What is Ethical Hacking?

The Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) credentialing and training program provided by EC-Council is a
respected and trusted ethical hacking program in the industry. Since the inception of Certified Ethical
Hacker in 2003, the credential has become one of the best options for industries and companies across
the world. The C|EH exam is ANSI 17024 compliant, adding value and credibility to credential members.
It is also listed as a baseline certification in the US Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570 and is a
GCT (GCHQ Certified Training).

Today, you can find Certified Ethical Hackers working with some of the finest and largest companies
across industries like healthcare, financial, government, energy and much more!

An Ethical Hacker Answers

the Following Questions:

What kind of vulnerabilities does an attacker see?

What information or system would a hacker most want to access?

What can an attacker do with the information?

How many people notice the attempted hack?

What is the best way to fix the vulnerability?

Ethical hackers learn and perform hacking in a professional manner, based on the direction of the client,
and later, present a maturity scorecard highlighting their overall risk and vulnerabilities and suggestions
to improve.

Importance of
Ethical Hacking?
Government agencies and business organizations today are in constant need of ethical hackers to
combat the growing threat to IT security. A lot of government agencies, professionals and
corporations now understand that if you want to protect a system, you cannot do it by just
locking your doors
– says Jay Bavisi, CEO of EC-Council.

In the dawn of international conflicts, terrorist organizations funding

cybercriminals to breach security systems, either to compromise
national security features or to extort huge amounts by injecting
malware and denying access. Resulting in the steady rise of
cybercrime. Organizations face the challenge of updating hack-
preventing tactics, installing several technologies to protect the system
before falling victim to the hacker.
New worms, malware, viruses, and ransomware are multiplying every
day and is creating a need for ethical hacking services to safeguard
the networks of businesses, government agencies or defense.

Benefits of
Ethical Hacking?
The primary benefit of ethical hacking is to prevent data from being stolen and misused by
malicious attackers, as well as:
Discovering vulnerabilities from an attacker’s POV so that weak
points can be fixed.
Implementing a secure network that prevents security breaches.
Defending national security by protecting data from terrorists.
Gaining the trust of customers and investors by ensuring the
security of their products and data.
Helping protect networks with real-world assessments.

Types of
Ethical Hacking?
It is no big secret that any system, process, website, device, etc., can
be hacked. In order to understand how the hack might happen and
what the damage could be, ethical hackers must know how to think
like malicious hackers and know the tools and techniques they are
likely to use.