This study aid for the Cisco securing networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA) certification exam 642-522 reviews the installation and configuration of Cisco PIX 500 series security appliances and Cisco ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliances in different environments. The third edition covers Secure Firewall software version 7.0 and reflects recent changes to the exam. The CD-ROM contains a test engine with 200 practice questions and a PDF copy of the book. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Michael Gibbs is the CTO for Security Evolutions, Inc., (SEI) where he is responsible for the overall technical management of SEI’s Cisco IT security consulting services.
Greg Bastien, CCNP®, CCSP™, CISSP®, is the chief technical officer of Virtue Technologies, Inc., and directs the actions of the engineering staff that supports several federal agencies.
Earl Carter is a member of the Security Technologies Assessment Team (STAT) at Cisco Systems where he performs security evaluations on numerous Cisco products.
Christian Abera Degu, CCNP, CCDP®, CCSP, currently works for Veridian Networks/General Dynamics as a consulting engineer to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.