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1. What makes the Ethical Hacking
and Countermeasures course different
from other courses in the market?
The
Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures
course prepares candidates for the
CEH exam offered by EC-Council. The
course focuses on hacking techniques
and technology from an offensive
perspective. The course is regularly
updated to reflect latest
developments in the domain,
including new hacking techniques,
exploits, automated programs as well
as defensive recommendations as
outlined by experts in the field.
The CEH body of knowledge represents
detailed contributions from security
experts, academicians, industry
practitioners and the security
community at large.
2. What is "Hacking techniques and
technology"?
Hacking techniques represent ways
and means by which computer programs
can be made to behave in ways they
are not meant to. These techniques
extend beyond the technology domain
and can be applied to test security
policies and procedures.
Hacking technology is used to refer
to those tools and automated
programs that can be used by
perpetrators against an organization
to incur critical damage. As
technology advances, the skill
required to execute a hack is much
lesser as pre-compiled programs are
available to effect havoc with
simple point and click.
3. Aren't tools meant for script
kiddies?
Does
it matter if an elite hacker writes
a buffer overflow or a script kiddy
runs a tool if the target system
gets compromised anyway? The point
of emphasis here is that the enemy
may be intellectually great or
small, but he requires just one port
of entry to wreck damage while the
organization has the entire
perimeter to guard with limited time
and resources.
4. Do reformed hackers teach your
course?
EC-Council places great emphasis on
the quality of its instructors. A 17
year old will not be teaching
security to professionals at our
accredited training centers.
Certainly, experience is the
greatest teacher. However,
EC-Council adheres to a code of
ethics and encourages security
professionals with significant years
of teaching exposure in the
industry and security related
experience to handle its security
related courses.
5. Isn't this knowledge harmful? Why
do you make it available so easily
to the public?
EC-Council fulfills its social
responsibility by ensuring that only
persons with a minimum of two years
of security related experience are
eligible for the course. In addition
all candidates are required to sign
an agreement where they agree to
respect the knowledge acquired and
not misuse it in any way. The
candidate also agrees to abide by
all legal laws of the land in the
use of thus acquired knowledge.
Besides the CEH exam is a tough one
to pass as students must have
in-depth knowledge.
6. What can I take back to my
organization if I certify as a CEH?
EC-Council believes in giving back
to the security community as it has
partaken of it. When you are a
Certified Ethical Hacker, you are
more than a security auditor or a
vulnerability tester or a
penetration tester alone. You are
exposed to security checklists that
will help you audit the
organization's information assets,
tools which will check for
vulnerabilities that can be
exploited and above all a
methodology to assess the security
posture of your organization by
doing a penetration test against it.
In short, the knowledge you will
acquire has practical value to make
your work place a more secure and
efficient one.
7. It is all too technical. Do you
reflect real-world business issues?
The
value of CEH lies in its practical
value. Over 26 domains, students are
exposed to the business risks
involved and the potential damage
that can result due to negligence.
Candidates are able to make an
evaluated opinion regarding the
acceptable risk an organization can
face should it choose to address a
security concern.
8. What is the employment value of
CEH?
CEH
is primarily targeted at security
professionals who want to acquire a
well rounded body of knowledge to
have better opportunities in this
field. Acquiring a CEH means the
candidate has a minimum baseline
knowledge of security threats, risks
and countermeasures. Organizations
can rest assured that they have a
candidate who is more than a systems
administrator, a security auditor, a
hacking tool analyst or a
vulnerability tester. The candidate
is assured of having both business
and technical knowledge.
9. Where does CEH stand when
compared to other educational
offerings in the field of
information security?
Consider this. A security defense
course educates regarding proper
configuration, firewalls, or rather
preemptive security. CEH takes the
alternative approach - defense in
depth by attacking the systems. This
is in sharp contrast to courses that
teach defensive tactics alone. CEH
imparts offensive tactics
supplemented with defensive
countermeasures. This ensures that
the CEH professional can have a
holistic security perspective of the
organization.
10. I would like to provide
professional service as a CEH
professional. What can I expect to
be paid per assignment?
The
remuneration per assignment will
vary with specifics of the client
environment. However, on an average
you can expect to be paid around
$15,000 to $ 45,000 per assignment.
11. Can I purse self-study and
attempt the exam instead of
attending formal training?
The
answer is yes. You must show 2 years
of work experience in security
related field. You must also submit
CEH exam eligibility application and
obtain authorization from EC-Council
before you can attempt the exam.
Please visit
http://www.eccouncil.org/takeexam.htm
for more details.
12. I am a CEH. What is my level?
Congratulations on becoming a CEH.
You have joined elite group of
professionals around the world. Your
next level is to become a Licensed
Penetration Tester (LPT).
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