What's there to think about? DO IT!

Congrats on the GWAPT, btw.

Thanks for the responses guys 



Already done in another thread 

Do you have any good resources for this? I've gone through the Wireshark book and have several other TCP/IP books, and there's always the RFCs. I didn't know if there were any other online tutorials, etc. Thanks.

Update: So I passed this exam earlier this week.

In addition to the courseware I also used Practical Packet Analysis by Chris Sanders and referenced Fyodors Nmap Network Scanning book.

As with all SANS courses, indexing the material is key.

The course material was interesting. I assure you that when your through you will no longer look at an IDS/IPS the same way. Being able to read raw packets and interpret the HEX was fun.

Had a good time.

So I’m trying my best to make time to study for my SANS Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) exams. I just passed a practice test using no resources whatsoever, so that boosted my confidence a bit, but overall I’m a bit worried.I’ve had to put forth relatively little effort to get the certifications I have thus far, but I’m thinking this one’s going to be different. This one is the first that’s supposed to represent actual expertise, as opposed to just familiarity.