Summary

This chapter looked at what you must do to achieve the CCIE Security certification. The CCIE is one of the most prestigious networking qualifications, and it does not come easy. The lab exam is renowned as being a tough exam to pass with very low success rates, especially on the first attempt.

This chapter started by looking at what it takes to become a CCIE, including the qualification exam and the feared lab exam. You then looked into developing proper study habits for the lab exam. This section covered good study habits and also common study traps.

The CCIE Security exam includes configuration and troubleshooting. The final section of this chapter looked at how to attain configuration and troubleshooting knowledge through real-world ...

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