CEH
CEHQuick Answer
CEH is a professional certification from Cybersecurity that costs $550 and takes 100–150 hours to prepare for. The Certified Ethical Hacker validates knowledge of offensive security techniques — footprinting, scanning, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, system hacking, malware threats, sniffing, and social engineering — using the same tools and methodologies as malicious hackers but in a legal context.
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About This Certification
The Certified Ethical Hacker validates knowledge of offensive security techniques — footprinting, scanning, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, system hacking, malware threats, sniffing, and social engineering — using the same tools and methodologies as malicious hackers but in a legal context.
Who It's For
Security analysts, penetration testers, and IT professionals pursuing offensive security roles. Requires 2 years of information security work experience or completion of an official EC-Council training program.