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Cisco's professional security track and it's holding its value as network security converges with zero-trust architecture. Cisco's install base guarantees a deep pool of employers.
Network security engineers who run firewalls, ISE, secure access and, increasingly, SASE deployments. They work at enterprises with Cisco estates, at carriers, and at managed security providers.
Growth in security demand carries this one even as pure networking certs plateau — the security specialization is what sets it apart from CCNP Enterprise. From here it stacks toward CCIE Security or CISSP.
The exposure is a shift in architecture: as security control moves to cloud-delivered platforms, Cisco's box-centric heritage starts to look dated, and the cert's value tracks how well Cisco handles that move.
How CCNP Security's market value changes with years since it was earned.
Top 25% of the CertBueno Top 100.
This certification pays 16% above the rest of the Top 100.
One of 4 Cisco certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 1st among them.
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