Cisco Partners – Conquer the Challenge, Claim the Glory: Join the Capture the Flag Competition!

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Showcase your Cisco knowledge in our thrilling Capture the Flag (CTF) competition. Climb the leaderboards, win exclusive prizes, and earn recognition among your peers. Cisco Partners can Learn, Compete, Win, and Certify by participating in a Partner-exclusive competition at Capture the Flag booth.

The top 3 players on the exclusive Cisco Partners-Only CTF Leaderboard will be champions crowned with partner-exclusive rewards! Every participating partner will be awarded a unique Black Belt Academy Cisco Live Digital Badge, a mark of your expertise and dedication. Join the award ceremony on Wednesday, June 5th at 4 PM and bask in the well-deserved recognition!

Fast Track Your Certifications with Black Belt Academy and Capture the Flag!

Fast Track Your Certifications with Black Belt Academy and Capture the Flag! In the Capture the Flag portal, participants will see missions that are specially marked “Associated with Black Belt Academy”. By completing one or all missions aligned with the Learning plan will count towards your certification progress. We've curated a list of missions aligned with your chosen Learning Plan by architecture, streamlining your path to Black Belt certification:

* Enterprise Networking

CTF Mission Name Black Belt Learning Plan Title
Introduction to the ThousandEyes
Internet Insights
Endpoint Insights
Black Belt ThousandEyes Deployment Stage 1
Introduction to the ThousandEyes Black Belt ThousandEyes PreSales Stage 1
Cisco Catalyst Center 2.3.7
Cisco Catalyst Center Use Case Solutions
Prime Migration to Cisco Catalyst Center
Black Belt Catalyst Center Presales Stage 2
Prime Migration to Cisco Catalyst Center Black Belt Catalyst Center Deployment Stage 2
SD-Access - Fabric Automation with LISP Pub/Sub Black Belt Catalyst Center Deployment Stage 1
From 0 to Cisco Spaces Black Belt Cisco Spaces Presales Stage 1
Cisco Spaces Technical Deep Dive Black Belt Cisco Spaces Presales Stage 2
Black Belt Cisco Spaces Presales Stage 1
Catalyst Center: POwEr play Black Belt Switching Presales Stage 1
Network Automation with Python Black Belt Wireless Presales Stage 1
Cisco ISE 3.3 Highlights
Cisco ISE Advanced - World of Integrations
Black Belt Fire Jumper Presales Stage 2 Electives - ISE 2024
Cisco Wireless: Hands-On Deep Dive Black Belt Wireless Presales Stage 2
Black Belt Wireless Presales Stage 1
Introduction to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Black Belt - SDWAN Deployment Stage 2
Black Belt - SDWAN Presales Stage 2
Catalyst SD-WAN - SASE Black Belt - SDWAN Deployment Stage 1

* Security

CTF Mission Name Black Belt Learning Plan Title
Secure Email - Finding the threat techniques
02 Get intelligence about malicious sample
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Email Threat Defense - Stage 2 2024
Secure the Endpoint v3
01 Triage Threat Detected on Critical Endpoint
02 Get intelligence about malicious sample
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Endpoint - Stage 2 2024
Orbital Basics v2
Cisco Breach Protection Suite - Hey found a RAT
Cisco Breach Protection Suite - Wizard Spider
Cisco Breach Protection Suite - Data Theft
Cisco Breach Protection Suite - Turla Snake
04 Streamline Threat Hunting with Cisco's XDR Solution
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - XDR - Stage 2 2024
Secure Network Analytics Investigation Walk Through
Detections with Central Analytics for SNA
Network Visibility Module Data and Detections Based on NVM flows
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Network Analytics - Stage 2 2024
Firewall Logging with Security Analytics and Logging OnPrem
Secure Firewall Basics
Secure Firewall Intermediate
Secure Firewall - SDWAN
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Firewall - Stage 2 2024
Consistently Secure the Multicloud Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Multicloud Defense - Stage 2 2024
Secure Workload - Basics Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Workload - Stage 2 2024
Cisco Vulnerability Management Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Attack Surface Management - Stage 2 2024
Secure Firewall - Zero Trust Access (ZTA)
Cisco Secure Access (SSE)
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Access - Stage 2 2024
01 Triage Threat Detected on Critical Endpoint
03 Get Intelligence and Block Malicious Domain
04 Streamline Threat Hunting with Cisco's XDR Solution
Black Belt NetDevOps Architect Security Stage 2
03 Get Intelligence and Block Malicious Domain
Umbrella DNS Security Basics
Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Cisco Umbrella - Stage 2 2024
Secure Application Access with Duo Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Cisco Duo - Stage 2 2024
Cisco Secure Connect - Unified SASE Black Belt Fire Jumper SE - Secure Connect - Stage 2 2024

