CCSP认证是思科在安全方面的认证，由于市场和技术的变化，老版本的考试已经不能适应需要，所以在今年10月份将会有一批新版本的考试出现，并在11月份下旬彻底代替目前的考试。现有的CCSP考试报名截止日期在今年11月19日。
这次CCSP认证考试的变动相当大，原先的CCSP考试科目中只有一科642-511 CSVPN被保留了下来。我们ITExamPrep.com将会在随后的文章中为您报道其变化具体情况。
CCSP认证考试新途径
| 考试号 | 考试全称 | 考点大纲 |
| 642-551 SND | Securing Cisco Network Devices | Security Fundamentals, Network security vulnerabilities, Layer 2 and 3 devices on Network Perimeter, Securing Cisco Router Administrative Access, Security Appliances, Cisco Sensors Cisco IPSec VPNs |
| 642-502 SNRS | Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches | Routers and Switches, IOS 12.3(11)T and later, CSACS 3.3 VPN Client 4.X, Secure Management, using Security Device Manager 2.0 |
| 642-532 IPS | Implementing Cisco Intrusion Protection Systems |
IPS OS v5.0, IDM v5.0, Inline IPS and Promiscuous Mode, Application Policy Enforcement, Meta Event Generator, NM-CIDS |
| 642-522 SNPA | Securing Networks with PIX and ASA |
ASA/PIX v7.0/5.0, VPN IPSec, Easy VPN, WebVPN, AIP-SSM Secure Management, ASDM 5.x |
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642-511 CSVPN 或 642-513 HIPS |
Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks |
VPN and IPSec Technologies, VPN 3000 Concentrator, VPN 3002 Hardware Client, Backup Server and Load Balancing, Digital Certificates and Pre-Shared Keys, SSL VPN Client (Web VPN) |
据IT认证考试资源网的介绍，这次变动不仅涉及到CCSP认证，还有与安全相关的CISCO专业认证Firewall、IDS、VPN认证也有相应的变化。