Dear valued client.

Cisco has recently restructured the CCSP certification track as a result of the introduction of the new CCNA Security concentration. The SND (Securing Network Devices) class and exam have been integrated into the new IINS (Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security) class and exam for CCNA Security. As a result, the SND exam will be retired on November 17, 2008 and will no longer be a requirement for CCSP.

Candidates for the new CCSP track will now take a total of four exams —three required(*SNRS v3.0,*SNAF,IPS) and one elective (MARS,CANAC or *SNAA)— instead of the five exams required today {four required (**SND,SNRS,**SNPA,IPS) and one elective exam(MARS,CANAC,**HIPS) }. CCSP certifications will continue to give candidates a choice about the exams they must pass for certification.

* NEW CCSP COURSES
** RETIRING SND(17 NOV 08); SNPA(16 JAN 09); HIPS (17 NOV 08)

To accommodate candidates who may already be in progress preparing for a CCSP certification, CCNA + SND exams will be accepted in lieu of the CCNA Security exam until June 24, 2009.

Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals (SNAF) v1.0 is an update to Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA) v5.0, an existing five-day instructor-led course on using the Cisco ASA and PIX Security Appliance software version 7.2 to protect network systems from intrusions and security threats. In order to cover new features of ASA software version 8.0 and preserve the 5-day length of the course, some of the advanced content in SNPA 5.0 has been moved to the new Securing Networks with ASA Advanced (SNAA) course. Content that has been moved to SNAA includes the following: configuring the ASA 5505 dual-ISP support, configuring ASA 5505 VLANs, configuring policy NAT, installing and configuring the Cisco Secure Desktop, configuring the security appliance to pass multicast traffic, configuring Layer 7 class maps and policy maps, and initializing the AIP-SSM and CSC-SSM.

Another difference between SNPA 5.0 and SNAF 1.0 is that SNAF 1.0 configurations are performed via ASDM rather than the CLI. The SNAF 1.0 course covers important new ASA and PIX Security Appliance 8.0 features

Course outline:

• Module 1 Cisco Security Appliances
• Module 2 Getting Started
• Module 3 Controlling Network Access
• Module 4 Service Policy Rules
• Module 5 Virtual Private Networks
  

Securing Networks with ASA Advanced (SNAA) v1.0 is a new course to replace the Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks (CSVPN) & Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA) courses. In order to cover new features in ASA software version 8.0 and to fully cover the VPN features of the ASA, the content of SNPA was split into two courses, one that covers the fundamentals and on that covers more advanced topics. SNAA also utilizes the graphical user interface instead of the command line interface for explanation and discussions of configuring the ASA. The SNAA 1.0 course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills to deploy, configure, and administer the Cisco ASA using a fictional company's deployment of an ASA which is based on real world scenarios.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Configure policy NAT based on traffic type.
• Describe the layer 7 modular policy framework for the security appliance and how it is configured.
• Describe the layer 7 advanced protocol handling capabilities of modular policy frame and how it is configured.
• Determine the necessary configuration for the ASA 5505 to be a VPN hardware client.
• Configure CSD and DAP for SSL VPN connections on the Cisco ASA.
• Identify the steps needed to configure, inspect, and filter traffic with the Content Security and Control SSM.
• Identify the steps needed to configure the security appliance to identify, alert, and defend against attacks.

In the light of the above, Torque IT is delighted to inform you that we will be offering these new exciting updated courses as from 3 November 2008. Torque IT prides itself to only offer the latest courses and technical content.

Should you have any queries regarding this new CCSP certification change, please do feel free to contact us.