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Cisco COA

Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate Cyber Operations

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Exam fee

$300

Ongoing

30 CPE/yr

Study time

80–150 hrs

Delivery

Test center

Validity

3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

25.5 / 40

Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.

Blueprint rigor

How well-defined and rigorous the exam blueprint is.

Associate-tier Cisco SecOps ECO; scoped to monitoring fundamentals.

6.5/10

Practical evidence

Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.

Scenario items grounded in SOC tooling; lighter than the Pro version.

5.0/10

Currency & upkeep

How aggressively content is kept current with the field.

Refreshed alongside the Pro counterpart.

8.0/10

Market recognition

How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.

Recognised inside Cisco-trained SOC entry roles.

6.0/10

› Exam format

Multiple-choice + lab simulations, 120 minutes. Proctored via Pearson VUE.

Retake policy

Fee: $300 per attempt

Wait: 5d between attempts

5-day wait between attempts (varies by exam level).

› Recertification

Valid for 3 years. CE credits or re-exam.

› NICE Framework work roles

The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.

PD-WRL-003PD-WRL-001IO-WRL-004

Recognition

Global

Exam languages

› Core domains covered

The 1 domain this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.

A10Security Operations

SOC operations, SIEM tuning, SOAR playbooks, alert triage, log analysis, runbook development.

› Prerequisites

Experience

No formal prerequisites. Recommended: Basic knowledge of Cisco environments.

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