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Career Opportunities After Doing CEH
Certification
Before you know how CEH Certification it is
better to first, know what exactly a CEH
is! What is a Certified Ethical
Hacker Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a
professional designation to describe hackers that
perform legitimate services for organizations
and IT companies. A certified ethical hacker is
a skilled individual who uses the same knowledge
and tools as a malicious hacker, but who does so
in a lawful and legitimate manner to assess the
security risks of a network or system. Certified
Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a qualification obtained
by demonstrating knowledge of assessing the
security of computer systems by looking for
weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target
systems, using the same knowledge and tools as a
malicious hacker, but in a lawful and legitimate
manner to assess the security posture of a target
system. This knowledge is assessed by answering
multiple-choice questions regarding various
ethical hacking techniques and tools. The code
for the CEH exam. This certification has now
been made a baseline with a progression to the
CEH (Practical), a test of penetration
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testing skills in a lab environment where the
candidate must demonstrate the ability to apply
techniques and use penetration testing tools to
compromise various simulated systems within a
virtual environment. Certified Ethical Hackers
use the knowledge and tools of malicious
attackers to uncover vulnerabilities in an
organizations computer systems. Upon assessing
the target systems security posture, a CEH
performs the indicated preventive, corrective and
protective measures to safeguard the system
before an actual breach can occur. CEH
certification is vendor-neutral, so certified
ethical hackers can protect a wide range of
systems, regardless of make. Hacking is the
process of finding vulnerabilities in a system
and using these found vulnerabilities to gain
unauthorized access into the system to perform
malicious activities ranging from deleting
system files to stealing sensitive
information. Hacking is illegal and can lead to
extreme consequences if you are caught in the
act. People have been sentenced to years of
imprisonment because of hacking. Nonetheless,
hacking can be legal if done with permission.
Computer experts are often hired by companies to
hack into their system to find vulnerabilities
and weak endpoints so that they can be fixed.
This is done as a precautionary measure against
legitimate hackers who have malicious intent.
Such people, who hack into a system with
permission, without any malicious intent, are
known as ethical hackers and the process is known
as ethical hacking. The CEH certificate is
EC-Councils most popular and sought-after
credential. Typical job titles for CEH-certified
professionals include penetration tester, network
security specialist, ethical hacker, security
consultant, site administrator, and auditor. CEH
certified opens the door to lucrative security
positions in the government IT sector, as the
CEH is endorsed and used by the National Security
Agency (NSA), the Committee on National Security
Systems (CNSS) and the Department of Defense
(DoD) as a benchmark to clear personnel and
contractors with privileged access to sensitive
information. Universities, colleges, and private
computer schools offer courses and degrees
featuring CEH certification prep and training
programs that align with EC-Councils Certified
Ethical Hacker.
Typical CEH Job Duties and Responsibilities
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• Many online job ads highlight the following key
  skills, responsibilities and work demands when
  applying for the position of BI developer
• Internal / external vulnerability assessment and
  penetration tests
• Application testing and penetration testing
• Exploiting SQL injection, cross-site scripting,
  parameter manipulation, session hijacking
• Social engineering assessments
• Wireless security assessment
• Network device configuration review
• Technical security assessments (Windows/Unix
  Based, Firewalls, Routers, Servers, etc)
• Develop low-level tools that improve security
  testing and monitoring
• Deliver detailed reports to different team
  members and executives that document security
  findings
• Analyze and recommend remediation strategies that
  will address vulnerabilities and mitigate risks
• Review and hire vendors to incorporate security
  systems
• Maintain current knowledge and expertise with
  relevant security, IT environment, and industry
  IT trends
• Set up security policies that help personnel use
  best practices
• Train staff and personnel on best practices for
  network security

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Salary of Certified Ethical Hacker

• Certified ethical hacking positions are
  challenging, interesting and pay well, due to the
  nature of the job and the expertise required.
  The average annual pay to a Certified Ethical
  Hacker is 71,331 (approx). Salary ranges from
  24,760-111,502, however, bonus payouts can be
  between 0.00 and 17,500, and therefore the
  total salary is approximately between 24,760
  and 132,322 (USA 2018).
• Similar jobs include the following
• Security consultant
• Threat and vulnerability manager
• Cybersecurity consultant
• Information security specialist

