Re: OT: Advice regarding CCIE Security

The IPS/IDS is probably the least of your issues if you can get a hold of
one to practice with. Let me know if this is a challenge for you. I'd be
more concerned with ASA Firewall and various types of VPN experience more
than most things in a very unequal way of thinking... like points for
instance.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 6:50 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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