Hall of Fame
Annual Report 2021

Hall of Fame
Annual Report 2021

100 CEH Hall of Fame 2021 Awardees

Location

America (North & South)

Adrian Guillen Brizuela

“Implemented an IDS/IPS policy for Mexico and Latin America from scratch, making it stronger…”
USA
man

Alexander Kem

“CEH helped me see and cover any system vulnerabilities and bring awareness…”
USA
man

Anna Boom

“CEH opened the door for me to pursue interesting cyber security opportunities!…”
USA

Babashola Madariola

“Getting CEH was the stepping stone to achieving other highly sought security certifications…”
USA

Brad Bitterman

“CEH has given me a good technical foundation to grow and expand from. I now poses the…
USA

Christopher Moore

“CEH has helped me to prevent and properly respond to all types of threats. The methodology…”
USA

Christos Simotas

“Leading red team cyber security exercises against Fortune 100 organizations…”
canada

Cory Miller

“Honestly, my proudest moment was being able to get into the security field. At the time, I was…”
USA

Daniel Bechtel

“Passing the CEH Exam in 2018 gave me the confidence to pursue other Cyber Certifications…”
USA

Denis Cyrillo

“Surviving a major cyber attack that occurred in 2020. I improved the security of the…”
Brazil

Diego Pereyra

“Becoming a CEH motivated me to help my company and other companies be more aware…”

Edgar Diaz Huerta

“To participate in Government National elections, designing, architect and configuring a secure…”
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Eduardo Naranjo Pessota

“Being a CEH inspires me every day to be a better version of myself in order…”
Brazil

Fasihuddin Qureshi

“It improved my pay and my cybersecurity knowledge and helped in my masters…”
USA

Fuad Mustapha

“CEH Master has elevated my career in terms of knowledge & understanding of ethical hacking…”
canada

Gilberth Contreras

“The CEH certification, both ANSI and Practical, has helped me obtain very valuable knowledge…”

Giulio Astori

It gave me an incentive to further pursue additional studies for other EC-Council certs and accreditations…
USA

Greg Cottingham

Technical contributor and reviewer for Windows® Internals 6th Edition, Technical contributor…
USA

Haslyn Martin

Learning the latest techniques and using different tools when becoming a CEH, help me to have a better understanding…
USA

John Branch

My proudest moment is noticing when a hacker has either hacked the system or tried to hack the system…
USA

Joshua Erwin

My career since acquiring CEH has been great. I was a level 1 network administrator. I am now a project…
USA

Juan Torres

The CEH, which was my first cybersecurity certification, helped me a lot in my career. By using this knowledge…
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Juan Sanchez

CEH certification is one of the requirements at my job position, so I would not in…
USA

Justen Long

Gaining my CEH certification provided the opportunity to support our nation in its valiant effort to protect…

USA

Khagani Jamal Aydin

CEH is one of the well-known certifications in the information security field. Having CEH makes me…

USA

Kiedra Gerl

It has kept me in a more competitive place in the market and has driven me to be more…
USA

Leo Colmenares

“It has been instrumental in my cyber security positions supporting the U.S. Federal Government and…”
USA
man

Michael Bhim

“CEH inspired me to stay on top of emerging attack vectors & minimize cyber attacks…”
USA

Michael Peters

“CEH sparked my interest in entering the mind of a hacker thinking the way they think…”
USA

Michael Turner

“Driving onto Wallops island NASA facility to help secure things that will be the literal future for…”
USA

Michael Williams

“CEH has provided a different viewpoint when analyzing & troubleshooting security-related issues…”
USA

Mehmet Bastug

“After I received my CEH certificate, I landed a new role as an Assistant Professor. The role…”
USA

Nathan Van Vliet

“I assisted numerous US Federal customers with incident resolutions from the OPM hack…”
USA
man

Nkoli Emelife

“As a result of obtaining the CEH certification, my confidence has increased and I am proficient….”
USA

Olanrewaju Ogunsanmi

“I have been able to use the knowledge to monitor cyber tools, review systems and application logs…”
USA
man

Olatunji Taiwo

“I have leveraged my skills as a CEH to help with the adoption of security best practices…”
USA

Paul Rogers

“CEH provided me a fantastic base to do more research. Upon researching different hacking…”
USA

Ralphaella Beal

“CEH has provided me the knowledge to better support a holistic view of cybersecurity…”
USA

Rex Crouser

“The CEH program and the acceptance of the security industry in the public during the last twenty…”
USA

Richard Medlin

“CEH exam gave me the confidence to further pursue my goals of becoming a pen-tester…”
USA

Richard Yinchun Zhou

“CEH provides all the knowledge that you need for a security practitioner; it showcased a…”
USA
man

Riley Bender

“I took CEH to gain an intermediate level cybersecurity position within my company…”
USA

Robert Kayl

“That confidence in the process is what helps CEHs stand out above those who are not certified…”
USA

S Muller Phd

“I’ve been teaching the CEH curriculum for 4 years now at the University of Maryland Global Campus…”
USA

Sardor Kasymov

“I was invited by the Kingdom of Bhutan to advise some of their personnel about cybersecurity…”
USA

Sheena Grewal

“CEH helped me understand the basic fundamental knowledge of the cybersecurity field…”
USA

Sidhant Gupta

CEH was one of the first certifications I attained in 2014 while I was pursuing my master’s. Soon…
USA

Smail Dahmoun

“CEH opened the door to the cybersecurity world technically and ethically…”
USA

Tim Cavanaugh

“CEH provided the education needed to better understand the threat. This led to the…”
USA

Tyler Krist

“CEH was a required certification for my current job role as a penetration tester. Earning…”
USA

Yakov Shmelev

“Obtaining a position at PwC would not have been possible without CEH, because CEH…”
PwC
USA

Yuri Novikov

“CEH has provided the base knowledge to tackle more advanced challenges and has increased…”
canada

Tyler Krist

“CEH was a required certification for my current job role as a penetration tester. Earning…”
USA

Yakov Shmelev

“Obtaining a position at PwC would not have been possible without CEH, because CEH…”
PwC
USA

Europe

Adam Pogorzelski

“During the pandemic, the CEH program taught me how to operate & keep calm in a face of so many threats…”

Charalampos Athanasoulas

“Managing major software developing projects, & then improving my skills in …”

Franco Bellotti

“Having a leading role in managing security posture for some of the most important healthcare…”
italy

Ignacio Urioste Sanchez

“I used Ethical Hacking to detect risks and threats to my organization….”

