CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guides)

Official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco IPS exam 642-532

 

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the IPS exam, including:

IPS concepts Command-line interface (CLI) and IPS Device Manager (IDM) configuration modes Basic sensor and IPS signature configuration IPS signature engines Sensor tuning IPS event monitoring Sensor maintenance Verifying system configuration Using the Cisco IDS Module (IDSM) and Cisco IDS Network Module Capturing network traffic

CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the IPS exam. Cisco Security Test Engineer Earl Carter shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) knowledge. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

 

CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. ?Do I Know This Already? quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary materials make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

 

CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

 

 Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the IPS exam, all available in study mode, test mode, and flash-card format.

 

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

 

User review
Cisco Press,,.WHY did you discontinue this title?
I don't know WHY Cisco Press discontinued this book. It is one CCSP version out of date HOWEVER it covers over 90% of the topics on the 533 version. What Cisco Press SHOULD have done is simply release e-book update to this version. I'm EXTREMELY disappointed in Cisco Press for discontinuing this title. For God's sake its from 2005/2006. Most of the information is still quite relevant in today's networks.

It covers installation & configuration of v5.0 of the software on the 4200 series, which is probably what you'll find on most of the networks using Cisco IDS/IPS. What I especially liked was the detail on the IPS signatures. Finding this on Cisco's website is nebulous at best, but here in this text you bet a much better understanding of they work and how to configure them.



User review
IPS Exam - Woody's Books
I NEVER received this product. Woody's Books claims they shipped it over a month ago, then informed me they sent multiple items and would I please return the excess products. Well, none of the books ever arrived. They did issue a refund.

User review
Pleasure to Read
First I want to mention that the title of the book accurately reflects the content. The content is meant for medium to advanced users who have some level of understanding of networking, network security, and Intrusion Detection. The readers require some experience with Cisco networking technology because all the switch and router setup examples in this book are based on Cisco technology, which is understandable since this is Cisco focused.

The book follows a structure which is similar to other Cisco Press certification self-study books. Each chapter starts with an introduction to the chapter content, followed by the `Do I Know This Already?` quiz, then the actual chapter content, and a Foundation Summary summarizing the key information learned in that chapter, and finally a Q&A section. The foundation summary at the end of each chapter really helps to re-capture what has been learned in the chapter and helps to remember the key points from the certification exam point of view. The Q&A at the end of each chapter helps to test what has been learned in the chapter.

The author also added lot of notes in between which helps to understand any additional information relevant to the configuration and functionality of the Cisco IPS. Sometimes the author makes a comparison of the IPS feature with a similar feature in another Cisco product for easy understanding, for example he compares the virtual sensor feature with virtual firewall feature which some readers may be familiar with. I like the way the author explains each topic with a suitable example rather than just going through the configuration commands.

Another really good thing about this book is that it has very few errors and typos. The author has really done a very good job of presenting accurate and error free content in this book.
The author explains all the important menu items in the IPS Device Manager (IDM) tool in a logical sequence making it easy to follow and understand.

The book also covers IDSM-2, however there are no real examples shown. Some real scenario example could help to understand the IDSM-2 configuration even better. The book even covers the NM-CIDS router module, and the Security Monitor tool also to an extent.

In essence this books rounds up all the Cisco IPS related technologies, and hence serves as a good reference for Cisco IPS. This book is useful not only as an exam preparation guide for the Cisco IPS exam 642-532, but also as a reference book for those who work with Cisco IPS appliances on day-to-day basis.

Like any other Cisco certification exam, in addition to this self-study book I also recommend the readers to have some hands-on practice to pass the exam comfortably.

The book includes a CDROM which contains exam practice questions in study mode, practice mode and flash card format. If you are using this book to prepare for the Cisco IPS exam 642-532 then these practice questions will help you to assess your preparedness for the real exam. The CDROM also contains the entire book in PDF format and some extra supplemental materials, which is a definite advantage for anyone who wants to carry the entire book in their laptop.

The only complaint I have about this book is that the IDM screen shots are not quite readable. I hope this will be improved in the next edition.
I strongly recommend this self-study book for anyone preparing for the Cisco IPS 642-532 exam. I would certainly read other titles from this author.

User review
matlock is a fake, yeah sure enough, he read 6 books in one day.
John gunny matlock is a fake, yeah sure enough, he read 6 books in one day. right I bet.this review system is a joke, if some guy can just review any book and give it five stars. just look at some the titles he has read, gardening and interior design to ips and c++.

User review
One more test to CCSP
I took/passed the IPS exam today using only this book as my study guide (plus the IPS units i work w/ everyday ;). hardly any errors at all in this book, a welcome relief having just come off of the bcran cisco self study book. This book has all the information you need to pass the test. the cdrom has the pdf book, which is good to read at work :)
the testing engine on the cdrom, while not the same questions as the real exam, is almost the same level of difficulty as the actual exam.