A Udemy course covering ethical hacking and the topics in the CEH syllabus — reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation and more. It is affordable, practical training, but be clear on one thing: it is not the official EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker credential. The real CEH is a separate, expensive exam with its own eligibility rules.
Good for: People learning ethical hacking, or preparing background before the official CEH.
Less suitable if: You expected this to be the official CEH certification, or you are new to IT security.
Requirements: Networking and IT security basics help; the topics are advanced.
Realistic time: About 28 hours; a few weeks to a couple of months part-time.
About this course
This course prepares you for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam by covering the five phases of ethical hacking: reconnaissance, scanning and enumeration, gaining access, maintaining access, and covering tracks. Students learn the tools and techniques used by real attackers — Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, and social engineering methods.
What you'll learn
Perform reconnaissance using OSINT tools and passive information gathering
Scan and enumerate targets using Nmap and vulnerability scanners
Exploit common vulnerabilities in web apps, networks, and operating systems
Understand social engineering attacks and how to defend against them
Pass the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam
This course includes
28h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. Important: this is not the official CEH. The EC-Council CEH exam costs roughly $950 to $1,199, and EC-Council requires either an accredited training course (around $1,900 to $3,500) or two-plus years of IT-security experience to sit it — so the official credential runs into the thousands.
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This Udemy course gives a completion certificate and covers CEH topics, but it is not affiliated with EC-Council and is not the official Certified Ethical Hacker credential. The real CEH is a separate, expensive exam with eligibility requirements.
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Jason Dion
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Taught by cybersecurity professionals on Udemy with certified ethical hacking experience and extensive security assessment backgrounds.
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No. This Udemy course covers CEH topics and gives a completion certificate, but it is not affiliated with EC-Council and is not the official CEH credential.
The EC-Council CEH exam is roughly $950 to $1,199, and you must either take an accredited training course (around $1,900 to $3,500) or have two-plus years of IT-security experience to sit it. The official path runs into the thousands.
To sit the exam without the accredited course, EC-Council requires at least two years of IT-security work experience.
Yes as affordable training in ethical-hacking topics, especially as background before the official exam — just do not mistake it for the CEH credential itself.
Networking and IT-security basics help; the material is advanced.