Introduction

Cisco has been an important part of the networking industry for many years and will continue to become more important. The first router product that I worked on, back in 1993, was a Cisco AGS+. I have seen many flavors of the Cisco IOS Software, including the introduction of most of the security features you see today in the Cisco IOS Software operating system. Over the past several years, I have seen security becoming a key component in network design. And with more companies using the Internet as a business tool today, security is more important than ever.

Goals and Methods

Three years ago, I realized that there were many certification books to help people pass Cisco security certification exams; however, I found no books of any ...

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