CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKING

Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH)

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a globally recognized cybersecurity certification offered by the EC-Council.

It teaches professionals how to think and act like a hacker in order to protect systems from cyber attacks.

Ethical hackers legally test systems to identify vulnerabilities before malicious hackers exploit them.

🎯 What Ethical Hackers Do

Ethical hackers perform activities such as:

✔ Network scanning

✔ Vulnerability assessment

✔ Penetration testing

✔ Security auditing

✔ Malware analysis

✔ Incident investigation

Their goal is to find weaknesses and improve security.

📚 Main Topics Covered in CEH

The CEH program usually contains 20+ cybersecurity modules.

1️⃣ Footprinting & Reconnaissance

Gathering information about the target.

Examples:

Domain information

IP addresses

Network structure

Public records

Tools:

Maltego

Recon-ng

WHOIS

2️⃣ Network Scanning

Discovering live hosts, open ports, and services.

Common tools:

Nmap

Angry IP Scanner

Netdiscover

3️⃣ Enumeration

Extracting detailed information from systems.

Examples:

User accounts

Network shares

Running services

4️⃣ Vulnerability Analysis

Identifying weaknesses in systems and applications.

Popular tools:

Nessus

OpenVAS

Nikto

5️⃣ System Hacking

Techniques attackers use to compromise systems.

Examples:

Password cracking

Privilege escalation

Backdoors

Tools:

Hydra

John the Ripper