www.giac.org




GIAC Intrusion Prevention (GIPS) - Retired

Type:
Certificate
Course:
Intrusion Prevention Hands On, SEC-516
Target:
Firewall, IDS, and IPS administrators, and network security staff

The Intrusion Prevention certificate covers this emerging technology and the concepts behind it. Candidates for the certificate need to demonstrate understanding of the role of Intrusion Prevention systems, the contrasts between IPS's, IDS's, and firewalls, deep packet inspection and the performance issues it raises, the impact of false positives, the risks of active defense, and the uses of Host-based and Network-based IPS's.

Requirements:
one online exam
Credit Hours:
0.7
Renewal:
N/A

GIPS Links:

Number of certified professionals: 23,036
SANS Monterey 2008 -skyscraper