Symantec’s exam 250-016, “Firewall Advanced Topics” is one of two requirements for the Symantec Product Specialist (SPS) certification. The other is to pass the CompTIA Security+ or (ISC)2 SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) certification.

It is designed for candidates whose “responsibilities are focused on using a specific group of Symantec products within a Security designation,” in this case specializing in advanced firewall topics.

This exam costs $125 USD and may be taken from Thomson Prometric.

This form-based multiple choice exam lasts 75 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• SYMANTEC ENTERPRISE FIREWALL ARCHITECTURE
• SYMANTEC DRIVER CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS
• PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• FILTERING
• IP IMPLEMENTATION AND PACKET ANALYSIS
• VPN ARCHITECTURE
• VPN PROBLEM RESOLUTION
• VPN INTEGRATION AND DESIGN