EC-Council
EC-Council Certified Security Specialist
ECSS · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $249 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 100 questions, 3 hours, multiple choice, 70% passing score
- Prerequisites
- | No specific prerequisites are required for ECSS v10 certification. | | Renewal Period | Every 3 years | | Renewal Fee | $20.00 annually | | CPE Requirements | 120 credits per certification within three years | | Study Hours | 20-40 hours | |
- Estimated salary premium
- 5–5% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 3-year cycle · 120 CPE/CEU credits per year
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Network security fundamentals
- Types of attacks
- Firewall configuration
- Intrusion detection systems (IDS)
- Encryption
- Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
- Operating system hardening
- Virus defense
- Security policy development
- System security assessment
- Security standards
- Physical security
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