I studied for and took the CEH between fall and spring semesters at university, as something to keep me occupied during the break. Did I find it valuable? Well, I did self study and my cert was paid for by my employer so, from my end, the cost-benefit was there. I'm not cynical about certifications but, I try to be pragmatic. The CEH didn't blow my mind with any new concepts but, it did fill in some of those small knowledge gaps. A considerable amount of information wasn't practically useful but, represented antiquated attacks (ping of death, I'm looking at you). In this way, I found it similar to a Comptia exam. If you want to get your hands dirty and really learn something practical, grab a copy of BackTrack and start using tools in a test lab. Of course, that probably won't help your resume, much ;)
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:11 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > On 26 March 2012 06:50, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Im seriously thinking of doing the CEH exams and was hope there is someone >> here who can answer a question or two. >> >> Have you found it a valuable exercise? >> >> Did you do it self Study or taught? >> >> Im thinking of doing it as home study. >> >> What is the difference between the EU and US course-ware? >> >> Is it worth the additional cost to do the European course-ware (if possible) >> since I may return to Europe one day? >> im looking to which one is applicable to Australia(current residence). > > I'm currently doing a study about getting into security and one of the > questions I'm asking is about certifications, the current results say > that only about a quarter of the people who replied think the CEH is > worth taking. > > http://www.digininja.org/projects/breaking_in_interim.php > > I've not done it so can't comment myself but thought the stats might help. > > Robin > > >> Thanks, >> Pat >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
