CHFI Cleared: Study Tips Inside

instant000

Good evening.

Cleared the CHFI this morning. I earned 86% on the test today, and this is what worked for me. As a WGU student, I get access to U-Certify.

Study tips:

1. Begin studying for this after clearing CEH, as there is some carryover
2. Read the U-Certify notes
3. Do the U-Certify Lesson Tests to perfection (one for each notes section)
4. Use Dr. Nelson's Mobile CHFI Flashcards Mobile CHFI Flashcards

Note: I didn't get the lesson tests to perfection, in fact, I failed the one I tried, and then just read my notes a few more times, because I wasn't catching something. Based on the questions, it became clear that it was just a memorization exercise.

I reviewed Dr. Nelson's flash cards three times: once initially, when I was copying her's down to my machine to add to Cue Card, and twice after I printed them out. There were some errors in the flash cards, but most all of them should be corrected now, as I sent comments to Dr. Nelson about the errors I found, and she replied that she had fixed them. Since I had my cards offline, I didn't go back onto the site to check. She scored over 90% on the exam, but she probably studied harder than I did.

Dr. Nelson's cards were very good, and I recommend them to anyone attempting this exam.

As far as real-world application, I can see some of the material is good. I just feel like the EC-Council tests are too "all over the place" especially on the TOOLS and just ask you to memorize a "bunch of tools". I think it could be better, if it just focused on a few tools, instead of spitting out a lot of tools, and since you're not knowing which ones will be tested, you're there trying to learn everything.

I searched, but found 0 jobs for this cert on Monster the other day. Your mileage may vary.

Hope this helps!

JDMurray

Congratulations and thanks for the review!

instant000 wrote: »

I searched, but found 0 jobs for this cert on Monster the other day.

I've seen no mention of this cert in the digital forensics community. I don't know if it's from the lack of advertising by ECC or what. It's probably best to regard CHFI as a stepping stone to the more advanced CF certs that require professional experience.

onesaint

Congrats!

I always look forward to your notes and review of exams.

crashdump

Congrats instant000.

beads

I have likened any EC cert as "the tour of tools" for many years.

- beads