EC-Council
Certified Ethical Hacker (Practical)
Hands-on ethical hacking across many attack areas
EC-Council's practical ethical hacking credential spans live network and application challenges, giving a wider offensive-security sweep than a wireless-only focus.
Who it suits
Suits aspiring penetration testers or security analysts who want a hands-on credential showing general ethical-hacking ability and are not committed to a wireless specialty.
Key differences
- Challenges cover exploitation and evidence collection across networks and applications, rather than concentrating on wireless attacks and defenses.
- It emphasizes security-audit judgment, whereas the wireless credential centers on traffic analysis, encryption weaknesses, and rogue access techniques.
- You give up deep wireless specialization but gain exposure to a broader mix of target types within a single practical assessment.
- Level
- Professional
- Assessment
- Practical
- Study time
- 100-220h
- Listed from
- $550