Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
I passed the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam in July 2023 with a score of 92.8%. My preparation covered network and application security, reconnaissance, attack techniques and security testing within an authorised scope.
Category
Cybersecurity
Issued By
EC – Council
Issue Date
July 15th, 2023
Expiry Date
July 14th, 2026
Certification ID
ECC4352718690
Verification Links
About CEH
CEH covers methods used to identify weaknesses in systems, networks and applications. The testing is carried out with permission and within an agreed scope. The curriculum includes reconnaissance, system and network attacks, web application security and cloud security.
Exam Domains
The exam domains covered:
- Cryptography.
- Web application hacking.
- Mobile platforms and IoT.
- System hacking and attack techniques.
- Network and perimeter security.
- Wireless security.
- Information security and ethical hacking foundations.
- Reconnaissance.
- Cloud computing.
What I studied
I studied vulnerability assessment, penetration testing and attack simulation. This included tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit and Nmap, along with network security and web application defences.
Why I took the exam
CEH covered the technical security topics I had been learning through courses and practical work. Preparing for it gave me a defined syllabus to revisit, from reconnaissance to application and network attacks.
Preparation and practice
The exam blueprint and official study material describe the topics to prepare for. Practical exercises in an authorised lab help connect those topics to what a tool or vulnerability looks like during testing.
My score and transcript are recorded below.
Transcript
The preparation complemented my work in cybersecurity and technology risk. It gave me a broader technical reference for understanding the vulnerabilities and controls I encounter during reviews.