January goal - CEH

Mrock4

Congrats iris. I was thinking about giving the OSCP a shot- the course seems pretty legit. Are you leaning towards doing the same?

dbrink

Congrats on the pass. I'm still trying to decide if I want to spend the money on the cert or not.

jasong318

Iristheangel wrote: »

I can see why some people get a little disillusioned with the exam when it's over. Overall, I would say that the difficulty level is near beginner for this exam. It's harder than the CompTIA Security+ but not as hard as the CompTIA Linux+ (if that makes sense). It requires a level of knowledge when it comes to syntax and being able to recognizes some basic things (SQL, unicode, etc) but not enough to solve a complex hack.

If anyone is looking for a nice credential and a career n00b (at least 2 years of experience), then this credential might look good to give you a leg up. If you're looking to gain some real knowledge, I'd say go after the Offensive Security certifications. To pass those certifications, you have to actually be able to apply the knowledge and there are no multiple choice questions.

Congrats on the pass and I totally agree with your assessment. Beginning to wonder if I should keep applying ECE's to keep the cert as it does seem like kind of a joke between the flippant exam and shady business practices. And +1 for the OffSec labs, finishing my report and scheduling the exam at the moment, it has been hands down most difficult and rewarding certification that I have gone for so far!

chrisone

congrats!

holysheetman

congrats iris!

amcnow

I'm a little late to the game. With that said, congratulations Iris!

I'm just beginning to study for this exam for my WGU masters. I've seen the AIO for CEH study guide mentioned throughout this thread. I really enjoyed the AIO I used as a study aid for the CISSP exam. This one isn't written by Shon Harris; but it seems many people think highly of it nonetheless. I will use it as my main study aid and supplement with the EC-Council lectures and labs provided by WGU. I may even purchase the hard copy.

Iristheangel

So I added the CEH to my resume on Indeed, Dice, and Monster and now I can't stop getting calls/emails for security jobs on the west coast. WTF? Is the CEH really THAT valued by recruiters? What a joke...

Not looking for a job but I always update and keep my resume out there but man... I had to take my phone number out of this last one

YuckTheFankees

I just started at a security company last week and I was surprised to see how many "security" professionals have the CEH. As of now, I'm considering studying and taking the exam at some point in the next month or so.

JDMurray

Iristheangel wrote: »

Is the CEH really THAT valued by recruiters? What a joke...

Recruiters only value what the employers that hire them value. EC-Council's marketing campaigns must be reaching employers.

It would be interesting to know if there are commercial companies interested in CEH, or it's primary defense-related businesses.

Hypntick

I know when I was looking to move to Charlotte and looking for a security centric position, a lot of recruiters were looking for the CEH. The majority of clients they handled were finance and energy sectors and didn't hear anything about defense. I have had similar experience to Iris though after adding it to my resume. Not looking currently but it's nice to know that options are available with this particular cert.

GoodBishop

Out of curiosity, what were the specs on your Backtrack laptop?