From: Jens Petter (jenseike@start.no)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2006 - 00:35:22 GMT-3
Man, stop this discussion... Of course this is a april fool... I understand
he really did fool many of you... EVERY change to the ccie lab is announced
on the cco, they newer do send email around to anybody about that... People,
come on - do you really think so??? NEWER
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramon Nieva" <ramon@nieva.com>
To: <security@groupstudy.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: CCIE Security lab changes just announced. Nice surprise?
> Was it a hoax? I don't know. We'll never know until someone attends the
> lab after may 31st...
> But I agree, 6 months warning is the usual thing.
> I'm waiting for the official announcement.
>
> Shaun Nicholson wrote:
>
>>Tim
>>Could not agree with you any more on those products and the benefits to
>>knowing them. I know I do fine by these products but it would be close to
>>impossible to test these products on CCIE lab and still have it as a valid
>>lab test environment, I think thats the point both myself and Simon were
>>trying to make.
>>
>>And as for the original post YES WE ALL KNOW IT WAS A HOAX, YES WE ALL
>>SPOTTED THE DATE AND YES HOW WE ALL CHUCKLED AFTERWARDS. Well I did
>>anywayq
>>as my lab dates May 11th. Sorry to shout but I must have seen 15 emails
>>saying check the date, not on the Official Cisco website, it BS isnt it?
>>etc etc and its now becoming a little tiresome. Bah Humbug back to
>>studying
>>
>>Shaun Nicholson CCIE 6705
>>CCNP, CCSP, INFOSEC, JNCIA-M
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Tim [mailto:ccie2be@nyc.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 11:29
>>AM
>>To: 'Ryan DeBerry'
>>Cc: security@groupstudy.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>>Subject: RE: CCIE Security lab changes just announced. Nice surprise?
>>
>>Guys,
>>
>>
>>I don't know if this news is real or not. But, I do know that knowing
>>those
>>products is a good career move.
>>
>>
>>NAC and CS-MARS are very hot products and for those out there doing
>>consulting, having the skills to design and deploy these products will
>>place
>>you on a very small list.
>>
>>
>>Of course, each person's situation is somewhat unique and each will have
>>to
>>decide what effort to devote to staying current.
>>
>>
>>Just my 2 cents.
>>
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>
>> _____
>>From: Ryan DeBerry [mailto:rdeberry@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 01,
>>2006 8:34 AM
>>To: Tim
>>Cc: security@groupstudy.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>>Subject: Re: CCIE Security lab changes just announced. Nice surprise?
>>
>>
>>This is not real. It would be listed on this page:
>>
>>http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/announcements/index.html
>>
>>Until it is there I don't believe it.
>>
>>
>>On 4/1/06, Tim <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>Sergej,
>>
>>Actually, I'm not surprised. As you know, Cisco has been beefing up it's
>>portfolio of security products for a while and considers Security and VOIP
>>the new paths for future revenue and earnings growth. By adding these new
>>technologies to the ccie requirements, Cisco is also greatly increasing
>>its
>>salesforce for these new products.
>>
>>I wouldn't be surprised if, in a few months, Cisco makes another
>>announcement which adds NAC to the list of technologies Security CCIE's
>>have
>>
>>to master.
>>
>>Like all changes to the lab requirements, this is a double edge sword. On
>>the one hand, your work load just went up. But, on the other hand, the
>>value
>>of your knowledge increased in lockstep with your new workload.
>>So, if you're real close to being sufficiently prepared for the lab, then
>>just hunker down and take the lab before May 31st.
>>
>>If you're not close enough to do that, start downloading the Config Guide
>>for CS-Mars and the other new products and get to work. Or, check out the
>>training that's available to get you up to speed faster.
>>
>>CS-Mars training
>>http://www.skyline-ats.com/Training/T_CourseDetailClass.asp?MyClassID=656
>>NAC training
>>http://www.skyline-ats.com/Training/T_CourseDetailClass.asp?MyClassID=681
>>
>>HTH, Tim
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>>Sergej Gurenko
>>Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:13 AM To: security@groupstudy.com
>>Subject: CCIE Security lab changes just announced. Nice surprise?
>>
>>Did anyone else receive such a surprising e-mail from CCIE team?
>>
>>
>>>CCIE Security Exam Updates
>>>
>>>Effective May 31, 2006 all CCIE Security lab locations will begin
>>>introducing Cisco ASA with CSC-SSM into the exam racks. Along with the
>>>
>>ASA
>>
>>>with CSC-SSM introduction, the lab will also be upgrading to IOS
>>version
>>
>>>12.4T (3a) and the equipment software to the following versions:
>>>* Traffic Anomaly Detector Appliance
>>>* Guard DDoS Mitigation Appliance
>>>* CS - MARS
>>>* Cisco Security Agent (installed on student PC)
>>>We are sorry for the inconvenience this causes. If you would like
>>>to cancel and reschedule your lab exam for another time, without
>>>penalty, please contact CCIE customer support by May 31, 2006 at
>>>cancel-ccie@cisco.com
>>>
>>>Gail Dean
>>>Manager, Customer Service
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Sergej.Gurenko@bluebridge.lt <mailto:Sergej.Gurenko@bluebridge.lt> IT
>>Security Engineer - Consultant
>>BlueBridge, Jasinskio 16A
>>Vilnius 01112, Lithuania
>>tel.: +370 5 2526032
>>mob.: +370 685 21034
>>
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