CEH Certification Now Approved By DOD : Review

DoD 8570 and CEH

US DOD Directive 8570 & Certified Ethical Hacker   The United States of America Department of Defense issued Directive 8570 in 2004 to mandate baseline certifications for all Information Assurance “IA” positions.  In February of 2010, this directive was enhanced to include the Certified Ethical Hacker across the Computer NetworkDefense Categories “CND”.

		What is 8570?    As stated by DIAP: DOD Directive 8570.01M Change 2 provides the basis for an enterprise-wide solution to train, certify, and manage the DoDInformation Assurance (IA) workforce.   How is the Directive Structured?    8570 classifies personnel in the following Main Categories: Technician Manager Computer Network Defender Service Provider System Architect and Engine

Furthermore, categories are subdivided into individual job roles relating to specific functional requirements. The certified ethical hacker covers 4 out of 5 positions in the Computer Network Defense Category. CEH is a part of: CND Analyst CND Infrastructure Support CND Incident Responder CND Auditor

Full 8570 Certification Chart: 

 

Table AP3.T1. DoD Approved Baseline Certification

 

Who is affected by DOD Directive 8570?   All individuals with privileged access to DOD Systems, military personnel, civilian contractors, and foreign employees alike.   Why is CEH the best certification for CND-SP 8570? The Certified Ethical Hacker Program was designed and developed at a time when the Global IT Industry were led to believe that IT Security consisted of purchasing expensive vendor equipment. EC-Council literally changed the industry’s vernacular when they developed the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) course. The innovative CEH course was the first of its kind; bringing “hacking” technologies “Into the light of day.” Flash forward 5 years and over 30,000 certified members later, EC-Council is currently the industries only accepted standard for the Certified Ethical Hacker.