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EC-Council Associate Certifications

bahabeach will retire the EC-Council Associate program June 30th, 2022. Vouchers and licenses purchased for the Ethical Hacking Associate and Cyber Forensics Associate Exams prior to this date will be redeemable and exam delivery will be supported through June 2023. Moving forward, customers who wish to certify in cybersecurity can now pursue the IT Specialist Cybersecurity certification which covers much of the same material covered in the Cyber Forensics Associate exam. For any questions regarding this change, please email ty.palmer@pearson.com.​

Legitimize your hacking skills and validate your forensics skills

Announcement: EC-Council Associate Certification exams available October 2018.

EC-Council is a globally recognized for their certification programs and have received endorsements from various government agencies. The Ethical Hacking Associate and Cyber Forensics Associate certifications are an industry-recognized credentials that effectively validates one’s skills in offensive and defensive cybersecurity practices and techniques.

Be prepared

It is recommended that one have at least 150 hours of hands-on experience before taking either the EHA or CFA exams.

Available Associate Certifications

Ethical Hacking Associate Certification

The Ethical Hacking Associate (E|HA) certification demonstrates an individual’s knowledge in information security and network security, including the tools and methodologies of a malicious hacker, but in a lawful and legitimate manner. This credential certifies individuals at an entry-level of network security discipline of ethical hacking from a vendor-neutral perspective.

The purpose of the Ethical Hacking Associate credential is to establish and govern minimum standards for credentialing entry-level information security specialists in ethical hacking measures, inform the public that credentialed individuals meet or exceed the minimum standards, and reinforce ethical hacking as a unique and self-regulating profession.

Ethical Hacker Associate: Exam objectives | Exam languages and versions

Cyber Forensics Associate Certification

Cyber Forensics Associate

The Cyber Forensics Associate(C|FA)  certification demonstrates an individual’s knowledge on how to detect hacking attacks and properly extract evidences to report the crime and conduct audits to prevent future attacks. Individuals who learn the principles of digital forensics can become invaluable members of incident handling and incident response teams.

The purpose of the Cyber Forensics Associate credential is to validate the candidate’s skills to identify an intruder’s footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute in the court of law.

Cyber Forensics Associate: Exam objectives | Exam languages and versions

Benefits of earning an EC-Council Certifications

  • Advancement towards a career field with ultimate growth potential and learning opportunities.
  • Validate knowledge and problem-solving skills for a career in cyber forensics.
  • Legitimize their hacking skills and knowledge to help defend organizations’ networks.
  • Position them as credible job candidate to employers.

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