Check Point CCSA Exam Cram 2 (Exam 156-210.4) (Unleashed) - Softcover

Sean A. Walberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789731096 ISBN 13: 9780789731098

Publisher: Pearson IT Certification, 2005

Synopsis

The Check Point CCSA Exam Cram 2 provides a concise overview of the latest version of Check Point's certification exam, 210.4; including all the new features. It maps to the exam objectives for easy study. Security is the #1 priority for IT professionals for 2004 and beyond. As a result, a group of security software, hardware and services companies launched the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), an advocacy group whose mission is to reach both corporate and consumer markets through education with the creation of industry technology standards. Check Point Software Technologies, along with Symantec Corp., Computer Associates International, Inc., RSA Security Inc., and 12 other large security-related corporations are among the founding companies. Check Point is a leader in security certification with over 40,000 certified professionals. Check Point recently acquired Zone Labs®, a leading provider of end-point security for both consumers and companies with comprehensive end-to-end Internet security. Check Point wins numerous awards annually. The 2003 awards include: the Annual Software 500 Award from Software Magazine, Forbes Best of the Web Award for Innovative Web site and Technology, Business 2.0's 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies list, and Best Firewall by Information Security are just a few.

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About the Author

Sean Walberg is currently a network engineer for a large Canadian financial services company. His responsibilities include maintaining two large Internet hosting centers that make extensive use of Check Point products.

Over his career thus far, Sean has focused on networks and Internet security, with a brief diversion as a Unix developer. The love of Unix, especially Linux, has stuck with him since, and he has found numerous uses for it in his network and security roles.

Although this is Sean's first book-length project, he served a two-year stint as the author of a weekly Linux newsletter for Cramsession.com, a popular IT certification portal.

When not digging into routers and firewalls, Sean enjoys cooking and tinkering with electronics. He's also been known to lock himself in a room while trying to break World War II–era ciphers.

Sean is a graduate of computer engineering, where his undergraduate thesis focused on the Secure Sockets Layer, which today secures eCommerce transactions all over the Internet. He is also a registered Professional Engineer with the province of Manitoba.

He lives in Winnipeg, Canada, with his wife, two sons, and two cats.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0789731096
• ISBN 13: 9780789731098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282