Cisco Updating CCSP Exams

April 22, 2003 - Cisco Systems, Inc. recently announced on its Web site, which will be updated several of its Cisco certified security professional ccsp examination.

Three new examination will be broadcast live on June 17. On the other hand, will for the first time participate in the October 27. A detailed description of the update, we find that the chart below: examination old name the number of new changes in the number of # * 160 live date secured Cisco IOS network (secure) Limited (formerly mcns 640 -- 100 mcns 642 -- 501 secure new topics included in the security of the examination, including 642-501 VPN Router Management Center VPN routers and enterprise management. second simulation projects has been included.

June 17 2003 Cisco security PIX Firewall Advanced ( cspfa) 9e0 - 111 642-521 new topics included in the cspfa 642 -- PIX 521 examinations including the management centre.

June 17 2003 Cisco security Virtual Private Network (csvpn) 9e0 - 121 642-511 new issues csvpn 642-511 included in the examination include the new VPN client automatically 3.6 start function VPN 3000 Series concentrator security and bandwidth reservation Features and VPN 3002 backup server, load balancing, and reverse route injection characteristics.

June 17 2003 Cisco security Intrusion Detection System (csids) 9e0 - 100 642-531 , it is unknown.

will launch beta version of the format ( 643-531), from July 21 through August 22.

October 27, 2003 * * Source: Cisco spokesman.

according to a Cisco spokesman said that the current versions of the first three these examinations can continue through September 2003 30.

The spokesman could not say what plans, if any, Cisco has been heading fifth test 9e0 - 131 Cisco security Implementation (CSI).

According to the new numbers for the examination, Ciscos marketing program manager, Internet Learning Solutions Group, said Nader nanjiani , the number be changed to reflect, through these tests, and will now begin to ccna ccda certification. nanjiani that eventually almost all professional and specialist Cisco will count toward recertification examination, but in the meantime, the 642 - nicknamed is used to reflect this new examination papers.

more information on Ciscos ccsp certification can be found here.

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