The CHFI Exam - 3 Facts

The CHFI exam, although not as popular as the Ethical Hacker exam provided both by the EC-Council, is gaining momentum as laws have been placed in many countries to catch criminals of cyber crimes.

1. Who is this certification for?

Police and other law enforcement personnel
Defense and Military personnel
e-Business Security professionals
Systems administrators
Legal professionals
Banking,Insurance and other professionals
Government agencies
IT managers

2. A breakdown of the exam requirements…

Exam code:	312-49
Number of questions:	50
Time to complete:	120 Minutes
Passing Score:	70%
Format:	Multiple choice
Other Requirements:	Must sign an Ethics Agreement
Renewal:	None.

3. Comparing the EC-Council’s CHFI (Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator) and the ISFCE’s CCE (Certified Computer Examiner)

If I were to compare these two forensic investigator certs and come up with an answer as to which is more hands-on than the other, I would say that the Certified Computer Examiner cert is more advanced. Here are some other comparisons…

	EC-Council’s CHFI	ISFCE’s CCE
Renew?	never	Yes, renew cert every two years
Testing?	Just one exam to pass	One written exam and then three exams which test you performing an investigation on three test media
Who is it for?	Anyone that has anything to do with law - you learn the rest in a course	The written test is pretty easy to pass. The challenge is the other three media tests. You will need to have the experience. You can still just do a course and be able to pass all this, but this exam is much more challenging than the CHFI one.