642-551 Cisco Certification Exam and Training

642-551 SND (Securing Cisco Network Devices) Exam

642-551 Cisco Exam Description:

The Cisco 642-551 SND exam from Cisco Certification is a moderately difficult exam aimed at students who are currently employed in the large enterprise organizations, or those who want to find employment in those environments, and want to obtain the Securing Cisco Network Devices certification. The Cisco 642-551 Content Networking exam tests the student's knowledge of describe, configure, and verify basic security features of Cisco Layer 2 devices, Cisco Routers, Cisco IDS/IPS Sensors, Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrators, and Cisco PIX Security Appliances.

642-551 Cisco Exam Details:

The Cisco 642-551 SND exam has a difficulty rating of about 3 out of 5 and is thus only a moderately difficult exam. Any 642-551 SND practice questions for the Cisco 642-551 CIT exam, such as the Testking practice exams should have 75 to 90 questions in a set as this is the number of questions you would find when sitting for the exam. The student taking the Cisco 642-551 SND exam will have 60 to 70 minutes to answer the questions.

These questions are form-based questions that include fill-in-the-blank-space, multiple-choice questions with single or multiple answers, and drag-and-drop questions.

The 642-551 practice exams, as well as the 642-551 study guides and 642-551study notes should also cover the key topics tested in the Cisco 642-551 SND exam.

Registering for 642-551 Cisco Exam:

The cost for registering for the Cisco 642-551 SND exam is 125 USD. Students can register for the Cisco 642-551 SND exam at any Prometric or Pearson VUE office world wide but the exam is available in English and Japanese.

642-551 Cisco Exam Key Topics:

Describe the products in the Cisco security portfolio and explain how they mitigate security threats to a network

Describe the security features available for a Cisco Layer 2 device in a secure network

Implement security on a Cisco IOS Router

Describe and configure Cisco IPS and HIPS

Configure and verify basic remote access on a Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator

Implement a Cisco PIX security appliance

Preparing for 642-551 Cisco Exam:

There are plenty of 642-551 study materials available on the Internet. These range from the official Cisco Certification Training courses and official Cisco Self Study Training Guides from Cisco Press, to the Testking 642-551 practice exams and Testking 642-551 study guides. Online practice exams and 642-551 braindumps are also available online.

642-551 Cisco Exam Credits:

The successful student that passes the Cisco 642-551 SND exam will be awarded with credit towards the Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) certification.