International Council of E-Commerce Consultants
Offensive security and incident response credentials, best known for the Certified Ethical Hacker programme.
EC-Council certifications focus on offensive security and investigation. The Certified Ethical Hacker is the flagship and appears frequently in government and defence job requirements, where it is recognised under several workforce frameworks.
Candidates must either complete official training or apply for exam eligibility by evidencing two years of information security experience — the exam is not open to book without one of those routes.
Several credentials pair a knowledge exam with an optional practical exam taken in a live range. Passing both earns a "Master" designation. Cut scores vary by exam form because EC-Council uses multiple question banks.
Associate1
Role-based credentials for practitioners with hands-on experience.
Professional3
Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
Expert1
The highest tier, usually requiring a prerequisite certification.
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The best-known ethical hacking credential: reconnaissance and scanning, system and web application attacks, wireless and mobile, cloud and IoT, and cryptography, framed around the attacker methodology.
Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst validates security administration, analysis and incident response. This practice bank contains 67 source-complete questions.
Digital forensics end to end: the investigation process and legal considerations, acquiring and analysing disk, memory, network and cloud evidence, and producing defensible reports.
A defensive counterpart to the offensive track: network defence fundamentals, perimeter and endpoint protection, secure configuration, monitoring, and incident response and forensics readiness.
An executive security credential: governance and risk, controls and audit management, security programme management, core competencies, and the financial and vendor side of security leadership.
How the EC-Council ladder is structured, from entry point to the top tier.
Role-based credentials for practitioners with hands-on experience.
Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
The highest tier, usually requiring a prerequisite certification.
EC-Council exams with an available question bank, shown with answer-support coverage.
Categories and topics that run through the EC-Council catalog.
Questions, answered
Clear answers about the exam, the study experience, and what to expect before you begin.
This directory currently lists 5 EC-Council exams across 3 levels (Associate, Professional and Expert). EC-Council adds and retires exams regularly, so treat this as a working map rather than a permanent one.
Certified Network Defender (CND) (312-38) is the usual starting point — it is the most widely taken associate-level exam in the EC-Council programme. A defensive counterpart to the offensive track: network defence fundamentals, perimeter and endpoint protection, secure configuration, monitoring, and incident response and forensics readiness.
The best-known active options in this directory include Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (312-50), Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (312-85) and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) (312-49). Compare their levels, syllabus domains and role focus before choosing one.
Yes — 5 EC-Council exams have 1,981 practice questions in total. 285 questions currently carry an explanation.
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