Certified Ethical Hacker

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a certification for those individuals who have skills to penetrate network or computer systems. Using these same skills these individuals can identify and fix computer security weaknesses. CEH is a professional certification provided by International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council).

Ethical Hackers are computer or network experts who strike a security system on behalf of its owners, in the quest of vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could utilize. To test a security system, ethical hackers use the same methods and tools as malicious hackers use, but report problems instead of taking advantage of them.

Ethical Hackers are also known as penetration testers and red teaming. The main objective of ethical hacker is to help the organization and take preventive measures against malicious attacks by attacking the system himself; while continuing their work within legal limits.

EC-Council Certifications are designed to provide the base required by every Electronic Commerce and Security Professional. EC-Council program provides broad range of skills and knowledge, required to build and administer an organization's networking and security operations.

Currently, CEH is in 6th version from August 2008. CEH certification is obtained after attended training at ATC (Accredited Training Center). Applicant can also prepare for Ethical hacking and Countermeasures Course through self-study, but he has to file an application and submits proof of relevant work experience in information security (min 2 years). After the training, applicant has to give one exam i.e. exam code 312-50. EC-Council Certification exams are available at authorized Prometric and Vue Test Centers and the exam costs USD $250.