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Certified Ethical Hacker Certification
A Certified Ethical Hacker is a skilled
professional who understands and knows how to
look for weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target
systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as
a malicious hacker, but in a lawful and
legitimate manner to assess the security posture
of a target system(s). The CEH credential
certifies individuals in the specific network
security discipline of Ethical Hacking from a
vendor-neutral perspective. The main goal of a
CEH is to prevent unauthorized intruders from
penetrating the computer systems they work with.
To successfully do this, the CEH remains up to
date on new software and hardware and the latest
security threats including viruses, trojans, and
other malware. They create scripts that will
simulate network security breaches, to test both
current and future network additions. These
breaches or attempted breaches are reported in
detail and analyzed to create a risk
assessment. The CEH must be completely familiar
with the business operations and infrastructure
of the company in order to ensure that damaging
information is not accessed by intruders. This
is essential in determining the client's security
needs and effectiveness. Part of the role CEH is
to consult with clients therefore strong
interpersonal and customer service skills are
required. The security assessments must be
explained to the clients or managers and shared
with coworkers and other information security
professionals. Due to
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the nature of the job, thorough skills are vital.
Creating forward-thinking strategies to combat
security system problems and writing computer
programming code are fundamental skills required
for the day to day duties of the Ethical
Hacker. Certified Ethical Hacker Eligibility
Requirements

• There are two ways to satisfy the CEH
  certification exam eligibility requirements
• Attend Official CEH Training This can be in any
  format, e.g., instructor-led training,
  computer-based training (CBT) or live online
  training, as long as the program is approved by
  EC-Council.
• Attempt without Official Training In order to be
  considered for the
• EC-Council certification exam without attending
  official training, you must
• Have two or more years of documented information
  security experience
• Remit a non-refundable eligibility
• Submit completed CEH Exam Eligibility Form
  including verification from employer
• Upon approval, EC-Council will email you a
  voucher number to register for the CEH exam

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If you do decide to go the unofficial route, you
can choose from a wide range of network security
courses and degrees that align with CEH and other
marketable Infosec certifications. Career
Opportunities After Doing CEH Certification The
certification to be taken to be a certified
ethical hacker is called CEH certification To
apply for this certification, you need basic
knowledge in networking, expertise in C or
Java and knowledge of UNIX. There are a number of
job prospects for a certified ethical hacker.
There are some points which are given
below Ethical Hacker Ethical hacker is a
networking and computer expert who tries to break
into a network or computer system of a company
on behalf of the owners. In the dawn of
international conflicts, terrorist organizations
funding cybercriminals to breach security
systems, either to compromise national security
features or to extort huge amounts by injecting
malware and denying access. Resulting in the
steady rise of cybercrime.
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Organizations face the challenge of updating
hack-preventing tactics, installing several
technologies to protect the system before falling
victim to the hacker. Network Security Engineer
A Certified Ethical Hacker is a skilled
professional who understands and knows how to
look for weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target
systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as
a malicious hacker, but in a lawful and
legitimate manner to assess the security posture
of a target system. A Network Security engineer
maintains the Security of networking systems. He
assures that the system is able to come back to
life even after problems caused by natural
disasters, hacker attacks or other
means. Computer Forensics Investigator Computer
Investigation techniques are being used by
police, government, and corporate entities
globally, and many of them turn to EC-Council for
the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator CHFI
Certification Program. Computer Security and
Computer investigations are changing terms. More
tools are invented daily for conducting Computer
Investigations, be it computer crime, digital
forensics, computer investigations, or even
standard computer data recovery. Security
Auditor A security auditor is hired by a company
to provide an audit of the security systems of
the company. Once this is done, he provides a
detailed report of information systems to the
company. This helps the organization to make
changes wherever necessary so that integrity is
improved. He can either work alone or as part of
a team. Data Security Analyst Data security
analysts also called data security specialists,
data security analysts plan and execute the
protection of data on the networks and computes
in an organization. They work with the company
employees and educate them on security
protocols. They usually work under an information
technology manager. Information Security
Officer He is the senior manager in an
organization that maintains the enterprise
strategy and vision to ensure that the
technologies and information assets are properly
protected. He aids the staff in developing,
implementing and maintaining processes that
reduce information risks. Basically, he is
responsible for information-related
compliance. If you have any query feel free to
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