Re: OT: Advice regarding CCIE Security

According to his signature he's already a CCIE RS. Which means he probably
has a certain degree of experience and security background already.

I guess he might have been just itchy about the CCIE RS - but so were
others... aka the Green Labs Team at one time.

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:30 AM, Alexei Monastyrnyi <alexeim73_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Omkar.
>
> You should really ask yourself which level of expertise you really need. It
> also very much depends on your working environment. My approach is always
> "experience first, certification next". Try to secure your network in a
> proper way according to SRNDs, best practices etc, implement IPS on your
> perimeter, host security for your mobile users etc etc, you can be really
> creative when it comes to network security. Build up your CCSP as you go. In
> a couple of years you can check if you still need that CCIE Security.
>
> Being a CCIE is a commitment (IMO) to being an expert with real-word
> experience behind your shoulders. Just having itchy feet for study does not
> mean you'll become an expert during your studies. No offense.
>
> Just my .02
>
> A.
>
>
> Omkar Tambalkar 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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