CISCO Certification Exam 642-545 also know by “Implementing CISCO Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System”. This certification helps you to pave your way for the highly valuable CISCO career path.

This examination is related the CISCO Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS). Candidates who successfully clear this exam is eligible for design, manage and support the MARS. You have to be familiar with all exam types function like the testlet, simlet, and the simulation tool before taking this 642-545 exam. This will helps you to focus on exam, taking efforts on the exam questions rather than on how to use tools correctly. The followings are the topics which are covered under this certification exam:

1. How to describe, configure and verify the MARS application.
2. Installation of the system.
3. Addition of various addons (including third party applications) to the existing system. Create reporting interface.
4. Carry on the extensive incident investigation, and ways for mitigation.
5. Initialization of the Alerts and Notification system.
6. Update and generate various kinds of reports in the system.
7. Investigate the networks: detect any unforeseen activity and reporting
8. Usage of Management system to create and modify Internet Protocol, Events and user-information.
9. Perform maintenance activity
10. Global Controller functionalities of MARS: overview and detailed study.

Once you clear this certification exam, then you can go for the advanced CISCO Certified Security Professional certification or CCSP. Clearing the 642-545 is a pre-requisite for appearing in the CCSP certification.

At the end, I will advise you to prepare yourself using 642-545 practice exam guide with self test engine software training tool.

Best of Luck!