CEH stands for Certified Ethical Hacker. It is a professional certification provided by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) that validates individuals’ skills and knowledge in identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses in computer systems and networks, and in 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.
The CEH certification covers various aspects of ethical hacking, including but not limited to:
- Information security concepts and principles.
- Footprinting and reconnaissance techniques.
- Scanning networks to identify vulnerabilities.
- Enumeration to extract more information about identified systems.
- System hacking, which involves gaining unauthorized access to systems.
- Trojans, viruses, and worms.
- Sniffing techniques to intercept and analyze network traffic.
- Social engineering attacks.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
- Session hijacking techniques.
- Web server and web application security.
- Wireless network security.
- Cryptography and its applications in securing data.
The CEH certification is popular among cybersecurity professionals, penetration testers, security auditors, and anyone interested in understanding how hackers operate to better protect systems and networks. It’s important to note that the CEH certification focuses on ethical hacking and emphasizes the importance of legal and ethical conduct in cybersecurity practices.