Cisco Security exams - Question about the ccsp track

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Question about the ccsp track

npo3po

2004-04-11, 10:01 am

Hello, i recently completed my ccna, i'm now going through the cisco press bcmsn prep book in an on going effort to educate myself abit more about the routing and switching aspect of things, but the heart of the matter is that i want to go strictly for the ccsp first, as i'm interested primarily in the security side of things(wired and wireless), so what i want to ask of those of you who are further down the road than i am, is do i need to go through the material in the ccnp track to have a chance at the material in the ccsp track? or are they independent? also would a postion in an i.t department as a security engineer involve doing any routing and switching?

Need advice!
Amir

tbone654

2004-04-12, 6:02 pm

As far as jobs go, it depends on the size of the company. Large companies will have a dept. for the WAN, one for LAN, one for Mail Servers, etc.. Small companies you'll probably have 2 or 3 guys doing it all. Something to be said for both ways. You will get good at something by doing the samething everyday, however, after a while you may get tired of it. The large company may not let you move since you are a valuable resource. On the other hand, in the small company, doing different things each day is fun and exciting. It can be overwhelming at times, with no enough time to solve problems and keep up with the latest and greatest stuff.

I took the CCSP tests before the last change, so I'm not 100% sure about the latest test info. However, I don't think an understanding of routing and switching at the CCNP/DP level is needed. You do need to know/understand NAT/PAT, which is covered under the Remote Access test (CCNP). It certainly would not hurt to have more knowledge of routing than just the CCNA level

. You also need to be very familiar with the CLI. You will have to setup connections between router and firewalls, etc.. Need to know this stuff very well. Good luck.

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