All I used to pass the security exams were the MCNS textbook and the online documentation for Netranger. The MCNS textbook is needed for MCNS, Advanced Firewall, and VPN tests. The Netranger documentation is needed for the IDS test.
Study the MCNS book really well because you'd be covering three tests at once, but it has enough information in it to pass all three exams with high scores.(90%+) I'd recommend that you'd print out the netranger documentation for the IDS exam. It sure beats reading it from a monitor. You'd find that the IDS test is more of a product test more than a technology test. Cisco Press is publishing the IDS courseware, and you'll be able to get it from an online bookseller like Amazon.com. Plus, they're publishing the rest of the courseware by the end of the year. However, it's not really needed to pass the exams. What makes a real difference in the exams is having access to a PIX firewall and Cisco IOS firewall. After some hands on with the technology, the exams will be a snap. Oddy --- oke oyebanji wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > Pls I need assistance and advice from anybody (those > who has done security exams) who can give me the > lists > of recommended textbooks, necessary to conveniently > use in preparing for Qualified Security Specialist > exams, which consist of the following exams: > > 1. MCNS (640-442) > 2. CSPFA (9E0-571) > 3. IDSPM (9E0-572) > 4. CSVPN (9E0-570) > > I intend doing these exams within a shortest > possible > time. > > Thanks you all in advance. > > Regards, > Banji. > > ===== > Regards, > Banji (MCSE,CCNP). > Snr. Technical Trainer. > USG Technology Ltd. > 15/17 Opebi Road. Ikeja, Lagos. > Tel: 234-01-4932401-6 > ICQ #: 75533196 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, > just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=27342&t=27321 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
