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Got a 910. Nothing too impressive. The exam was a fair one and I can safely say that the best way to prepare is to have done it in production. I used the OCG, CBT and the Quick reference but what made it easy for me was experience.
Next is IPS. This is where it gets real. I have limited experience in this section. However, I am looking at deploying a few ASAs with IPS modules soon which I'm very excited about.
Next is IPS. This is where it gets real. I have limited experience in this section. However, I am looking at deploying a few ASAs with IPS modules soon which I'm very excited about.
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.
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Fall 2016: Start PhD in Mathematics [X]
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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Certs/Business Licenses In Progress: AWS Solutions Architect, Series 6, Series 63, GCP Architect, Series 65
Think of the 2:00 a.m. test—if you were awakened in the
middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
traffic flows in your network while you were half asleep, could you do it?
You were right. If everything goes according to plan, I will lab it in production. There are a few ASAs with IPS modules that I will have to deploy from scratch. We are changing all the networking equipment in a few offices and configuring everything from the ground up. I'm thinking of playing around with them a lot.
Also, has anyone managed to get an IPS working in GNS?
Heracles004 - What did you use to lab?
Think of the 2:00 a.m. test—if you were awakened in the
middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
traffic flows in your network while you were half asleep, could you do it?
You'll enjoy the IPS although it is true, the ASA IPS vs. 4200s are a bit different. But you're resourceful, I have no doubt you'll find a way to lab it up right.
I didn't take SECURE - I had one of the earlier Cisco SND exams grandfathered into my CCNP Security, but I'm planning on starting to study/lab it right after the CISM exam on the 14th.
I think I will have a go at the standalone IPS too. I talked to an acquaintance of mine who has a 4255 in his network and persuaded him to let me play with it a little. In case that doesn't happen, I will think of something else.
Rack rental was the way I had to go. Still not as good as having hands-on, but it worked out. Spent a ton of time on the IME demo-mode/sim as well. Not much functionality but enough to get acquainted before you go stumbling through the rack rental.