International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)

Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

Credential: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)  GI Bill resource  ANAB (ANSI) resource
Credentialing Agency: International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) validates the skills of information technology professionals who apply computer investigation and analysis techniques to determine potential legal evidence. The crimes can include theft of trade secrets, theft of or destruction of intellectual property, and fraud. CHFIs demonstrate data recovery skills, which are needed to uncover data in a computer system, or recover encrypted, deleted or damaged file information. The certification target audience includes defense and military personnel, e-Business security professionals, systems administrators, legal professionals, banking, insurance, IT managers, government agencies, and law enforcement personnel. Candidates must meet a combination of training and experience requirements. Candidates must pass a written exam.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Attainability:    high

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 2 years
  • Education
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for a Service member to meet eligibility requirements. Requirements listed here are based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

Exam Administration (View Details)

  • In-person exam
  • Remote proctored on-line exam
  • Third-party test vendor

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)

101C Sun Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM  87109

Phone: 1-844-662-3509

Email: Johanna.pirolo@eccouncil.org

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Option 1:

Candidate must have completed the official CHFI instructor-led training (ILT), computer-based training (CBT), online live training, academic learning or have been certified in a previous version of the credential.

Option 2:

Candidate who does not attend official training must have at least two years of work experience in the Information Security domain and an educational background that reflects specialization in Information Security.

The Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) credential has the following other requirements:

  • Candidate who does not attend the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Course must submit an Exam Eligibility Form and obtain authorization from EC-Council before attempting the exam.
  • Candidate must be at least 18 years of age unless he or she provides the accredited training center/EC-Council a written consent of parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from institution of higher learning. Only candidatse from nationally accredited institution of higher learning shall be considered.

Written Exam CHFI Exam V2.1

  • Forensic Science (15%)
    • Computer Forensics Objective and Need
    • Forensics Readiness
    • Cyber Crime
    • Web Applications and Webservers Attacks
    • Email Crimes
    • Network Attacks
    • Forensics on Mobile Devices
    • Cyber Crime Investigation
    • Computer Forensics Investigation Methodology
    • Reporting a Cyber Crime
    • Expert Witness
  • Regulations, Policies and Ethics (10%)
    • Searching and Seizing Computers with and without a Warrant
    • Laws and Acts against Email Crimes
    • Laws pertaining to Log Management
    • Policies Pertaining to Mobile Forensics
    • Laws and Acts against Email Crimes
    • General Ethics While Testifying
  • Digital Evidence (20%)
    • Digital Evidence
    • Types of Digital Evidence
    • Rules of Evidence
    • Electronic Evidence: Types and Collecting Potential Evidence
    • Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Consideration by Crime Category
    • Computer Forensics Lab
    • Understanding Hard Disks
    • Disk Partitions and Boot Process
    • Understanding File Systems
    • Windows File Systems
    • Linux File Systems
    • Mac OS X File Systems
    • RAID Storage System
    • File Carving
    • Image Files
    • Analyze Logs
    • Database Forensics
    • Email Headers
    • Analyzing Email headers
    • Malware Analysis
    • Mobile Operating Systems
  • Procedures and Methodology (20%)
    • Investigating Computer Crime
    • Computer Forensics Investigation Methodology
    • Digital Evidence Examination Process
    • Encryption
    • First Responder
    • First Response Basics
    • Roles of First Responder
    • Data Acquisition and Duplication
    • Defeating Anti-forensics Techniques
    • Log Management and Event Correlation
    • Network Forensics (Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS))
    • Computer Forensics Reports and Investigative Report Writing
  • Digital Forensics (25%)
    • Recover Data
    • File System Analysis
    • Windows Forensics
    • Linux Forensics
    • MAC Forensics
    • Recovering the Deleted Files and Partitions
    • Steganography and Image File Forensics
    • Steganalysis
    • Application Password Crackers
    • Investigating and Analyzing Logs
    • Investigating Network Traffic
    • Investigating Wireless Attacks
    • Web Attack Investigation
    • Investigating Email Crime and Violation
    • Mobile Forensic Process
    • Cloud Forensics
    • Malware Forensics
    • Defeating Anti-Forensic Techniques
  • Tools/Systems/ Programs (10%)
    • First Responder Toolkit
    • Windows Forensic Tools (Helix3 Pro, X-Ways Forensics, Windows Forensic Toolchest (WFT), Autopsy, The Sleuth Kit (TSK), etc.)
    • Data Acquisition Software Tools UltraKit Forensic Falcon, etc.)
    • Tools to defeat Anti-Forensics
    • Steganography Tools
    • Database Forensics Tools
    • Password Cracking Tools
    • Network Forensics Tools
    • Web Security Tools, Firewalls, Log Viewers, and Web Attack Investigation Tools
    • Cloud Forensics Tools
    • Malware Forensics Tools
    • Email Forensics Tools
    • Mobile Forensics Software and Hardware Tools
    • Report Writing Tools

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) examination:

An additional resource is O'Reilly Learning Safari Books Online, a searchable digital library that provides online access to thousands of books, training videos and conference sessions. See the Educational Resources section on the Related Sites page here on COOL to learn how to get free access.

Testing Information

  • Exam Administration

    Credential exams may be administered in-person at a testing site, proctored on-line remotely, or have options for both. If an exam is administered through a test vendor, the third-party test vendor box will be checked. The following test administration options apply to the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) credential where checked:

    • In-person exam
    • Remote proctored on-line exam
    • Third-party test vendor

  • For more information on the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) credential has the following recertification information:

  • To maintain certification, certificate holders must earn a total of 120 continuing education credits within 3 years of certification.

    The credits can be earned in many ways including attending conferences, writing research papers, preparing for training classes in a related domain (for instructors), reading materials on related subject matters, taking an exam of a newer version of the certification, attending webinars, and many others.

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