James Booth

“It’s important to think of the CEH as the start of a journey. For me, it’s where …”

Juan Villen Pulido

“After achieving the CEH certification, I learned how to think as an attacker…”

Kumara Rangaiah

“CEH has certainly helped me understand the concepts and gave me much confidence to progress further…”

Leon Stok

“Becoming a CEH helped me to see cybersecurity not just as a challenge, but as an actual job…”

Mahdi Rahimi Ghazi Kalayeh

“As a CEH, I must always consider the second word in CEH, ‘Ethical,’ to secure…”
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Marco Seidler

“CEH opened doors for more interesting opportunities…”
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Natacha Bakir

“As a Certified Ethical Hacker, I am comfortable with testing…”

Nick Mitropoulos

“I developed internal skill transfer sessions with Security…”

Nikos Vrakas

“The amount of knowledge transferred through CEH is intriguing…”

Paul Mahoney

“Becoming a CEH Master has given me the belief that I can progress further…”

Peter Berends

“CEH has brought me an excellent starting point to further educate and…”

Peter Duku

“CEH inspired me to further enhance my career by embarking on a full master’s…”

Ruben Amzallag

“CEH is very important for the future if you are moving towards…”
france

Stijn Huyghe

“CEH has brought me an excellent starting point to further educate and…”
Belgium

Timo Sablowski

“Becoming a CEH was a step in my approach to see security …”
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Tomas Sova

“Knowledge obtained during CEH helped me ensure a good understanding of…”

Stijn Huyghe

“CEH has brought me an excellent starting point to further educate and…”
Belgium

Middle East

Abdul Rahman

“I conducted multiple cybersecurity audits for government and non-government entities…”

Ariston D’Souza

“The CEH program helped me secure the overall remote connectivity to our office network…”
United-Arab-Emirates

Gader Alkhawaldeh

“CEH help me build both defensive and offensive cybersecurity skills…”

Karl Biron

“I was able to excel through cybersecurity interviews and challenges e.g., 24-hour code challenges…”
United-Arab-Emirates

Maxim Balin

“A clear understanding of defense and, after CEH, offense techniques. This knowledge helps me…”

Juan Villen Pulido

“After achieving the CEH certification, I learned how to think as an attacker…”

Africa, Asia & Australia

Abiodun Soyombo

“Safeguarding my organization’s network against attacks like phishing, associated with…”
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Anupum Jaiswal

“CEH helped me grow more in the cyber security field and help me to keep my organisation more secure…”

india

Arvind Kumar

“CEH certification gave me a prominent role in my company and the opportunity to interview…”
india

Ashish Mohanty

“It helped me develop and strengthen my skills related to cyber security & inspired me to travel more on the same track…”
india

Carol Lee

“Being recognized as a true cybersecurity professional in a male-dominated field…”
Hong kong.

Cynthia Rethnasamy

“I have been offered a respectful career in reputable companies such as Facebook and ARVR, and currently…”
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Denis Ratchenko

“Provide high-quality appsec practices to development teams…”

Erdal Ozkaya

PhD in Cybersecurity. Authored 16 books, 4 of them won Best of All Time awards by CISO MAG…”

Harsimran Singh

“CEH has immensely helped me set strong foundations…”
india
man

Javed Shaik

“It helped me understand offensive security tools and techniques that I would not have understood…”
india

Jithin Joseph

“Performed penetration testing and successfully compromised the infrastructure by using the…”
india

Karthik Sunkenepalli

“CEH was like a base for me in my career to achieve other major certifications and helped…”
india

Mustafa Cicek

“Once there was an attack on my workplace. I could handle it with my CEH skills…”

Nipun Siddhrau

“CEH helped me to accomplish the organizational goal of secure IT ecosystem of the Bank. We are…”
india

Raymond Lee

“It has helped me to better understand how hackers use various tools and techniques to hack…”
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Sai Vanka

“I started as a fresher in cyber security, within three years, I’m leading 18 people and handling incident response…”
india

Saket Taneja

“I was given the Team Lead position in a cyber security product startup due to my CEH Master…”
india
man

Saurabh Sinha

“CEH helps to get a basic understanding of cyber attacks and how we can maintain CIA…”
india

Shubham Verma

“I have implemented a secured system in an organization by using multiple authentication and authorization points…”
india

Siddhardha Goparaju

“Certifying as CEH Master boosted my confidence levels and made me get involved more…”
india
man

Takudzwa Tsotsonga

“Yes, CEH gave me a positive view of the cyber security industry, so much so that I would like to further upgrade…”
South Africa

Tobie Alberts

“This was the best kickoff for anyone thinking about cyber security or wanting to understand…”
South Africa

Zechariah Akinpelu

“CEH has really helped me start my cybersecurity career well. The certification and training…”
man

Takudzwa Tsotsonga

“Yes, CEH gave me a positive view of the cyber security industry, so much so that I would like to further upgrade…”
South Africa