* Data Center & Cloud

CTF Mission Name Black Belt Learning Plan Title
Dynamic Duo: Cisco & Nutanix Black Belt Nutanix Deployment Stage 2
Black Belt Nutanix Presales Stage 2
Everything Everywhere All In One
Automate your Datacenter with Intersight Cloud Orchestrator
Desperate Measures
Black Belt - Intersight Deployment Stage 2
Everything Everywhere All In One
Desperate Measures
Black Belt Intersight Presales Stage 2
Everything Everywhere All In One Black Belt UCS Deployment Stage 2
Black Belt UCS Presales Stage 2
Identify and STOP the Singularity
Into the weeds
Cisconian United Football Club with Intersight & ServiceNow
Black Belt Intersight Deployment Stage 1
Identify and STOP the Singularity
Cisconian United Football Club with Intersight & ServiceNow
Black Belt Intersight Presales Stage 2
Mining acquisitions with NDI
Deep visibility and Analytics on NDFC w/Nexus Dashboard Insights
Black Belt Nexus Dashboard Deployment Stage 2
Black Belt Nexus Dashboard Presales Stage 2
Escape the IT room with Nexus Dashboard Insight & SNOW Black Belt Nexus Dashboard Deployment Stage 1
Black Belt Nexus Dashboard Presales Stage 1
Mining acquisitions with NDI
Accelerate infrastructure deployment with ACI 6.0
Black Belt - ACI Deployment Stage 2
The Bridge to Hybrid Cloud Black Belt ACI Deployment Stage 1

* Meraki

CTF Mission Name Black Belt Learning Plan Title
Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst
Cloud Monitored Campus
Black Belt - Meraki Presales Stage 1
Cisco Meraki Mysteries: The Subscription Adventure
Adaptive Policy - Cloud-managed TrustSec
Black Belt - Meraki Presales Stage 2
Adaptive Policy - Cloud-managed TrustSec
MV Cameras: Dunder Mifflin Robbery!
Meraki Security & SD-WAN
Black Belt - Meraki Deployment Stage 2
Getting Started with Meraki's Interactive API Docs
IoT Solutions with the Meraki Platform
IoT Solutions (Advanced) with the Meraki Platform
The Unified Cisco SASE - Secure Connect
Journey to SASE with Meraki Secure Edge
Black Belt Meraki Deployment Stage 1
Getting Started with Meraki's Interactive API Docs
Sustainability with the Cisco Meraki Platform
IoT Solutions with the Meraki Platform
IoT Solutions (Advanced) with the Meraki Platform
The Unified Cisco SASE - Secure Connect
Journey to SASE with Meraki Secure Edge
Black Belt Meraki Presales Stage 1
Networking with Meraki - IoT and Programmability Black Belt NetDevOps Architect EN Stage 2

* Collaboration

CTF Mission Name Black Belt Learning Plan Title
Webex Calling - Webex Calling For Chrome and Virtual Lines
Webex Calling - Attendant Console
Black Belt Cloud Calling Deployment Stage 1
Webex Calling - Webex Calling For Chrome and Virtual Lines
Webex Calling - Attendant Console
Webex Calling - Call Queue
Black Belt Cloud Calling Presales Stage 1
Webex Calling - Webex Calling For Chrome and Virtual Lines
Webex Calling - Attendant Console
Webex Calling - Call Queue
Black Belt Cloud Calling Presales Stage 2
Webex Calling - Webex Calling For Chrome and Virtual Lines
Webex Calling For Chrome and Virtual Lines
Black Belt Cloud Calling Deployment Stage 2
Webex Connect Provisioning with Webex Contact Center
Webex Connect PreConfig and Email Digital Channel
Black Belt Webex Contact Center Deployment Stage 2
Webex Connect Provisioning with Webex Contact Center Black Belt Webex Contact Center Presales Stage 2

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Black Belt Academy is excited to partner up with other Cisco Partner teams to bring you even more Partner activities and benefits! The Partner Passport Scavenger hunt that qualifies partners to enter the raffle competition when you stop by the Capture the Flag booth or the come to booth #4227 called Cisco Global Partner Experience to get started!