5/31/2006 -- Today Cisco announced that it will be revamping the content of its Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) security written and lab exams. Beginning January 2007, troubleshooting will become a part of the lab exam, the company said. Other content changes include:

• Upgrade of Cisco PIX Firewall Appliance to Software Version 7.x
• Addition of two ASA-5510 Firewall Appliances running v7.x
• Upgrade of Cisco Intrusion Prevention System to Software Release 5.x
• Upgrade of Cisco VPN3000 Concentrator Series to Software Release 4.7.x
• Upgrade of Cisco Catalyst 3550 switches to Software Release 12.2SEE
• Upgrade of CiscoSecure ACS to Software Version 4.0.
• Addition of PC to test Remote Access VPN, admission control, packet capturing and various other applications.
• Eliminate preconfigured ACS and require candidates to configure.
Objectives for the new lab exam can be found here. Objectives for the new written exam can be found here. The new exams are scheduled to go live on Jan. 2. To view the official announcement of this change, go hereand scroll down to the program announcements section.