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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
The Certified Ethical Hacker(CEH) training course enables students to identify, counter and defend hackers from penetrating networks and gaining access to vital information. This will allow students to deploy proactive countermeasures and in turn, stay ahead of information security developments and exploited vulnerabilities. With this certification, professionals will gain a valuable credential commanding an average salary of over $100,000 per year. This course is also the prerequisite for the CHFI certification which will expand on the hacking techniques and lead into the area of cyber forensics and investigation. Topics included in this course are: DDOS Attacks, Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, Virus Creation and Buffer Overflows to name a few.
Course Overview
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Learning Objectives
Students will learn to identify, counter and defend hackers from penetrating networks and gaining access to vital information. This will allow students to deploy proactive countermeasures and in turn, stay ahead of information security developments and exploited vulnerabilities.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Specialty Areas
- Training, Education, and Awareness
Feedback
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