Soldato
Im wanting to do a security exam, my company uses a lot of cisco and check point kit. What would a good starting point be?
Cisco or check point exams?
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Man of Honour
It depends why you want to do it, if it's for career prospects then cisco is the industry standard obviously. However their exams are very much teaching you how to do what yuo need it on cisco kit, they're pretty light on theory stuff....
I know nothing about checkpoint exams however...
I know nothing about checkpoint exams however...
CCNA and the CCSP?
I have no idea how credible it is but there's also the security+ qualification.
I have no idea how credible it is but there's also the security+ qualification.
Thats what i was thinking, doing the Cisco CCNA first.
Associate
well you should really go for CCNA + SNPA (for PIX & ASA) and then CCSP
Im doing a CCNA, its looks OK but i need to get my head around subnetting EG:
stuff like that, although thats an easy one. Is there an easy way to remeber stuff like that, like a table with them all on which would be easy to recreate at an exam. how do you guys do it? (dont say use a calculator)
And remembering subnetting with VLSM's.
stuff like that, although thats an easy one. Is there an easy way to remeber stuff like that, like a table with them all on which would be easy to recreate at an exam. how do you guys do it? (dont say use a calculator)
And remembering subnetting with VLSM's.
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Im doing a CCNA, its looks OK but i need to get my head around subnetting EG:
stuff like that, although thats an easy one. Is there an easy way to remeber stuff like that, like a table with them all on which would be easy to recreate at an exam. how do you guys do it? (dont say use a calculator)
And remembering subnetting with VLSM's.
/28 is 1111 0000, so 0-15 (16 IP's per subnet)
eighth subnet (not inc subnet zero) = 9 x 16 = 144
144 - 2 (1 for broadcast, 1 as we start at 0 not 1) = 142
192.168.10.142
although yes i'd use a calculator
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If you are looking at Security Exams and work with Check Point then do the CCSA and CCSE exams.
Check Point are the most highly regarded certifications by the employers.
Check Point are the most highly regarded certifications by the employers.
As you can see im doing the CCNA first.
Where are you at with your CCNA stuff now dude?
I've just finished CCNA 1 & 2 but i'm doing it at college.
I've just finished CCNA 1 & 2 but i'm doing it at college.
I have read a lot of the Cisco stuff but I heard that the exam is getting a lot harder these days...
Stelly
From what i've heard they have brought some material down from the CCNP, probably because more and more people were taking the qualification so it's value was perhaps degrading.
Man of Honour
They dumped the stuff which was so old no one used it anymore basically, there is some filtering down from the CCNP, mainly because new higher end stuff is filtering into the CCNP....
