By Sarah Morgan
Cyber-attacks are now ranked amongst the top 10 global threats to your business, a survey from Aon Solutions revealed this week. It’s no surprise – security breaches can cripple your business infrastructure, leak private customer data and destroy your organisation’s reputation.
The IT security field is expected to grow 37% by 2022 and many security professionals are now taking the offensive and building their white hat hacking skills with EC-Council’s CEH certification.
The CEH v8 certification is an advanced certification, and to conquer it you’ll need to prove your expert white hat hacking knowledge. To help you do just that, here are our 5 best CEH certification books for 2015…
CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 Study Guide – 14 Oct 2014ISBN-13: 978-1118647677
Sybex’s Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 Study Guide is perhaps the most popular preparation tool for the CEH certification.
The guide boasts a concise, easy-to-follow approach to the certification that covers all exam objectives with examples and hands-on exercises.
You’ll study everything you need to pass the CEH exam – including cryptography, footprinting, trojans and covert channels. Also included is a companion website, stuffed with study tools like practice exams, chapter review questions and electronic flashcards.
The guide is useable in both classroom and self-study scenarios. Plus, an average user score of 4.2/5 stars across Amazon (28 reviews) ranks this as one of the most sought-after books on our list.
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CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Bundle, Second Edition (All-In-One) – 1 Oct 2014ISBN-13: 978-0071835572
A popular CEH revision guide from Matt Walker - a man with so many certifications after his name he makes the alphabet feel insecure.
- CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition
- CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Practice Exams, Second Edition
- CEH Quick Review Guide
The All-in-One exam guide is your primary asset for CEH certification success. Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of all CEH exam objectives and topics.
Reviewers cite a desire for a greater focus on policy questions. Despite this it retains an impressive 4.1/5 star review average on Amazon (14 reviews)
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide – 15 Dec 2013
ISBN-13: 978-0789751270
Authored by certification expert Michael Gregg and published by Pearson IT certification, this chunky 640 page CEH certification guide is certainly comprehensive. As well as a companion to the CEH certification’s v8 topics, you’ll also focus on building your own study guide, complete with test preparation routines and review questions. A CD featuring two complete practice exams is also bundled with this certification guide.
Finally, you’ll get preparation hints and exam tips from leading security consultant, Michael Gregg.
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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy – 1 Aug 2013
ISBN-13: 978-0124116443
Though not a CEH certification guide, this introductory book provides any aspiring ethical hacker with a solid foundation of ethical hacking knowledge – crucial for passing the CEH exam.You’ll study the same hacking tools commonly found within the CEH certification, and learn how to use them to conduct real life penetration tests.
This book begins with the basics and guides you towards more advanced subjects such as post exploitation and access maintenance. This is an ideal book for anyone with an interest in penetration testing - especially useful for those starting down the path to their CEH certification.
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Official CEH Courseware – EC-Council
As well as study guides, you also have the option to simply purchase EC-Council’s official CEH courseware. This is everything you’ll need to pass your CEH exam - included in the official bundle is:- Three official EC-Council CEH books (lab manual and two courseware manuals with slides)
- 6 DVDs
The labs showcased in the courseware are tested against the latest operating systems with all up-to-date patches and hot-fixes applied.
Plus, the 6 DVDs contain over 20GBs of guides on how to use the latest hacking and security tools alongside more than 1,000 minutes of videos demonstrating hacking techniques.
Purchase the official CEH courseware from EC-Council store.
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About the Author:
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.
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