Re: OT: Advice regarding CCIE Security

Do a CBA. Would studying the CCSP be better for you, given the time
and money involved?

Or does the CCIE look better?

I'm in a similar situation.. I just came home and was like "wow, I
don't have to study those damn LSAs anymore.. no more spanning tree
either!" but then the realization was "so what do I do?"

You have a deficiency in MARS and IPS. Why not study those pieces of
the CCSP first and see if you feel comfortable taking the written?
That would be my advice.

--William McCall

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Omkar
Tambalkar<omkar.groupstudy_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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