CEH | Certified Ethical Hacker
Today I went for the CEH v5 exam, EC-Council certification# 312-50, I'd been studying for it for a while. It had no less than 150 questions - and pretty tough ones too - but I managed to pass it (85% which is OK considering US law was part of the Qs).
I can really recommend you to go for this exam - it's somethin' else dude! The questions are short and exact (still multiple choice), but just the process of going there is VERY cool and interesting. Personally I downloaded a lot of spooky tools and guides, created an isolated network with virtual machines and tested, tested, tested. It was fun I can tell you - I can't seem to stop studying this stuff!
I also read 2 books on the journey:
- Michael Gregg: Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep (very good)
- Kimberly Graves: Official Certified Ethical Hacker Review Guide (very brief)
If you're a totally cool (and white) hacker dude already, you could probably go for the latter only (it will give you the overall idea of what this exam is all about, the CEH terminology etc). BUT the first one mentioned, by Michael Gregg, is a VERY good introduction (broad and deep) into the world of haxin' actually.
The whole idea with this exam is, that to be a professional penetration tester or security consultant, you need the skills and tools of the hackers. Put yourself in their place and start looking for your (or your customers) weakest link! A security system is only as strong as its weakest link - that also means, that security is a process (maintenance).
Security is, and always will be, a mixture of: Prevention + Detection + Response!
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