You do mean EC-Council, right?
Sorry about the spelling joke.
Now, here's what I think.
The cert is a joke, mainly because the test administered was not so much about
the pen testing, but rather about a general knowledge of the stuff. As a
matter of fact, I just ran into a guy from VeriSign, who works on IDS side, who
took the exam and passed without a hitch, and he never took a course.
However, if you are serious about learning (that is, if you truly are
fascinated by the world of security), then I wholeheartedly recommend Intense
School's
CEH course for one reason only,- the instructors.
The two guys who taught the course when I went there were instrumental in
designing the CEH cert, and carry a wealth of knowledge.
Jon Nunes and Clement Dupuis.
Clement runs a site called cccure.org
I was blown away by the amount of knowledge pounded into me over the week (it
was a bootcamp, really). And I was really disappointed that the exam
didn't really reflect the course as a whole.
My $0.02
Al Smolkin
CEH, CCNA
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:13:58 -0500, Chris Griffin wrote:
List,
I was looking to see if anyone had any exposure to ec counsil's CEH course.
I have heard mixed views on the ec counsil, but nothing about their courses.
I dont really care about getting a certification, but I wouldnt mind
getting one also.
My main concern is, learning quality stuff that I can put to use in a
security career.
As im sure everyone feels the same, I Dont want to drop my money on
something that looks good,
but really isnt going to help build knowledge.
for a quick reference, here is a link to the exam/course I found
http://www.mile2.com/certified_ethical_hacker_training_v3.html
and http://www.eccouncil.org/CEH.htm
Does anyone know if this is quality stuff, or is there something out
there better?
(A major factor to me looking at this was, I can find a class local so I
dont have to travel)
Regards,
Chris
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