But mainly, he (and I) would love it because it’s all about security, especially in MA where we are located — soon to have the strictest (actually I think it just went into effect) personal security laws in the country.

He would love the Linux Hacking, the Firewall Technologies, and hacking routers etc (working on a project related to this right now actually!), while once I’m more advanced would be interested in learning more about hacking DB servers, GPS, web browsers, firewalls and internet security.

I do want to learn more about computer forensics, and, hey, I’m not a certified anything, even if I am certifiable. Even if the fundamentals are a snooze it sounds like a blast, so sign me up for the pool!

Of particular interest to me is reverse engineering. Not that it would benefit me the most, or even be something I’d use on even a very sporadic basis, but I’ve always been intrigued as to how people go about it.

@thattalldude

While I appreciate the wife who wants to better understand her spouse’s work in order to be closer to him – this course goes well beyond that level and requires quite some bit of pre-knowledge on many subjects. I would recommend the “Security + Study Guide” by Mike Pastore and Emmett Dulaney (SYBEX ISBN: 0-470-03821-7) and any one of the “Hacking Exposed – Network Security Secrets & Solutions” series books. The Security+ study guide gives an excellent review of all the aspects of security and is, in fact, a perfect prelude to the CEH course. Both books likely in her husband’s library already.

In addition, the book “Network Warrior” is another great ( though perhaps a bit harder read) delve into the realm of Routers, Firewalls, Layer2-vs-Layer3 switching, LANs, WANs, etc. and what the choices are between them. This is a fantastic book for any security professional to read prior to starting a Security+ or CEH study path.

All that said, I hope you will award this to someone IN the security field already who needs to prove their existing expertise in order to progress in their career or where it helps them find employment again to have this certification. I know it certainly helped me in mine and I am often asked by my peers about “how difficult was the test?”. They all realize how wide a net the CEH casts in its expectation of knowledge areas for those who they are certifying. It is simply one of the “best” certifications to have in your arsenal when trying to find employment in the Network Security field. (A solid CCNA doesn’t hurt!)

Best of luck to you all and keep up the great work at GeekMommy!

Henry Schupp
CEH ECC922203

I’ve seen drones from these botnets take down entire installations in real time. It’s very exciting and scary at the same time.

Being certified CEH is a dream and passion of mine. I’ve served as a Cryptologic Technician in the navy for almost ten years and now I’m a reservist. In my civilian career, I do network and security administration. I’ve hit a plateau with my career and I’m going back to school in July to finish my degree. To finish out my degree with CEH would be ideal; what an amazing chance. Thank you GeekMommy and to the sponsors for this chance. Good luck to all who enter.

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