EC-Council

The CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) exam is designed for advanced-level IT professionals interested in advancing their career in cybersecurity. The CEH exam validates your skills in systematically attempting network infrastructures to find security vulnerabilities which a malicious hacker could potentially exploit.

If you’ve already successfully passed the CompTIA Security+ exam and have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on industry experience in an IT administration role with a concentration in security, you’re ready to start preparing for your CEH certification exam.

The CEH exam covers a range of topics that help demonstrate competency in advanced security skills including:

• Advanced network penetration testing

• Governance around standards for security specialists engaged in ethical hacking measures

• Scanning, testing, hacking, and securing your own systems

Before taking the CEH certification exam, you should feel confident in demonstrating your knowledge across these 7 core areas:

• Network and Information Security Technologies

Understand the purpose and use for various network, communication, and security technologies to prevent security threats such as malware, DDoS attacks, Botnet, cryptography threats, mobile platform attacks, and more.

• Analysis & Assessment

Understand how to analyze and assess data, systems, networks to prevent security attacks.

• Security

Demonstrate how to implement advanced information security controls to defend against attacks including web server attacks, SQL injection attacks, Bluetooth attacks, and more.

• Tools, Systems & Programs

Demonstrate proficiency in identifying and implementing proper security tools, systems, and programs for a variety of business environments such as network/host base intrusion, anti-malware systems, network/wireless sniffers, and more.

• Procedures & Methodologies

Identify and deploy information security procedures and methodologies including cryptography, public key infrastructure (PKI), and SQL injections.

• Regulation & Policy

Identify and deploy information security procedures and methodologies including cryptography, public key infrastructure (PKI), and SQL injections.

• Ethics

Understanding of professional code of conduct and appropriate behaviors for ethical hacking, adhering to the First Do No Harm rule.

Individuals with an up-to-date CEH certification on their resume are in high demand. The technical skills validated through the CEH certification exam will help prepare you for advanced-level IT career opportunities such as:

• Cybersecurity Specialist

• Information Security Architect

• Senior Network Administrator

If you’re looking to launch or advance your career in cybersecurity, CEH is one of the most in-demand certifications for mid to advanced-level cybersecurity jobs. We recommend you successfully pass the CompTIA Security+ exam before attempting more advanced certifications, such as CASP+, CISSP or CEH.

CIAT's Career Services team provides personalized career transition support to ensure you translate your technical training and industry certifications into viable career opportunities. Our full suite of career services support includes resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, mock interview support, career coaching, and job placement support, and specialty workshops, to help ensure you’re positioned for success.

Typically, students enrolled in our Computer Information Systems Degree programs feel confident taking the CEH exam after 5 weeks of technical training and exam preparation.

CEH is an advanced-level level certification that can serve as a launchpad for numerous IT certification and career pathways. The more certs you earn, the more skills you acquire, the more career opportunities will be available. Register for our Certified Ethical Hacker training online today.

Here is the recommended IT certification pathway that includes the CEH certification:

CIAT’s National City campus includes secure and authorized testing center facilities, available to local San Diego students and alumni. For our online students, we work closely with you to help locate and facilitate an authorized testing center near you.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CIAT has enabled students to take the CEH certification exam remotely from the comfort of their own home through CEH’s new “Test Anywhere” process. Don’t put your goals on hold or push off until normalcy returns.

CIAT’s National City campus includes secure and authorized testing center facilities, available to local San Diego students and alumni. For our online students, we work closely with you to help locate and facilitate an authorized testing center near you.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CIAT has enabled students to take the CISSP certification exam remotely from the comfort of their own home. Don’t put your goals on hold or push off until normalcy returns.

Studying for the CEH certification on your own is doable, but often leaves you without the required technical skills in your background, or the necessary resources to translate your exam score into an IT career.

Join over 2,000 students who have enrolled in CIAT accredited Certificate and Degree programs and are on their path to launching or advancing their IT careers. Our extensive, custom designed IT curriculum provides training for up to 14 industry certifications, including CEH.

• No exam fees

• Unlimited exam attempts*

• Hands-on training through on-campus and virtual online classes

• Online test preparation workshops

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• One-on-one support from certified instructors

• Accredited Certificate and Degree programs to beef up your resume

• Personalized career services support including resume building and job placement support

* Students are encouraged to take certification exams while actively enrolled in the degree program. Unlimited certification exam attempts expire 90 days after graduation. The following are single attempt exams and are not eligible for a retake voucher: CEH, CASP, CISSP, DevNet & CCNP. See certification exam policy for more details.

The minimum passing score required for the EC-Council CEH v11 exam is 70%.