Passed C|EH two days ago

Chris:/*

Hey all I passed the C|EH the other day and must concur with the overall review the exam has received by many others.

SephStorm

lol, Ive seen good and bad, can you elaborate?

Chris:/*

The Best Part:
First I did learn things I did not know about some tools and threats. I also learned a good bit about some additional vectors.

The Good:
There were some very good questions on the exam which required an understanding of the science.

The Bad:
There were questions in which you had to straight memorize useless information for the real world.

The Really Bad:
The study material from EC-Council does not prepare you for the exam. You need additional information to prepare for the exam.

Suggestions:
Amazon.com: Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (9781587052026): Jeff Doyle, Jennifer Carroll: Books

Amazon.com: Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development) (9781578700899): Jeff Doyle, Jennifer DeHaven Carroll: Books

Amazon.com: Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning
(9780979958717): Gordon Fyodor Lyon: Books

Amazon.com: Ethereal Packet Sniffing (Syngress) (9781932266825): Syngress: Books

http://www.amazon.com/CEH-Prep-Guide-Comprehensive-Certified/dp/0470135921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296165278&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Official-Certified-Ethical-Hacker-Review/dp/1435488539/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296165278&sr=1-4

http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Hacking-Countermeasures-Mechanisms-Ec-Council/dp/1435483618/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296165322&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Hacking-Countermeasures-Ec-Council-Certified/dp/143548360X/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296165322&sr=1-7

http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Hacking-Countermeasures-Infrastructures-Certified/dp/1435483650/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296165322&sr=1-12

http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Hacking-Countermeasures-Applications-Ec-Council/dp/1435483626/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296165322&sr=1-14

http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Hacking-Countermeasures-Macintosh-Certified/dp/1435483642/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296165322&sr=1-15


A few computer language books would be helpful as well, any of the learning series from O'Reilly.

Bl8ckr0uter

Chris:/* wrote: »

The Best Part:
First I did learn things I did not know about some tools and threats. I also learned a good bit about some additional vectors.

The Good:
There were some very good questions on the exam which required an understanding of the science.

The Bad:
There were questions in which you had to straight memorize useless information for the real world.

The Really Bad:
The study material from EC-Council does not prepare you for the exam. You need additional information to prepare for the exam.

Suggestions:
Amazon.com: Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (9781587052026): Jeff Doyle, Jennifer Carroll: Books
Amazon.com: Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development) (9781578700899): Jeff Doyle, Jennifer DeHaven Carroll: Books
Amazon.com: Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning (9780979958717): Gordon Fyodor Lyon: Books
Amazon.com: Ethereal Packet Sniffing (Syngress) (9781932266825): Syngress: Books

A few computer language books would be helpful as well, any of the learning series from O'Reilly.

Congrats and thanks for the review.


Routing TCP/IP I and II for CEH? Really? Interesting. I plan on knocking this one out after I do the SSCP in March. I was thinking of using these as my materials:

Amazon.com: Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions, Sixth Edition (9780071613743): Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz: Books - Purchased

Amazon.com: Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition (9781593271442): Jon Erickson: Books - Purchased

Amazon.com: Wireshark Network Analysis: The Official Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Study Guide (978189393999: Laura Chappell, Gerald Combs: Books - Purchased

Amazon.com: Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning (9780979958717): Gordon Fyodor Lyon: Books - Need to buy

Amazon.com: CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide (9780470525203): Kimberly Graves: Books - Need to buy

I also have CBT nuggets from the current CEH although they are going to change it soon and I am playing with the idea of trying to get it before they change it...


Oh and what's up next for you?

UnixGuy

congrats

JDMurray

Yes, congratz on the pass and thanks for your review!

Chris:/*

Bl8ckr0uter wrote: »

Congrats and thanks for the review.


Routing TCP/IP I and II for CEH? Really? Interesting. I plan on knocking this one out after I do the SSCP in March. I was thinking of using these as my materials:

I was suggesting the Routing books because I could not find an equivalent book that has the nuggets of knowledge in it. That being said maybe someone else on the form does know of a better book.

Chris:/*

I am still working on my CCNA and my degree so I hope to be able to knock out CCNA before I have to fulfill another work requirement training.

TrainingDaze

Congratulations chris! Your're really racking up an impressive collection of degrees and certs.

Thanks for the advice also, I'll have to add a Cisco book or 2 to my study plans for this.

Chris:/*

Thanks TrainingDaze, your CISSP studies will help in passing the CEH as well. You will notice some overlap between the two.

rogue2shadow

Chris:/* wrote: »

Hey all I passed the C|EH the other day and must concur with the overall review the exam has received by many others.

Congrats Chris!!! How far did you end up going in Fyodor? I'm using the NMAP book, Web Application Hacker's Handbook, C|EH prep guide and a v6/7 boot camp in March.

veritas_libertas

Congratz!

Chris:/*

I ran through the book reading the practical stuff mostly. I will take a more thorough read later on. I have a large amount of experience with NMAP and the associated tools so I found those questions easy. I had the hardest questions for me dealt with memorizing the obscure tools that I will never use.

jumezurike

I did take the exam and scored 61% man ... I was so pressed I did not review but is ok. I will try next week. What do suggest for me? I mean what really helped you.?

Chris:/*

I have a lot of background in scripting, coding, networking and system administration so the rest was reviewing and learning some of the particulars.

I just pushed myself to read the CEH books for the most part and read CEH prep 3 times (speed read), CEH review and looked over the big point notes. I concentrated more on the science then all the minor details of all 250+ tools.