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Re: CCNP vs. CCSP
With the CCNA you can administer a network. With the CCNP you can build the network. With the CCSP you can secure the network. So.... if you have the CCNP and CCSP, then you can build secure networks. I'd go with the CCNP first.... if there is no network built, there is nothing to secure. I feel that the CCNP lays the… -
CCNP vs. CCSP
Hope everyone is doing well. I just passed the CCNA today, and am reading up on which route I want to take now. I want to eventually be mac daddy security pro, but I've talked to a couple guys who say to go for CCNP first. Reasoning is to have a complete and total grasp on internetworking etc...and then to veer towards… -
Re: CCNP vs. CCSP
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Re: CCNP vs. CCSP
It does serve that purpose well. Especially when security started to become hot several years ago, the lack of basic networking skills amongst security professional was a problem. Not sure how that's nowadays, but CCNP goes much further than the basics. It's a specialist cert, and you don't need to go 'that' far for the… -
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Re: CCNP vs. CCSP
Instead of going all Cisco-wise, perhaps take a vendor-independant cert or two. There IS a difference between securing a network acording to best-practice, and securing it according to Cisco. For example, until PIXOS7 came out last year, PIX couldn't handle ICMP in a secure way (stateful). So by enabling it you exposed… -
Re: CCNP vs. CCSP
Hello Everyone, I recommend Security+, CCNA (very valued networking basics), CCDA (design and all that), CCSP (nice value to your CV if you want to be a security pro) and close it with SSCP and CISSP. I believe CCNP is "too much" for my profile (a security consultant)... I would suggest, you do at least: MSCA Security…
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