CCIE Security Lab Exam Description:

The Cisco CCIE Security Lab Exam is an eight-hour, hands-on exam, for which the candidates are going to require to plan, implement, design, operate, as well as troubleshoot complex security scenarios for a particular specification which were given to them. Knowledge of troubleshooting here would be considered as an important skill and candidates would be expected to diagnose as well as provide solution of certain issues as part of the CCIE Security lab exam. Though to clear the CCIE Security Lab Exam, isn’t going to be an easy task, but if you gain the premium materials provided by the SPOTO, they could really help you out in your preparation for the exam.

Lab Format

The eight-hour lab format consists of three modules and needs to be taken in the following sequence during the day of the exam:

Module 1: Troubleshooting module:

The Troubleshooting module is 2 hours. If desired, candidates can extend the Troubleshooting module’s time by borrowing up to 30 min from the Configuration module. Note, the total Configuration’s module time will be reduced by the extra time spend in the Troubleshooting module (if any, up to 30 min). If the exam takers would be able to finish the Troubleshooting module early, the unused Troubleshooting module’s time would be added to the Configuration module’s time, but they need to ensure that they don’t exceed a total lab exam time of 8 hours. The Diagnostic module is considered to be fixed in duration, which is 60 minutes.

Module 2: Diagnostic module:

The new Diagnostic module is going to focus on the skills which are going to be required to properly diagnose network issues, without having access to the device. Candidates would be provided with a set of documentation that would be representing a snapshot of a realistic situation: at a point in time in an investigation process that a network engineer might have to face. The main objective of the Diagnostic module is to assess the skills which are going to be required so as to diagnose properly network issues.

Module 3: Configuration module:

The Configuration module would be providing a setup very close to an authentic production network which would have various security components providing various layers of security at diverse points in the network. Though the major part of the module is going to be based on virtual instances of the Cisco security appliances, the candidate might be asked to work with physical devices as well. At the beginning of the module, the candidates are going to have full visibility of the entire module. A candidate would be able to choose to work in the sequence in which the items are going to be presented or you could resolve items in whatever order it seems preferable and logical to you.

Some Advantages of CCIE lab Exam:

High Salary:

The one who gets certified with CCIE certification could probably find a high-salary job. According to the Salary Comparison at PayScale, Salary Survey, Search Wages, an employee who is going to hold a CCIE Security certification can earn between $60,048 and $168,860 annually, which would depend on his/her experience. You would just have to spend a period of time to study hard, later on, you would be able to get a good job, with a high pay scale.

Promote to a higher office:

If you clear the CCIE, almost everyone would think you would have the superb ability in solving Network problems. It would provide proof about your ability and rich experience which you have on network solutions. Your boss would be able to trust you more and might push you into a good higher position.

So, if you wish to have all of these benefits, you could gain the CCIE Security Certification and for that, the best way would be to join the preparation courses offered by the SPOTO.