Re: Check Point FireWall-1 and CCSA

From: Beoweolf (Beoweolf-spam_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 10/24/03

  • Next message: Richard H Miller: "Re: Check Point FireWall-1 and CCSA" 
    Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 00:10:30 GMT

    Again, not to belabor the point...my issue is not with NG, a known release.
    If you will review each reply that I have made, I am specifically at issue
    with NG-AI.

    Do that same search on NG-AI or 156-210.4 or 156-310.4 .... there are no
    publications specific to the "current" release, upon which the "current"
    test is based.

    "Wayne McGlinn" <wayne.mcglinn@nospam.didata.com.au> wrote in message
    news:3f985dac$0$95048$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
    > From Checkpoint's website: "Certifications are considered current if they
    > are for the current major product release or the product release
    immediately
    > prior to the current release. As of July 10th, current certifications
    > include Check Point 2000 and Check Point Next Generation" So, there's no
    > need to update any Certification until a new major release.
    > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/education/certification/faq/index.html
    > Why none of the publishers have produced manuals? Doing a search on Amazon
    > shows at least 2 books that deal with CCSA/CCSE NG. One is co-authored by
    > Valerie Leveille, a long time respected CCSI (Checkpoint Instructor)
    > My knowledge? I've been installing, maintaining and teaching Checkpoint
    > since 3.0a. I'm also on the exam review committee for Checkpoint and was
    on
    > the courseware review committee for NG.
    >
    > Wayne McGlinn
    > CCSI CCSE CCSA MCT MSCE MCNE
    > Brisbane, Oz
    >
    > "Beoweolf" <Beoweolf-spam@pacbell.net> wrote in message
    > news:xLNlb.2881$wj3.992@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
    > > You may have greater access to insider information, thanks for sharing
    > your
    > > insight. As noted in the previous post, personal observation and
    > > opinion...speculation(?)... were the basis for several comments.
    > >
    > > Could you address why none of the major certification text publishers,
    > > writers have a produced/provided manuals, text - anything specific to
    > AI-NG?
    > > As a general rule, industry insiders are given access major revisions,
    so
    > > they can provide support, again from observation...that doesn't appear
    to
    > be
    > > the case in this release.
    > >
    > > There are many paths to competence, attending training classes (ATC) is
    > only
    > > one. Many candidates choose not to attend formal classes due to work
    > > commitments, costs, time management, dearth of competent training sites
    > with
    > > in a reasonable distance...the list goes on. The recommended "seat" time
    > > before attempting the exam was not at issue. Bringing it up only
    obscures
    > > the real issue.The question seems to focus on giving the interested
    > > (candidates, third party, service industry) audience sufficient time to
    > > react to and plan for the change over.
    > >
    > > There is no reason to doubt your point of view, but as much as previous
    > post
    > > indicated their source was opinion...could you reveal the source of your
    > > information?
    > >
    > > "Wayne McGlinn" <wayne.mcglinn@nospam.didata.com.au> wrote in message
    > > news:3f9758ba$0$95042$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
    > > >
    > > > "Beoweolf" <Beoweolf-spam@pacbell.net> wrote in message
    > > > news:y8xlb.1758$yr6.44887068@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
    > > > <snip>
    > > > Further, these changes seem to
    > > > > be strongly linked to the revelations of the 2000 security
    conference,
    > > as
    > > > is
    > > > > he development of NG-AI and the new test/certifications so hastily
    > > > > implemented.
    > > >
    > > > The development of NG-AI tests were planned and executed over about 6
    > > > months, certainly not hastily as you suggest. The pool of test
    questions
    > > > from FP3 was supplemented with the new features of AI. As for the
    > > > "revelations of the 2000 security conference" that was to do only with
    > > 4.1.1
    > > > (Checkpoint 2000), nothing at all with the new code in NG. The cd is
    > > readily
    > > > available from resellers, try, you'll be surprised. On the cd, under
    the
    > > > Docs directory are all the .pdf's needed to setup and administer the
    > > > firewall. The CCSA Certification is aimed at Checkpoint Firewall
    > > > Administrators with 6 months hands-on experience, not someone who
    picks
    > up
    > > a
    > > > book, reads and then passes the exam.
    > > >
    > > > Wayne McGlinn
    > > > Brisbane, Oz
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
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