As more and more of the world is getting connected through networks, the fear of security concerns have also grown proportionately. Everyday, a new story is making it to the headline of the tabloids and serious newspapers that sites such as Facebook have been are being hacked, Google servers have been been hacked and the like stories. These are the attempts of malicious hackers to make different organizations' important data vulnerable by infiltrating into clients' network.
Enter the ethical hackers with the CEH certification where CEH stands for Certified Ethical Hacker to curb the wayward reign of malicious hackers or crackers. For checking security vulnerabilities, a CEH certified Ethical hacker will attempt to infiltrate the system of his/her employer. Although hacking is strictly prohibited in many developed countries, the consensus between the ethical hacker and organization is completely legal. The increased stature of the ethical hackers has made the CEH course as one of the most flagship certifications in the field of computer security. CEH is the hottest certification in IT security. In fact it is the newest certification under DOD 8570 Directive.
What is ACE
Academy of Computer Education (ACE) is the leading provider of CEH in the world. In 2009 ACE was awarded with circle of excellence by EC-council so in the year 2010 it was named as EC-council 2010 ATC. It provides CEH in two locations of United States those are Baltimore and Washington.
Know More about CEH
CEH version 7 is a very effective training on the tactics point of view to penetrate a network. The course material indicates to the CEH certification exam 312-7 including official EC-council official textbook volume 1 & 2, lab manual, a Linux OS CD and 2 CDs containing latest hacking tools and exploits.
Topics covered in ethical training in CEH course
1. Developing the hacker's mind.
2. Network Surveying
3. Port scanning
4. System identification/OS fingerprinting
5. Vulnerability research and verification
6. Service identification
7. Internet application testing
8. Document Grinding
9. Recognizing security issues with an organization
10. Performing legal assessment on remote/foreign networks
11. Examining an organization for weaknesses as through the eyes of an individual spy or a competitor
12. Implementing the right tools for each tasks of the methodology
13. Competitive intelligence
14. Exploiting Vulnerabilities remotely
15. Examining appropriate countermeasures to thwart malicious hacking
Types of CEH Course
Prerogatives for
CEH classes in Virginia include two years of Information Technology experience, a strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, a basic familiarity with Linux or strong working support knowledge of Microsoft XP/Vista.
The examination consists of 150 multiple choice questions and the passing score is 70%. The CEH examination fee is $250.
Some Facts about the Program
This is a course of 40 hours including lecture and lab. Total program costs $2995.00 including the CEH exam fee. This program is approved for certain VA benefits and military tuition assistance programs with VA facility code 252315-20. Government pricing is also available for federal, state, local, and military.
The CEH course for all, including security officers, auditors, security professionals, site administrators, and anyone who is connected with network jobs and has interest to boost the knowledge.
