{"id":20155,"date":"2018-06-13T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T20:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=20155"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:59","slug":"what-is-the-ceh-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/cybersecurity\/what-is-the-ceh-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the CEH Certification?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CEH, which stands for &#8220;Certified Ethical Hacker,&#8221; is a certification offered through EC-Council (The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) that indicates an individual&#8217;s ability to use hacking techniques to identify and troubleshoot vulnerabilities in existing security networks.\u00a0Ethical hackers use some of the same techniques as unlawful hackers, but the goal is to help strengthen security systems&#8211;not tear them down.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why Get CEH-Certified?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nApart from the benefits of simply gaining knowledge that can help your company, there are several reasons to consider becoming a CEH:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It shows your commitment to cybersecurity. As you&#8217;ll see later in this post, becoming a CEH is a fairly involved process, so attaining the certification really proves to yourself and employers that you&#8217;re in the industry for the long haul, and that you&#8217;re willing to put in the time and energy to be\u00a0an effective contributor.<\/li>\n<li>It could be easier for you to get a job. HR often uses certifications like the CEH to screen candidates, and if you are a CEH it&#8217;s a quick indicator that you could be more qualified than other candidates.<\/li>\n<li>The CEH-Certification is Department of Defense-certified, which means that\u00a0working in cybersecurity for the government is now an option for you.<\/li>\n<li>New certifications, such as the CEH, often lead to salary increases.<\/li>\n<li>You may qualify for more advanced roles within your company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How to Get CEH-Certified<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nBecoming a CEH is a multi-step process, but it&#8217;s fairly uncomplicated. Follow the steps outlined below and you&#8217;ll be well on your way to receiving your certification!<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_promobox  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >CEH Training Courses and Work Experience<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThere are two ways to be approved to take the CEH exam.<br \/>\nThe first is to attend an EC-Council-approved <a title=\"CEH training course\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cybervista.net\/certify\/ceh\/?utm_source=kaptest&amp;utm_medium=web\">CEH training course<\/a>. This course will not only prepare you for the exam, but teach you the skills you&#8217;ll need to operate in a cybersecurity ethical hacking position.<br \/>\nThe second way to be approved to take the CEH exam is to have a minimum of\u00a02 years of work experience in information security. If this route makes more sense for you, you&#8217;ll have to get your work experience verified and approved by EC-Council by filling out <a title=\"exam eligibility form\" href=\"https:\/\/cert.eccouncil.org\/Exam-Eligibility-Form.html\">this application<\/a>\u00a0and paying a $100 application fee.<br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-yes   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nTo learn more about the anatomy of the\u00a0CEH exam, download this comprehensive guide to the exam. It includes info about the exam structure, content, application process, and general reasons as to why you should consider getting this in-demand certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-right ' ><a href='https:\/\/start.cybervista.net\/ceh-anatomy-guide-download?utm_source=kaptest&amp;utm_medium=web'  class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-right '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Free CEH Guide<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The CEH Exam Voucher and Exam Registration<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nOnce you&#8217;ve finished your training course or your work experience has been approved,\u00a0EC-Council will reach out to you to give you information about buying your exam voucher. You must purchase your exam voucher, which costs $950, within three months of your exam application being approved. Then, EC-Council will reach out to you again with your eligibility code and your voucher code, which you can use to schedule your CEH exam. In order for this voucher to be valid, you must schedule your exam to take place within one year of purchasing your voucher.<br \/>\nYou can register\u00a0for and take the CEH exam at either a <a title=\"Pearson VUE\" href=\"https:\/\/home.pearsonvue.com\/\">Pearson VUE Testing Center<\/a>\u00a0or an <a title=\"ECC Exam Center\" href=\"https:\/\/eccouncil.zendesk.com\/anonymous_requests\/new\">ECC Exam Center<\/a>.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The CEH Exam<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe CEH Exam is a\u00a0computer-based multiple-choice exam. You&#8217;ll have <strong>4 hours<\/strong> to answer a total of <strong>125 questions<\/strong> covering the following topics and weighted respectively:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Background (4%): This will cover, among other things, web and mobile technologies, communication protocols, and malware operations.<\/li>\n<li>Analysis\/Assessment (13%): This will cover, among other things, risk assessment and data analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Security (25%): This will cover, among other things, network security, wireless access technology, and network vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Tools\/Systems\/Programs (32%): This will cover, among other things, programming languages, antivirus systems and programs, security models, and exploitation tools.<\/li>\n<li>Procedures\/Methodology (20%): This will cover, among other things, security architecture, cryptography, and TCP\/IP networking.<\/li>\n<li>Regulation\/Policy (4%): This will cover, among other things, security policies and compliance regulation.<\/li>\n<li>Ethics (2%). This will cover, among other things, appropriateness of hacking and professional code of conduct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to pass the CEH exam, you&#8217;ll need to <strong>score at least a 70%<\/strong>. Keep in mind, though, that not all questions are weighted equally&#8211; a board reviews them, and more difficult questions are weighted more heavily.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >After Certification<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nOnce\u00a0you pass your CEH exam, you&#8217;ll be a certified CEH! All you need to do is maintain your certification by agreeing to an EC-Council <a title=\"certification agreement\" href=\"https:\/\/cert.eccouncil.org\/images\/doc\/EC-Council-Certification-Agreement-4.0.pdf\">certification agreement<\/a>, paying an annual $80 fee, and completing a total of 120 continuing education\u00a0hours within three years of attaining your certification.<br \/>\nBest of luck on your path to becoming a CEH!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEH, which stands for &#8220;Certified Ethical Hacker,&#8221; is a certification offered through EC-Council (The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) that indicates an individual&#8217;s ability to use hacking techniques to identify and troubleshoot vulnerabilities in existing security networks.\u00a0Ethical hackers use some of the same techniques as unlawful hackers, but the goal is to help strengthen security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[421],"tags":[423],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35541,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155\/revisions\/35541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}