Certified Penetration Testing Vs. Ethical Hacking
Amir A. Kolahzadeh
Founder & CEO of ITSEC | Top 100 Influential People in Dubai | Serial Entrepreneur & Mentor | Expert in Cybersecurity, AI, and Blockchain Technology | Leading Innovation in Digital Security | Angel Investor
"Penetration testing is NOT ethical hacking. The former assesses the security posture of an enterprise against the current threats and risks surrounding it. The latter checks if an enterprise is able to defend itself against a selection of attacks launched by ignorant script kiddies using a few well known tools.
The 2 approaches couldn't be more different. And we're not the first to observe this. The US Air Force did back in 2006 when they compared CEH to CPTS and resoundingly dismissed CEH as being woefully inadequate to address the assessment needs of the hour. Others have been equally forceful in echoing this.
"The bottom line? Ethical hacking is at best a subset of penetration testing; if you're interested in how to correctly assess the security posture of an organization, certify yourself as a penetration testing specialist today!"
CISSP, CRTO, OSCP, eCTHP, eCPPT, ECSA, CHFI, CEH - Red Teamer, Penetration Tester, Cyber Security Analyst & Threat Hunter
9 年why this comparison is build on CEH, I actually disagree on some points especially that both CEH and CPTS cannot be compared to Offensive Security certificates like OSCP and OSCE
Technical Manager - Cybersecurity
9 年CEH V8 Big Difference !!!!