CCNP Security Review

Quick Review

This exam was tough! However, I learned a lot about the network security side that cisco provides as well as how to build/deploy/administer their firewall line. I did the SCOR and SNCF (Network Security Firepower) to obtain the CCNP-Security. Please see below for the resources I used to pass this certification. The CCNP-S concludes of two exams which I passed both after 8 months.

Resources

For the SCOR, I went through the CBT Nuggets Video/Lab Course @ https://www.cbtnuggets.com/home It was hard to lab up things because the SCOR tests you on ALL Cisco security solutions. My best technique was to read Cisco Documentation and White Pages that reflect the exam objectives list.

I also spammed Boson Practice Exams which helped tremendously. (Boson exams @ https://www.boson.com/ )

For the SNCF, I completed the Todd Lammle Video Course @ https://www.lammle.com/

After finishing the video course, I set up a FTD/FMC in my lab environment and configured different labs. I also studied Cisco White Pages as well as deployment guides to help pass the exam.

Looking Back at the Exam

The SNCF was my favorite portion of the exam. It actually taught me valuable information about everything and anything Cisco FTD/FMC/ASA related. The SCOR was alright... the VPN topologies I learned within CBTNuggets was awesome however the SCOR seemed to be just a marketing exam. What I mean by marketing exam was it didn't feel like you were learning much other than what Cisco offers in their security stack. The test was a multiple question format that almost seemed like a vocab quiz of their security stack. I was hoping to learn how to implement a bunch of the technologies to an "entry level" however was greatly disappointed. With that being said, the resources were amazing. I highly recommend CBTNuggets for any learning platform as well as Todd Lammle's video courses.