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Which is Better Exam to take?? CCSA 80.X or CCSA 81
Hi,
Which is better exam for me to take as a novice that who knows not much about CP. ??
CCSA 80 or the latest one ? Why??
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When do you plan to sit the exam?
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How big would be the difference? let's say february-march ?
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The R81 CCSA/CCSE exams are currently in development and are only planned for release in February so no feedback is available as yet.
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Hi @Chris_Atkinson is there an ETA on the exam? I can only see the R80 CCSA version in Pearson Vue still.
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The previous schedule was shared here:
@Jason_Tugwell is there an update on the new exams please?
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Hi @Jason_Tugwell just following this up to see if there is a rough ETA for the new exam? I'm currently trying to plan with my manager so a rough timeline would be really helpful.
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It's available now and there is a promo to celebrate, see here:
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I would go with CCSA R80.xx as a novice ! There is so much to lear that is the same for both versions that the question is useless. What CCSA class did you do and do you have a lab deployment ?
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The R81.10 CCSA and CCSE exams went live yesterday, be sure to check the Exam # carefully when booking:
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R81 – Exam #: 156-215.81
Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) R81 – Exam #: 156-315.81
The R80.40 versions are still available but will presumably be retired in 90 days or so.
March 27th with sessions for both the EMEA and Americas time zones
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Its always better to take latest version exam (thats really for any vendor), but as guys here said, considering you are new to CP, maybe smarter to book R80.
Andy
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Your advice is generally correct however due to some significant content changes between CCSA/CCSE R80.X and R81.10, someone who took the older CCSA/CCSE R80.X course or that has not worked with R81+ yet will probably struggle with the R81.10 exams.
Rather than documenting those changes at the bottom of this thread where no one will see it, I'll start a new thread.
March 27th with sessions for both the EMEA and Americas time zones
