Cisco CCST Cybersecurity (100-160) Practice Test
Use the free 20-question tests to find weak areas, then move to the full 50-minute format when you need a longer run under the clock. Cisco's live exam lasts 50 minutes and covers five published topic areas.
Mixed Set — CCST Cybersecurity Practice Tests
Five short tests that mix questions across security principles, network and endpoint security, vulnerability and risk concepts, and incident handling. Each set has 20 questions and a 22-minute timer.
Domain Wise — CCST Cybersecurity Practice Tests
One 20-question test for each topic area Cisco publishes for 100-160. Cisco does not publish percentage weights for these areas, so none is presented as more important than another.
Twenty questions finds the gap.
Fifty minutes tests your pacing.
The free sets are built for quick diagnosis. The paid format gives you 46 questions across the same five Cisco topic areas on a 50-minute clock, with six Select TWO questions in every test. Cisco does not publish a fixed live-exam question count, so 46 is our practice format rather than a claimed Cisco count.
| Free tests on this page | Full-length practice tests | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 20 | 46 |
| Time limit | 22 minutes | 50 minutes |
| Coverage | Mixed set or one topic area | All five Cisco topic areas |
| Objective coverage | Short-form sampling | All 23 objectives represented in each test |
| Choose-TWO format | Short-test format | 6 questions per test |
| Exam conditions | Timed short practice | Full 50-minute timed run |
| Number available | 10 free tests | 10 full-length tests · 460 questions |
| Price | Free | From $1.99₹79£1.59€1.79 per test |
How to Use These Tests
Use the short sets to diagnose first. Save the longer timed tests for the point where you need to check whether your concentration holds across the whole 50-minute window.
Benchmark
Take two mixed sets before going back through your notes. Look for repeated misses, not one bad question.
Start with Practice Test 1 →Drill the gap
Move to the domain-wise test that matches your weakest area. Work until the concepts stop feeling like guesswork.
Choose a domain test →Run the full clock
When you are close to exam day, switch to 46 questions in 50 minutes. That is where pacing errors start to show.
Get Full-Length Tests →About the Cisco CCST Cybersecurity (100-160) Exam
Cisco positions CCST Cybersecurity as an entry-level certification covering security principles, network and endpoint security, vulnerability assessment and risk management, and incident handling.
What the certification covers
CCST Cybersecurity validates foundational cybersecurity knowledge for entry-level roles. Cisco lists cybersecurity technician, cybersecurity analyst and Tier 1 help desk support among the roles associated with its Junior Cybersecurity Analyst path.
The certification is also a first step toward Cisco's Cybersecurity Associate path. Cisco does not publish percentage weights for the five 100-160 topic areas, and its current CCST FAQ says the number of exam questions varies.
Exam format
Exam code: 100-160 CCST Cybersecurity.
Duration: 50 minutes.
Question count: Varies. Cisco does not publish a fixed number.
Result: Pass or fail.
Price: US$125 plus applicable tax.
Delivery: Proctored online or at a testing center.
Languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese and Portuguese.
Eligibility and recertification
Prerequisites: None. Cisco says CCST certifications have no formal prerequisites.
Failed-exam retake: Wait five calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before retaking the same entry-level exam.
Certification validity: CCST certifications earned on or after 15 July 2025 are valid for five years.
Recertification: Pass a current CCST exam or an eligible higher-level Cisco certification exam before the five-year period ends.
Training: Cisco's Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path is the recommended NetAcad path for this exam.
CCST Cybersecurity Exam Topic Areas
Cisco publishes five topic areas for 100-160 but no percentage weighting. The table therefore shows the topic areas and the corresponding coverage in our 46-question full-length practice format, not Cisco exam percentages.
| Area | Cisco topic area | Our 46-question practice allocation |
|---|---|---|
| D1 | Security Principles | 8 questions |
| D2 | Network Security Concepts | 10 questions |
| D3 | Endpoint Security Concepts | 12 questions |
| D4 | Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management | 8 questions |
| D5 | Incident Handling | 8 questions |
How Our Practice Tests Are Written
Current Cisco objectives first. The question bank is mapped to the five published topic areas and all 23 objectives used in the current 100-160 blueprint. It stays at entry level: common threats, access control, secure networking, endpoints, risk, monitoring and incident response.
Scenarios instead of dictionary prompts. Most questions put the concept into a support or junior-security situation. You may need to distinguish authentication from authorization, choose a secure wireless configuration, interpret a simple log event or identify the right incident-response action.
No invented Cisco weighting. Cisco does not publish percentage weights for CCST Cybersecurity. The long-form practice tests use a fixed internal distribution so one test can be compared with another, but that allocation is ours.
Full-length tests include Select TWO questions. Each 46-question test contains 40 single-answer questions and 6 Select TWO questions. Multi-answer items are scored all-or-nothing in the practice engine.
CCST Cybersecurity Preparation Tips
Study strategy
Use Cisco's objective list as your checklist. The exam is broad but foundational. Make sure you can explain the 23 published objectives in plain language, then test the ones you cannot apply in a short scenario.
Keep the level right. You do not need advanced exploit development or deep Cisco CLI knowledge for this exam. Spend your time on security fundamentals, common controls, basic network and endpoint security, vulnerability and risk decisions, and incident handling.
Study the distinctions. Authentication versus authorization. Hashing versus encryption. Vulnerability versus risk. Containment versus eradication. Those small boundaries create a lot of exam questions.
Test-taking strategy
Read the deciding word. FIRST, BEST and MOST can turn two technically valid options into one correct choice. Read the whole stem before you commit.
Do not build a pace from an assumed live question count. Cisco says the number of questions varies. Use the full 50-minute practice format to build concentration, then manage the live exam by the timer and the questions in front of you.
Escalate when the role demands it. CCST is an entry-level exam. Many scenarios are about recognizing the issue, preserving evidence and following the correct process rather than performing advanced remediation yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cisco says the exam lasts 50 minutes and the number of questions varies. It does not publish a fixed question count for 100-160.
The current Cisco price is US$125 plus applicable tax.
Cisco's current CCST exam pages describe the result as pass or fail and do not publish a numeric passing score for 100-160.
For certifications earned on or after 15 July 2025, CCST is valid for five years. Cisco lists passing a current CCST or an eligible higher-level certification exam among the recertification routes.
Cisco requires a five-calendar-day wait for failed entry-level written exams, beginning the day after the failed attempt.
Yes. The Cisco CCST Cybersecurity (100-160) full-length practice tests use a 46-question, 50-minute format across all five topic areas, with all 23 objectives represented in every test. There are 10 full-length tests, 460 questions in total, from $1.99₹79£1.59€1.79 per test.
Yes. The five mixed sets and five domain-wise tests on this page are free.
Start short. Then run the full 50 minutes.
Use a free 20-question set to find the gap. When you are ready to test pacing across a longer session, move to the 46-question full-length format.
