the4tress wrote: » I was just reading on the EC|Council portal and somebody said that CEHv8 is coming out this year. I can't find anything on EC|Council's web site about this. Has anybody heard anything?
Pinky&TheBrain wrote: » Take a look at the news to hit the streets this morning...EC-Council Achieves ANSI 17024 Accreditation for Its Certified Ethical Hacker C|EHv8 Certification - PRWeb
the_hutch wrote: » Nothing is more annoying than prepping for a test just to find out that once you take it, it will already be out-dated :-/
JDMurray wrote: » It creates a double-edged marketing sword when a version number is included in the name of the certification. Maybe they thought including the version number would create a desire within current CEH cert holders to "upgrade" to the latest CEH cert version. I don't think it has worked out like that tho.
the_hutch wrote: » Yeah, its true. As of yesterday, CEHv8 is now officially available. I am highly annoyed. I just finished my two week course for CEHv7 and was about to take the test when I saw that. WTF?!?!? Nothing is more annoying than prepping for a test just to find out that once you take it, it will already be out-dated :-/
chrisone wrote: » i feel your pain, that is why i will never waist my time on this exam. I will just go for OSCP.
the4tress wrote: » I'm still on v6. There's no way I'm going to upgrade it. I would rather get additional certs, like GCIA or GPEN. It sucks they come out with them so fast. A friend of mine is studying for v7 and already bought all the books and everything...
the4tress wrote: » It sucks they come out with them so fast. A friend of mine is studying for v7 and already bought all the books and everything...
the_hutch wrote: » Ha...yeah, I appreciate your condolences . I actually had considered OSCP. The course for OSCP looks awesome (and I love the idea of a hands-on test), but it doesn't have nearly the reputation or notariety that CEH has. To be honest, I think an outdated CEH cert would probably be more desirable to employers than OSCP. If you look through security job listings, a large number of them will list CEH as required or preferred...but I've never seen OSCP listed on any.
SephStorm wrote: » I think you're wrong here. But it depends on what kind of position you are looking for. If you want to be a regular security guy, then CEH may work for you, but if you want to do pentesting or a job that wants you to perform those duties, you want OSCP.
JDMurray wrote: » EC-Council really doesn't release a new version of the CEH very often. It's been in the 18-24 month range, and the old exam is usually available for six months after the new exam is released. The problem is that people pursuing certifications don't realize that most certs are periodically updated and, before starting to study for any certification, they should check when the next version of the cert if due to be released. That's a lesson that can be learned the hard way if you don't spend time doing pre-certification research at places like TE.
SephStorm wrote: » Take a look here and over at ethicalhacker.net You'll find plenty of reviews attesting to the quality. I can't tell you when it was last updated, but it is respected.
gabypr wrote: » AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (17024)
ah..found the answer.. basically the same with v7: EC-Council has released the new CEH v8 certification and with this being relatively close and on the tail of the CEH v7, people want to know what the deai is with this back to back change. The Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 only differs by name and test delivery from the Version 7. The change came because of the ANSI accreditation that the EC-Council went through. The ANSI accreditation required a few, more stringent, delivery techniques in the certification exam process. To be more specific, the ANSI accreditation required that the CEH v8 exam was delivered to each and every student with the same set of guidelines and proctoring procedures. Since the CEH v7 came out prior to the ANSI accreditation, the guidelines were not in place and therefore a new version of the CEH was required. The CEH v8 does not have any different content or courseware from the CEH v7. Since the CEH Version 8 is the same content as v7, it will not be "launched" or even promoted like the pervious version.
albink wrote: » I bought two books: CEH Certified Ethical Hacker: Exam Guide Official Certified Ethical Hacker Review Guide: Version 7.1 Do you have any feedback if these two books will be enough to prepare CEH v8 ? CEH v8 certified could give some feedback about how many time did you pass before pass your exam with which support ? I passed my first certification Comptia Security+ last week and I have no idea if this one will be more difficult, feedback are welcome.
gabypr wrote: » Well said I received from EC-Council an email that confirms their CEH v8 and ANSI AccreditationAMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (17024) It is with great pride and pleasure that we announce to you EC-Council has officially attained the ANSI 17024 Accreditation for Certified Ethical Hacker V8, joining an elite group of global institutions that have this prestigious accreditation. This was a commitment made by EC-Council a few years ago and a vision that was crystal clear to all of EC-Council's stakeholders.
