerprinting
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This section of the exam is about network scanning and fingerprinting. 
Section 5: Testing Network Services
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This section covers topics such as testing network services. 
Section 6: Cryptography
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This exam section covers cryptography topics. 
Section 7: Active Directory Security Basics
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This section of the exam covers active directory basics. 
Section 8: Linux and Windows Security Basics
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This exam section deals with Linux and Windows OS security basics. 
Section 9: Common vulnerabilities affecting Windows Services
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This section of the exam covers common vulnerabilities impacting windows services. 
Section 10: Testing Web Servers and Frameworks
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This section covers topics such as testing web servers and frameworks.
Section 11: Basic Malware Analysis
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This section of the exam covers basic malware analysis topics. 
Section 12: Social Engineering attacks
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This topic covers social engineering attacks.  
Section 13: Network Security Tools and Frameworks (such as Nmap, Wireshark etc)
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This topic relates to network security tools and frameworks. 
Section 14: Open-Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT)
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This section of the exam covers open-source intelligence gathering OSNT.
Section 15: Database Security Basics
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This section covers database security topics. 
Section 16: TLS Security Basics
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This section of the exam covers TLS Security basics. 
Section 17: Password Storage
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This section of the exam covers password storage. 
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