Become a EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH)

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS IN 150 COUNTRIES
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS IN 150 COUNTRIES

Become a EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH)

EC-Council Certified Incident Handler

This latest iteration of EC-Council’s Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH) program has been designed and developed in collaboration with cybersecurity and incident handling and response practitioners across the globe.

It is a comprehensive specialist-level program that imparts knowledge and skills that organizations need to effectively handle post breach consequences by reducing the impact of the incident, from both a financial and a reputational perspective.

Following a rigorous development which included a careful Job Task Analysis (JTA) related to incident handling and incident first responder jobs, EC-Council developed a highly interactive, comprehensive, standards-based, intensive 3-day training program and certification that provides a structured approach to learning real-world incident handling and response requirements.

“Organizations are looking for professional incident handlers and response personnel who can prepare security policies and plans to tackle incidents with efficacy in time-constrained scenarios in order to reduce the impact of incidents.”

– Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council Group

Professionals interested in pursuing incident handling and response as a career require comprehensive training that not only imparts concepts but also allows them to experience real-scenarios. The E|CIH program includes hands-on learning delivered through labs within the training program. True employability after earning a certification can only be achieved when the core of the curricula maps to and is compliant with government and industry-published incident and response frameworks.

E|CIH is a method-driven program that uses a holistic approach to cover vast concepts concerning organizational incident handling and response from preparing and planning the incident handling response process to recovering organizational assets after a security incident. These concepts are essential for handling and responding to security incidents to protect organizations from future threats or attacks.

Why Incident Handling Is A Must For Every Organization

Despite all elementary security measures, organizations are still finding it difficult to withstand cyberattacks. The least of the consequences caused by the attacks are weakening the very foundation of the organization’s business processes. An effective incident handling and response program ensures quick healing by reducing the time spent on containment and aims to reinstate business processes to the expected level of quality.

How E|CIH Benefits Individuals

E|CIH also Covers a Huge Variety of Security Incidents

Malware Incidents

Malware detections targeting businesses increased by 270 percent

Cloud Security Incidents

681 million cyberattacks were launched against cloud customers in 2018

Email Security Incidents

9 out of 10 infection attempts throughout the year were spam email

Web App Security Incidents

3.6% of websites suffered web application attacks

Network Security Incidents

21.2% of devices were exposed to network threats in the 1st month, rising to 43.7% after 4 months

Insider Threats

$8.76 million is the avg yearly cost of insider threats

Prepare To Handle And Respond To Security Incidents

Organizations are under constant attacks and with the knowledge and skills found in the E|CIH program, professionals can now not only detect incidents, but also quickly manage and respond holistically to these incidents. E|CIH is a highly interactive, comprehensive, high-standard, intensive 3-day training program that teaches information security professionals to behave professional incident handlers and gain a distinct identity than other security professionals. The program teaches all the necessary components of incident handling, containment and reinstating the IT infrastructure.

Program Information

Program Information

What's New in E|CIH

What will you learn

This program addresses all the stages involved in incident handling and the response process to enhances your skills as an incident handler and responder, increasing your employability. This approach makes E|CIH one of the most comprehensive incident handling and response related certifications on the market today. The skills taught in EC-Council’s E|CIH program are desired by cybersecurity professionals from around the world and is respected by employers.

The Purpose of E|CIH is

  • To enable individuals and organizations with the ability to handle and respond to different types of cybersecurity incidents in a systematic way.
  • To ensure that organization can identify, contain, and recover from an attack.
  • To reinstate regular operations of the organization as early as possible and mitigate the negative impact on the business operations.
  • To be able to draft security policies with efficacy and ensure that the quality of services is maintained at the agreed levels.
  • To minimize the loss and after-effects breach of the incident.
  • For individuals: To enhance skills on incident handling and boost their employability.

