CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide: Exam 642-532 [With CDROM]

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 It is one CCSP version out of date HOWEVER it covers over 90% of the topics on the 533 version.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.

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 als

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.

either this guy has no life and has truly read every book for which he has written a review. or publishers pay him to write all of these reviews.. just click on his name and look at how many reviews he has written.. and many within only a day or two of one another. IMPOSSIBLE, i say. unless this guy is living in the mountains somewhere in a lifestyle not unlike the unabomber.

The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is an advanced suite of products designed to protect networks against the bad, bad world. Intrusion prevention presumes a good working knowledge of networks, and a valid CCNA or CCIP certification is a prerequisite for CCSP certification. As expected by the title, this book prepares the reader to take the IPS test. It covers the material on the test, but at the same time gives a solid background in intrusion protection. The format of this book is a bit unusual. Each chapter begins with a test, called the 'Do I Know This Already?' Quiz. This can be a real timesaver as it helps to narrow down the areas where time needs to be spent. The CD supplied with the book contains a complete copy of the book along with a dummy test with 200 practice questions all available in study mode, test mode, and flash-card format. This is a professional level book, not for beginners.