According to the Cisco Web site, the following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on this exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.
Need for network security
Network attack taxonomy
Network security policy
Management protocols and functions
Design fundamentals
Safe axioms
Security wheel
Secure connectivity - Virtual Private Network solutions
Secure connectivity - the 3000 Concentrator series
Secure connectivity - Cisco VPN optimized routers
Perimeter security firewalls - Cisco PIX and Cisco IOS Firewall
Intrusion protection - IDS and Cisco secure scanner
Identity - Access control solutions
Security management - VMS and CSPM
Cisco AVVID
Small network corporate Internet module
Small network campus module
Implementation-ISP router
Implementation-IOS Firewall features and configuration
Implementation-PIX Firewall
Medium network corporate Internet module
Medium network corporate Internet module design guidelines
Medium network campus module
Medium network campus module design guidelines
Medium network WAN module
Implementation - ISP router
Implementation - edge router
Implementation - IOS Firewall
Implementation - PIX Firewall
Implementation - NIDS
Implementation - HIDS
Implementation - VPN Concentrator
Implementation - Layer 3 switch
Key devices
Threat mitigation
Software access option
Remote site firewall option
Hardware VPN Client option
Remote site router option