Re: Opinions on certs security/network

[Jack Daniel <jackadaniel () gmail com>]

I was going to pass on this because my comments are somewhat off-topic,
but...

I have respect for the people who earn the cert, but it disgusts me.
"Certified Ethical Hacker" implies something I do not believe, and which I
find offensive.  Ptacek summed it up pretty well a few years ago:

""ethical hacker" is an offensive term, implying the obvious about those who
don't have the cert."

There may be some value to the training and cert, and I encourage people to
do the right thing for their careers.

<dismounts his high-horse>

Jack



On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Butturini, Russell <
Russell.Butturini () healthways com> wrote:

> I second Herndon’s sentiments.  I am biased because I sit on the EC Council
> continuing education board, but even before I joined that I was impressed
> with the content and depth of the CEH certification.  It really requires a
> broad knowledgebase to be successful on the exam.
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> You have to start somewhere, and either of these two would be good starting
> points.
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> *From:* pauldotcom-bounces () mail pauldotcom com [mailto:
> pauldotcom-bounces () mail pauldotcom com] *On Behalf Of *Herndon Elliott
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:36 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Pauldotcom] Opinions on certs security/network
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> > Ive looked at CEH and security+ and just laughed.
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> If you are laughing at CEH, then I think you have become a bit jaded!  The
> CEH cert is not easy, and is fairly well-respected in my experience.  There
> are no certs that will be universal.....there is always some staleness in
> every certification due to the nature of the necessary standardized testing,
> leadtime for development etc.  But the CEH, IMHO, is one of the better ones
> if you are after a technical cert.  Otherwise, just commit some high-profile
> break-in, serve your time, then use that street cred as your certification.
> Good luck with that.
>
> Herndon Elliott, CISSP
> Madison, Al
> "Washington is broken and we need clear leaders and patriots, not polished
> political hacks."  -- Ginni Thomas
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