Data protection and security

EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation (EHF)

  • Exam Price : F CFA 151,200
    Training days : 60 minutes
  • Last updated : 10 months ago
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EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation (EHF)

Course Content

This (EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation) is purely an exam for professional certification and not training. 

We provide you with an exam paper that will allow you to practice and better prepare for the actual exam that you will take once you are ready. 

You will be entitled to two attempts within a maximum of 1 year. 

A certificate will be awarded to you as soon as you pass the exam.

In more detail the candidate will develop an understanding of the following topics: 

Network sniffing (gathering information from network traffic) 

Cracking a WEP and WPA (2) key from a wireless network 

Network vulnerability scanning 

Basic penetration of computer systems 

Password cracking 

Web-based hacking, containing SQL Injections (SQLi), Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Remote File Inclusions (RFI)

The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation exam tests the knowledge of the candidate on: 

the basics of Ethical Hacking, and the practice of Ethical Hacking. 

Successful completion of the name of certification exam however, a training Ethical Hacking Foundation and knowledge of Linux is highly recommended. 

Examination details Examination type: Multiple-choice 

questions Number of questions: 40 questions 

Pass mark: 65% 

Open book/notes: No 

Electronic equipment/aides permitted: No 

Time allotted for examination: 60 minutes 

Bloom level 

The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation certification tests candidates at Bloom Level 1 and Level 2 according to Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy: 

Bloom Level 1: Remembering – relies on recall of information. Candidates will need to absorb, remember, recognize and recall. This is the building block of learning before candidates can move on to higher levels. 

Bloom Level 2: Understanding – a step beyond remembering. Understanding shows that candidates comprehend what is presented and can evaluate how the learning material may be applied in their own environment. This type of questions aims to demonstrate that the candidate is able to organize, compare, interpret and choose the correct description of facts and ideas.

The purpose of ethical hacking is to evaluate the security of a computer system or network through the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities in a legal manner. Today’s technology is moving fast and changing the way we do business. Companies digitize all information by default, store their data in the cloud and use open-source software. This raises information security issues related to network and system infrastructure. The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation module covers the basic steps of ethical hacking: intelligence gathering, scanning computer network/systems, and penetrating systems. Candidates are expected to be very aware of the difference between legal and illegal hacking, and the consequences of misuse.

This certificate is meant for security officers, network architects, network administrators, security auditors, security professionals, computer programmers and networking experts, managers working in the field of ethical hacking and anyone who is interested in improving and/or testing the security of an IT infrastructure. The module is also meant for (beginning) ethical hackers who want to get certified and verify their knowledge.

The certificate EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation is part of the EXIN Ethical Hacking qualification program.

The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation exam will be 100% online. 

Candidates will be asked to come to the 1simple1 offices or take the exam in our accredited exam room where they will be supervised in real time.

The exam for EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation certification lasts 60 minutes. The candidate can only retake the exam if they fail during the 1 year validated as the duration of the training and certification. 

After 1 year, the candidate will be obliged to pay the exam fees again to take the exam.