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Certified Ethical Hacker via Self Study

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the keep-that-hat-nice-and-white dept.

ddonzal writes "In his latest column for EH-Net, wireless hacking guru, Dan Hoffman, offers up his experience of attaining the CEH credential (Certified Ethical Hacker). Great read with fantastic advice for budding ethical hackers out there."

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  1. No mention of ethics. by onion2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    The article, or perhaps the course, neglects to mention anything about the "ethical" side of things. It's all well and good to say you're a "Certified Ethical Hacker", but if noone has quizzed you on the ethics of hacking then how could an employer be sure you actually are one?

    In fact, even if you were questioned about the ethics of hacking, you might lie. An unethical person would.

    So it's just a fancy but ultimately meaningless name then. "Certified Hacker" would suffice.

    But do you really need the word "Certified" on a certificate? Isn't that redundant? It's obvious you're certified if you're brandishing a certificate.

    So you could just as well put "Hacker" instead.

    I don't think many employers want to employ a hacker. They're criminals!

    I don't think I'll be taking this course. ;)

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