Getting Certified as an Ethical Hacker (Udemy.com)
An Unofficial Tutorial for Preparing to Take the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v10) Exam
Created by: Ric Messier
Last updated June 2022
What you will learn
- Assess technical vulnerabilities for the potential for exploitation
- Apply a code of ethics to testing situations
- Perform technical vulnerability assessments
- Determine appropriate remediations for vulnerabilities
- Operate tools and utilities used in security testing
- Describe a basic penetration testing methodology
- Compare differences between testing methodologies that exist
- Identify appropriate testing tools
- Assess a testing request to identify the scope and remain within that scope
How it compares
Against the other 523 rated Udemy courses in Hacking on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 72% of them
- Reviews1,795#123 of 524 by number of reviews
- Length6.8 hourslonger than 59% of them
- Last updatedJune 2022earlier than 74% of them
Course Description
This course is not associated with EC-Council in any way. Any content herein is explicitly my own based on publicly available information about the exam contents.
Do you need to earn your Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v10) certification? If so, you've come to the right place.
Hi, my name is Ric Messier, and I’m an information security (IS) expert with decades of professional experience as a programmer, system administrator, network engineer, security engineering manager, VoIP engineer, and consultant. I’m also an adjunct instructor at Harvard University and a best-selling tech book author who has personally trained thousands to pass various IS certification exams including CEH.
The CEH is an entry point to part of the broad world of information security. This course covers the range of topics that are covered in the CEH certification. This includes:
the importance of ethics
basic testing methodology
wireless networks
social engineering attacks
web application testing
The importance of ethical hacking isn't in the breaking, it's in the fixing. To that end, you will need to understand remediations, like good software development practices, remediating web application vulnerabilities as well as policies and standards that should govern all information security practices within an organization.
The CEH is a very dense exam. It covers a very broad range of material. This course will be a good resource for you to understand not only the material but the breadth of the material. As EC-Council expects you to have two years of experience before you can even register to take the exam, I don't expect this course alone will be enough for you to pass the test. Hands-on experience will help a lot. While this course is an excellent way to start preparing for the exam, I will also mention other resources you can use to set yourself up for success.
There is a lot to learn, so let's get started!
Certified Ethical Hacker and CEH are registered trademarks with EC-Council. Their use here is not an indication that any of the material here is authorized or endorsed by EC-Council.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,795 Reviews
Ric Messier
Ric Messier is an author, consultant, and educator who holds CCSP, GCIH, GSEC, CEH, and CISSP certifications, and has published several books on information security and digital forensics. With decades of experience in information technology and information security, Ric has held the varied roles of programmer, system administrator, network engineer, security engineering manager, VoIP engineer, consultant, and professor. He is currently a Senior Information Security Consultant with FireEye Mandiant.
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Reviews
By Elmer Mlinaric on 11/25/2024
not sure yet but im trying to learn i wish the instructions had an option for a review checklist of whats being covered and tools used. I wish the class was formatted for folks like me, on a government system, with absolutely no way to run the activities, they are just locked down. a lab url would be great to log into and run the class labs for each content piece.
By Dhanaryo Wilson on 5/30/2024
the lecturer is able to explain in details and clearly to me. In addition, the lecturer provide more extensive knowledge about cybersecurity than in the CEH materials itself.
By Anonymized User on 1/30/2022
Has more or less everything required on a high level for ceh certification, but you'd need to do a lot of research and practice alongside if you'd like a career in security.
By Patrick E Bolinger on 12/14/2021
Very high-level overview, but helpful because it doesn't try to get into the nitty gritty, leaves that to you but helps point you in the right direction.
By Randolph Hall on 11/29/2021
In becoming educated in Cybersecurity, I need to not only receive a degree from my school, but also collect certifications to demonstrate that I have knowledge and skills.
By Marcus Söder on 11/25/2021
Ric had an amazing way of forming simple but accurate descriptions of some concepts I never really completely grasped before. For example containers, subnetting, buffer overflow remediations etc. This feels like a good foundation for further studying for the exam.
By Robert Allan Dickson on 1/13/2021
There is a question which describes OWASP as an organization that tracks the most common vulnerability types for applications. MITRE is a possible answer to that question. Since OWASP is officially for WEB applications, and since MITRE publishes the CWE categories which are more general than just web applications, I think this is not a useful question for grading.
By Tan Shirley on 11/8/2020
I'm a newbie. Concepts are well explained. I will definitely revisit the courses again for the CEH exam prep. I am reading Ric's book too. Great book!
By Shaniece Latney on 8/14/2020
This was a great course. I learned so much in the time that i had to watch, take notes, and even replay some of the videos to help me understand somethings i may have missed. Great course!
By Brian Foster on 10/4/2019
Ric knows how to create engaging, high-quality course content—and he's clearly a recognized expert and practitioner within the information security (IS) community. As a Udemy employee who manages tech instructors (including Ric), this is the perfect course for anyone getting ready to take the CEH v10 exam as it provides a hands-on walkthrough of each topic domain on the test—all the while building confidence in your ability to pass the exam. Highly recommended!
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