A member of the security technologies assessment team at Cisco explains the company's intrusion prevention system (IPS) suite of products, and walks through procedures for installing an appliance sensor on the network, configuring signatures, and tuning the sensor. The second half of the book explains the various signature responses available for protecting a network, security monitor administration, sensor maintenance, and the Cisco IDS module. The CD-ROM contains 200 practice questions for the exam. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Earl Carter is a member of the Security Technologies Assessment Team at Cisco where his duties involve performing security evaluations on numerous Cisco products as well as consulting with other teams at Cisco to help enhance the security of Cisco products. He has examined various products, from the Cisco PIX® Firewall to the Cisco CallManager. Presently, Earl holds a CCNA® certification and is working on earning his CCIE® certification with a security emphasis.