The Certified Ethical Hacker(CEH) training course enables students to identify, counter, and defend against hackers who penetrate networks and gain access to vital information. This will teach students how to deploy proactive countermeasures to stay ahead of information security developments and exploited vulnerabilities. This course is also the prerequisite for the CHFI certification which will expand on the hacking techniques and explore cyber forensics and investigation. Topics included in this course are: DDOS Attacks, Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, Virus Creation and Buffer Overflows, and more.

This course will immerse you into the hacker mindset, so that you will be able to defend against future attacks. The security concerns of any organization must not be limited to the silos of a certain vendor, technology, or piece of equipment. This ethical hacking course puts you in a hands-on environment, teaching you a systematic process. You will be taught the five phases of ethical hacking, including: Reconnaissance, Gaining Access, Enumeration, Maintaining Access, and covering your tracks. You will also learn ways to approach your target so that you succeed at breaking in every time.

With this certification, professionals with 5 years of experience will gain a valuable credential commanding an average salary of over $100,000 per year. Some of the most popular jobs for professionals with Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification are Information Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Information Security Engineer and Security Consultants in computing, networking and IT infrastructures.

Audience

This course will significantly benefit security officers, auditors, security professionals, site administrators and anyone who is concerned about the integrity of their network infrastructure.

Prerequisites

While there are no formal prerequisites to take this training program, sitting for the EC-Council exam for the CEH certification requires candidates to have at least two years of information security related experience. It is very common for such professionals to have an IT related college degree before their entry into professional career. For the most current requirements please check the eligibility requirements on the EC Council website.