Cisco is moving aggressively into the network security arena by unveiling a lineup of a dozen new security products and services, integrating security software features such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems and VPNs into their networking hardware offerings. To ensure adequate support for these products and services, Cisco also relased a new professional-level certification., Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP). This text covers all four specialist exams that are required to become a CCSP as well as a Cisco Firewall, VPN or IDS Specialist.