mason1973 wrote: General question for everyone. Which way should I go? CCSP - Security Professional 5 exams focused more on the PIX family and related security issues CCNP - Network Professional 2 exams seems to simply build off the foundation set in the CCNA I'm currently job searching and have a limited budget. Also, I currently have two PIX firewalls and I interact with them on a regular basis. I'm interested in the CCSP and think it would be a nice way to be set apart from all the CCNAs and CCNPs running around, but 5 exams is a far more money on the table. Currently, I do not have any actual routers of my own, which means I would need to spend money one building a lab if I took the CCNP route. Which way should I go?