CHFI difficulty

teambawm

For those who have passed the CHFI, what degree of difficulty would you rate the exam (i.e. - on a rating scale of 100, with 100 of 100 being totally devastatingly hard)?

No offense intended but compared with the CISSP and its 250 questions over six hours, 50 questions in two hours does not seem like a lot to have a fair sampling of your knowledge across the board for forensics unless the questions are extremely broad.

Just wondering ....

keatron

If you've never been exposed to forensics, it's difficult enough. It's not quite as difficult as the CEH, but you'll need to know some pretty specific details about things most people never have to deal with, such as the specifics of 15 or so different file systems, where, when, how and how long data is stored on that file system, and lots more stuff. If you prepare well, it's certainly a managable exam. But don't think for one second that because one passed the CISSP , the CHFI will be easy. Comparing the CISSP to the CHFI is like comparing apples and oranges. The CISSP covers 10 domains across the information security indurstry. Forensics covers ONE topic. Forensics. And goes much deeper in that area than any one area you saw on the CISSP

Good luck, as I said, if you prepare well, you'll be fine.

Keatron.