World’s No.1 Ethical Hacking Certification
Why You Should Become a Certified Ethical
Hacker (C|EH) from EC-Council?
- Learn from EC-Council, a pioneering leader in cybersecurity education since 2003
- Master ethical hacking with an industry-renowned program
- Attain an in-demand certification:
- ANSI and ISO/IEC 17024 accredited
- Recommended by top government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense under Directives 8570 and 8140
- Used by seven of the Fortune 10 and 47 of the Fortune 100
- Become eligible for over 20 job roles in cybersecurity
Become an Ethical Hacker
What You’ll Learn
Module 01: Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Cover the fundamentals of key issues in the information security world, including the basics of ethical hacking, information security controls, relevant laws, and standard procedures. |
Module 02: Footprinting and Reconnaissance
Learn how to use the latest techniques and tools to perform footprinting and reconnaissance, a critical pre-attack phase of the ethical hacking process. |
Module 03: Scanning Networks
Learn different network scanning techniques and countermeasures. |
Module 04: Enumeration
Learn various enumeration techniques, such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Network File Sharing (NFS) exploits, and associated countermeasures. |
Module 05: Vulnerability Analysis
Learn how to identify security loopholes in a target organization’s network, communication infrastructure, and end systems. |
Module 06: System Hacking
Learn about the various system hacking methodologies—including steganography, steganalysis attacks, and covering tracks—used to discover system and network vulnerabilities. |
Module 07: Malware Threats
Get an introduction to the different types of malware, such as Trojans, viruses, and worms, as well as system auditing for malware attacks, malware analysis, and countermeasures. |
Module 08: Sniffing
Learn about packet-sniffing techniques and how to use them to discover network vulnerabilities, as well as countermeasures to defend against sniffing attacks. |
Module 09: Social Engineering
Learn social engineering concepts and techniques, including how to identify theft attempts, audit human-level vulnerabilities, and suggest social engineering countermeasures. |
Module 10: Denial of Service
Learn about different Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack techniques, as well as the tools used to audit a target and devise DoS and DDoS countermeasures and protections. |
Module 11: Session Hijacking
Understand the various session hijacking techniques used to discover network-level session management, authentication, authorization, and cryptographic weaknesses and associated countermeasures. |
Module 12: Evading Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, and Honeypots
Get introduced to firewall, intrusion detection system, and honeypot evasion techniques; the tools used to audit a network perimeter for weaknesses; and countermeasures |
Module 13: Hacking Web Servers
Learn about web server attacks, including a comprehensive attack methodology used to audit vulnerabilities in web server infrastructures and countermeasures. |
Module 14: Hacking Web Applications
Learn about web application attacks, including a comprehensive web application hacking methodology used to audit vulnerabilities in web applications and countermeasures. |
Module 15: SQL Injection
Learn about SQL injection attack techniques, injection detection tools, and countermeasures to detect and defend against SQL injection attempts. |
Module 16: Hacking Wireless Networks
Learn about wireless encryption, wireless hacking methodologies and tools, and Wi-Fi security tools. |
Module 17: Hacking Mobile Platforms
Learn about mobile platform attack vectors, Android vulnerability exploits, and mobile security guidelines and tools. |
Module 18: Internet of Things and Operational Technology Hacking
Learn how to secure and defend Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices and possible threats to IoT and OT platforms. |
Module 19: Cloud Computing
Learn different cloud computing concepts, such as container technologies and serverless computing, various cloud-based threats and attacks, and cloud security techniques and tools. |
Module 20: Cryptography
In the final module, learn about cryptography and ciphers, public-key infrastructure, cryptography attacks, and cryptanalysis tools. |
Online Education at Its Best: Learn Anytime, Anywhere
Online self-placed mode-of-learning.
Instructor-led training
Enrich your knowledge with instructor-led, self-paced online training designed to hone your ethical hacking skills. Gain access to over 140 Hands-On labs that closely mimic real-world scenarios to give you the experience of handling an actual cyberattack.
Highlights of the C|EH v11 Program
What Sets the C|EH Apart?
- Mapped to NICE 2.0 framework
- Extensive attention to emerging attack vectors
- Coverage of the latest exploit technologies
- Hands-on hacking challenges
- Modern case studies and analysis of current events
- Enhanced focus on malware analysis
- Live cyber range (no simulations!)
- Greater focus on cloud and IoT hacking
- Resources covering thousands of hacking techniques, tricks, and tools

Over 3 million unfilled cybersecurity positions in 2021

USD 96,000 per year in the United States
What Do C|EH Alumni Have to Say About Their Training?


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Ernst & Young