Certified Ethical Hacker

Often considered a bit of an oxymoron, the term Ethical Hackers refers to experts that are specially skilled and versed in their ability to conduct and attack on a security system with the knowledge and permission of the system's owners. These experts in network and computer systems are tasked with conducting these attacks in order to seek out the same vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker would in order to attack and exploit a system. The methodology used by an ethical hacker to test a security system is the same as that used by their malicious counterparts. But instead of exploiting the vulnerabilities in a system, the ethical hacker reports on them. It is also common to hear of ethical hackers referred to as intrusion testers, penetration testers or red teaming. An ethical hacker is also often called a white hat, this term harkens back to the old Western movies, where the "good guy" wore a white hat and the "bad guy" wore a black hat. The main purpose of ethical hacking is to locate existing vulnerabilities and then provide that information to organizations so that they can take the correct preemptive measures against malicious attacks that might otherwise be able to exploit these vulnerabilities. The important thing is that while these attacks are being conducted by the ethical hacker it is all being conducted by remaining within legal limits.

Logical Security's curriculum will immerse the student into an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack and secure their own systems, in a safe environment. The rigorous lab environment gives each student high-level knowledge and practical experience with the current indispensable security systems. The students will begin by understanding how defenses of perimeters work and then be directed into scanning and attacking their own networks, no real network is harmed. Making sure no harm is done. They then learn how intruders escalate privileges and what steps can be taken to secure a system. The students will also learn about Policy Creation, Intrusion Detection, DDos Attacks, Social Engineering, Buffer Overflows and Virus Creation. When a student leaves this thorough five day class they will have hands on understanding and experience in Ethical Hacking. This course prepares you for EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker exam 312-50