CEH v10 Difficulty Level
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I just finished going through all of the EC Council CEH v10 videos and I read CEH v9 by Sean-Philip Oriyano and I don't quite feel ready for the exam. I've been taking practice exams and I'm not consistently at 75%+. I'm going to read over the ebook I got from EC Council that goes along with the videos and see how I feel after that.( I've also been working with nmap.) Actually, I'm getting very tired of studying which is usually when I know I'm ready to take the exam. 
But with this one, I'm not ready to jump in yet given the high price tag on the exam.
Has anyone taken v10 lately? Can you tell me if there are a lot of programming-type questions on the exam? I feel like there are quite a few questions on the practice exams that aren't in the book/video. Did you use any other references to study for the exam besides nmap documents? How hard is it compared to CISSP? Are the Boson questions the best judge of readiness? Any other tips?
But with this one, I'm not ready to jump in yet given the high price tag on the exam.Has anyone taken v10 lately? Can you tell me if there are a lot of programming-type questions on the exam? I feel like there are quite a few questions on the practice exams that aren't in the book/video. Did you use any other references to study for the exam besides nmap documents? How hard is it compared to CISSP? Are the Boson questions the best judge of readiness? Any other tips?
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I felt I wasn't ready enough back in Dec, but I took it anyways. My problem was that I tend to over think my first answer. I think I changed 10 of them after going through each of the questions again, then submitted. I won't do it this time, I am just going with my first gut feeling & hit submit.My advice, if you don't feel ready, keep studying. Don't waste the $1050 on the first exam, LOL!
As far as materials, I am using Matt Walkers 2nd & 3rd edition books and test engine that comes with those. I had access to Fedvte CEH videos, which was ok...I also used PocketPrep app on my phone. I also used Blockmon's review questions book, but found LOTS of errors in it. I just need to review the areas I am weak in & focus on those today & tomorrow morning, because I have to take it at 2pm CST tomorrow. Good luck to you.
And I choke again - SMH...I guess since I don't have the v10 reading material, I am lacking that knowledge. There was several questions I was clueless about. I would suggest picking up Matt Walkers v10 book, which is supposed to drop soon or has already.
When I bought the exam, I also bought the EC Council prerecorded class. I didn't get a lot out of the class. (Thankfully my company paid for the exam and class.)There were numerous times the instructor would show slides and say "you can review these on your own". If you need videos, there are much better options out there. I used ITProTV.
As others have said, know nmap. Know the commands, the outcomes, and when you might use one over the other. I also had quite a few IT governance questions which kind of surprised me. There's also a CEH readiness quiz on EC Council's website.
Good luck!
Thanks for the update!