Learning Objectives of E|CIH Program

  • Understand the key issues plaguing the information security world
  • Apply the right techniques to different types of cybersecurity incidents in a systematic manner including malware incidents, email security incidents, network security incidents, web application security incidents, cloud security incidents, and insider threat-related incidents
  • Learn to combat different types of cybersecurity threats, attack vectors, threat actors and their motives
  • Learn the fundamentals of incident management including the signs and costs of an incident
  • Understand the fundamentals of vulnerability management, threat assessment, risk management, and incident response automation and orchestration
  • Master all incident handling and response best practices, standards, cybersecurity frameworks, laws, acts, and regulations
  • Decode the various steps involved in planning an incident handling and response program
  • Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of computer forensics and forensic readiness
  • Comprehend the importance of the first response procedure including evidence collection, packaging, transportation, storing, data acquisition, volatile and static evidence collection, and evidence analysis
  • Understand anti-forensics techniques used by attackers to find cybersecurity incident cover-ups

Course Outline

Course Outline

Module 01: Introduction to Incident Handling and Response
Module 02: Incident Handling and Response Process
Module 03: Forensic Readiness and First Response
Module 04: Handling and Responding to Malware Incidents
Module 05: Handling and Responding to Email Security Incidents
Module 06: Handling and Responding to Network Security Incidents
Module 07: Handling and Responding to Web Application Security Incidents
Module 08: Handling and Responding to Cloud Security Incidents
Module 09: Handling and Responding to Insider Threats

Who is it for?

Who Should Attend

The incident handling skills taught in E|CIH are complementary to the job roles below as well as many other cybersecurity jobs:
  • Penetration Testers
  • Vulnerability Assessment Auditors
  • Risk Assessment Administrators
  • Network Administrators
  • Application Security Engineers
  • Cyber Forensic Investigators/ Analyst and SOC Analyst
  • System Administrators/EngineersSystem Administrators/Engineers
  • Firewall Administrators and Network Managers/IT Managers
E|CIH is a specialist-level program that caters to mid-level to high-level cybersecurity professionals. In order to increase your chances of success, it is recommended that you have at least 1 year of experience in the cybersecurity domain. E|CIH members are ambitious security professionals who work in Fortune 500 organizations globally.

About The Exam

Passing Score

E|CIH allows cybersecurity professionals to demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills required for Incident Handling.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to sit the E|CIH Exam, the candidate must either: Attend official E|CIH training through any of EC-Council’s Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) or attend EC-Council’s live online training via iWeek or join our self-study program through iLearn (see https://iclass.eccouncil.org). OR Candidates with a minimum of 1 year of work experience in the domain that would like to apply to take the exam directly without attending training are required to pay the USD100 Eligibility Application Fee. This fee is included in your training fee should you choose to attend training.

Clause: Age Requirements and Policies Concerning Minors

The age requirement for attending the training or the exam is restricted to any candidate that is permitted by his/her country of origin/residency. If the candidate is under the legal age as permitted by his/her country of origin/residency, they are not eligible to attend the official training or eligible to attempt the certification exam unless they provide the accredited training center/EC-Council a written consent/indemnity of their parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from their institution of higher learning. Only candidates from a nationally accredited institution of higher learning shall be considered.
  • Number of Questions: 100
  • Exam Title: EC-Council Certified Incident Handler
  • Test Duration: 3 Hours
  • Test Format: Multiple Choice
  • Availability EC-Council Exam Portal

Brochure

Making an informed decision is difficult, and that’s where EC-Council’s E|CIH brochure comes to your rescue. The EC-Council Certified Incident Handler v2 (E|CIH) credential is the most trusted cybersecurity and incident handling certification that employers worldwide value, and for good reasons. The comprehensive curriculum has a method-driven program focusing on organizational incident handling and response. It covers everything from preparing and planning the incident handling response process to recovering organizational assets after a security incident. When you successfully achieve the E|CIH certification, you will be equipped with the skills needed to effectively handle post-breach consequences by reducing the impact of the incident from both a financial and a reputational perspective. This is only an overview of E|CIH and what you will learn. For complete information, download the brochure now.

E|CIHv2 Is The Most Desirable Program As Per The Top Incident Handling Professionals Globally

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