OT: Advice regarding CCIE Security

Hello All,

I finished CCIE (R&S) last month and after a couple of weeks of no studying
I realized that I was so used to the activity of studying for R&S for the
past 7-8 months that now I need to keep studying or I will while away time
every day after work doing useless stuff like surfing and watching TV (I am
single so no kids to amuse everyday). I have decided to succumb to the
addiction of studying so I am planning to take the challange of CCIE
Security.
I have configured ASA5500s for NAT, security access-groups, IPSec
site-to-site and remote-access VPNs and have configured ACS for TACACS and
RADIUS authentication; in a nutshell basic security rules and IPSec
connectivity for a medium sized enterprise. I have no experience with IPS
and MARS.
I am torn between 2 approaches for the CCIE Security track:
Approach 1: Start studying for CCIE Security written (2 months) ---> Pass
written ----> study 6-7 months for Lab ----> hope to pass the Lab
Approach 2: Start studying for CCSP (2-3 months) ----> Pass CCSP ----> Start
studying for CCIE Security written (1 month) ---> Pass written ----> study
6-7 months for Lab ----> hope to pass the Lab

Any suggestions/advice are more than welcome.
Omkar Tambalkar
CCIE #24892

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Received on Mon Aug 03 2009 - 15:50:44 ART