The Cisco Certified Support Technician: Cybersecurity exam assesses competency in the understanding of key security paradigms, terminology, and mindset for someone starting their journey in the cybersecurity field. An individual earning this certification has at least 150 hours of instruction or hands-on experience with cybersecurity. Successful candidates will have a keen awareness of the importance of security and the threats to a business when security procedures are not followed. They are developing the investigative and implementation skills necessary to succeed in the field and will be familiar with the toolset at a fundamental level and can assist in threat mitigation and incident response.