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Certified Ethical Hacker v11

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Introduction

The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate is a professional credential designed for individuals seeking proficiency in ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Offered by EC-Council, individuals demonstrate their proficiency in ethical hacking techniques, reinforcing their ability to identify and address security vulnerabilities proactively.

It is widely respected in the cybersecurity field, the CEH certification showcases a thorough grasp of the tools and techniques utilized by ethical hackers.

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Learning Objectives

The primary learning objectives of the CEH certification encompass a broad spectrum of cybersecurity skills, focusing on ethical hacking methodologies and practices. Key areas covered include:

  1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking: Understanding the ethical hacking process, legal considerations, and the role of ethical hackers in securing information systems.

  2. Footprinting and Reconnaissance: Learning how to gather information about a target system, such as its IP addresses, domain names, and network infrastructure, to identify potential vulnerabilities.

  3. Scanning Networks: Exploring various network scanning techniques to discover live hosts, open ports, and services running on target systems.

  4. Enumeration: Investigating and extracting valuable information about a target network, including user accounts, shares, and system configurations.

  5. Vulnerability Analysis: Identifying and assessing security vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications.

  6. System Hacking: Gaining unauthorized access to systems through password cracking, privilege escalation, and other hacking techniques.

  7. Malware Threats: Understanding different types of malware, their characteristics, and how to defend against them.

  8. Sniffing: Learning about network sniffing techniques to capture and analyze network traffic for security purposes.

  9. Social Engineering: Exploring the psychological and social aspects of hacking to manipulate individuals and gain access to sensitive information.

  10. Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks: Understanding the techniques used to disrupt or disable the normal functioning of a target system or network.

  11. Session Hijacking: Learning how attackers can gain unauthorized access to a user’s session and ways to prevent such attacks.

  12. Web Application Security: Assessing and securing web applications against common vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

  13. Wireless Network Security: Understanding the security challenges associated with wireless networks and implementing measures to secure them.

  14. Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots: Exploring techniques to bypass intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and honeypots while remaining undetected.