EC-Council
EC-Council Certified Incident Handler
ECIH · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $450 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 100 questions, 3 Hours, Multiple Choice, 60% to 85% passing score
- Prerequisites
- | Any mid-level to high-level cybersecurity professionals with a minimum of 1 year of experience. Individuals from the information security profession who want to enrich their skills and knowledge in incident handling and response. Individuals interested in preventing cyber threats. Minors require written consent/indemnity letter signed by parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from their institution of learning. | | Renewal Period | Every 3 years | | Renewal Fee | $80 annually | | CPE Requirements | 120 ECE credits every 3 years | | Study Hours | 24 hours (training) to 5-7 weeks (self-study) | | Demand | Medium | |
- Estimated salary premium
- 5000–5000 USD (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 3-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Incident identification
- Incident analysis
- Incident containment
- Incident eradication
- Incident recovery
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Laws and policies related to incident handling
- Network security incident handling
- Malicious code incident handling
- Insider attack threat handling
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