Out of date, but still useful

If you have been tasked with learning CSA configuration, management and deployment, this is a great still a great resource. I do have to say that it is very out of date. This book uses CSA 4.5 and there have been two other versions since that time. CSA 6 is the latest version and is where the most changes took place. The theory behind the book and architecture is still sound. The book is a valuable resource, but the reader needs to know that they cannot take all statements in the book at face value. Some parts reference retired or discontinued Cisco products, so when reading this book please double-check everything! If you are a new administrator this book alone will not be sufficient, you will need to work with a trainer or someone who has already configured and managed this product. As an example, Whitelists, Blacklists, Learn Mode, etc. are new in CSA 6 and not present in the book at all. Rule actions were added to and even changed drastically for some rules. Many changes were made to configuration options and navigation options on the MC. It's a great book and still 80 or 90% accurate, but that's a lot of product information missing or changed especially when you're talking about a Cisco product!

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