1 stars (DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOOK) - it is obsolete. i wasted $150.00 on the CCSA, this book doesn't cover smart defense and is too basic for a firewall admin. 5 stars (You won't need additional help) - I'm in charge of several firewall-1 (NG). Because of this I got 5 books on this matter. Well, believe me, is like as I only had just one. This one ! In fact all the needed information is not only thoughtfully covered but besides it is well and coherently explained and correlated with the surrounding issues. If you add up the information scattered in the other books, you'll find the same information contained in this book, only in a lot more hard to handle, diffuse and even contradictory. Firewall-1?. . . with the only help of this book you are done. 5 stars (Excellent, covers everything,) - This book is a wealth of information. I bought it specifically for the chapter on installing Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 on Solaris. It was excellent. In addition, the chapters on the graphical interface and the security policy are comprehensive and very well written. Great coverage of NAT, OPSEC, and SAM. If you are using CheckPoint, pick it up. ... Syngress Publishing :: Security :: Computers & Security :: Computers :: Allen Keele :: Cherie Amon :: Daniel Kligerman :: Drew Simonis :: :: Check Point Next Generation Security Administration