Ethical hackers are employed by organizations to penetrate networks and computer systems with the purpose of finding and fixing security vulnerabilities.
If a candidate opts to self-study, an application must be filled out and proof submitted of two years of relevant information security work experience.
Those without the required two years of information security related work experience can request consideration of educational background.
[8] Members holding the CEH/CNDA designation (as well as other EC-Council certifications) must seek re-certification under this program every three years, for a minimum of 120 credits.
It includes hacking challenges at the end of every module and is built 100% in compliance to the NICE 2.0[citation needed] Framework to ensure a systematic job role mapping.