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EXIN Expands Security Framework with Ethical Hacking Foundation Certification

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(The Hosting News) – Utrecht, the Netherlands, April 17, 2015 – EXIN expands their Security Framework with a new exam: Ethical Hacking Foundation. This exam, globally launched at the Cyber Security Week in The Hague in The Netherlands, builds on the recently launched EXIN Secure Programming certification.

Estimates of current annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime range between $375 and $575 billion, according to a recent study published by McAfee.* The worldwide cyber security market on the other hand is an emerging market and expected to grow from $71 billion in 2014 to $155+ billion by 2019, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc.

As worldwide cyber security threats and the global cyber security services market are on the rise, EXIN experiences a growing demand for certifications in the field of cyber security related subjects. Anticipating this trend EXIN recently launched its Security Framework – a certification cluster with an expanding portfolio of cyber security exams such as Ethical hacking.

Black Hats and White Hats
The global availability of the EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation certification means IT professionals are provided with a vendor-neutral Ethical Hacking competence confirmation, from an internationally acknowledged certification institute. The new exam tests IT professionals on basic knowledge and understanding of “Ethical Hacking” – the ability to evaluate IT security systems by exploiting hardware and software vulnerabilities using hacking techniques. Ethical hacking is a well-known method of duplicating the intent and actions of malicious hackers, also known as black hats, used by security professionals, the white hats, to locate and evaluate infrastructural weaknesses.

The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation certification covers a variety of hacking related subjects and techniques, including network traffic analyzing, wireless network hacking, network scanning and the penetration of computer systems and websites.
More in detail, candidates are tested on their knowledge and understanding with regards to (but not limited to) the following topics:
•    Network sniffing (gathering information from network traffic)
•    Cracking a WPA(2) key from a wireless network
•    An introduction to worms and botnets
•    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)
•    Analyzing log files

“Ethical Hacking Foundation is another proof of EXIN’s ability to deliver the right IT certifications at the right time,” said Bernd Taselaar, CEO of EXIN. “Cyber-Security will remain a hot topic in 2015 and beyond. We already had the management focused Information Security based on ISO/IEC 27002 certification. Next to that, the expanding Security Framework now caters to the growing security certification needs of IT professionals like programmers and developers. EXIN sees a strong market demand for high-quality IT security certifications. The e-CF principles incorporated in EXIN’s exams ensure that the certifications live up to market expectations.”
Recently launched within the Security Framework is EXIN Secure Programming Foundation, a certification for software developers and programmers who want to have their skills in Building Security In validated. EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation builds on the Secure Programming certification, by adding risk assessment within application and web development to EXIN’s certification portfolio.

The new certification, based on the e-Competence Framework (e-CF)** will initially be made available in English, with language localizations in a variety of global markets following soon. The exam is available through EXIN’s partner channel and EXIN Anywhere in more than 165 countries worldwide.

The EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation and EXIN Secure Programming certifications are developed in joint cooperation with Security Academy, a European training institute with its focus on Information Security, Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Security Management. The partnership with Security Academy is meant to combine hands-on, practical and job-oriented ICT security experience with EXIN’s vendor independent IT certification knowledge base, both at a high international level.

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* Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), June 2014. McAfee Report – Net Losses: Estimating the Global Cost of Cybercrime.
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change.
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** About e-Competence Framework
e-CF is a transparent and objective framework of world-recognized standards for measuring professional competences. As a leading global certification and assessment institute, EXIN is co-initiator and endorser of the eCompetence Framework.
For more information, visit: www.ecompetences.eu
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CYBERWEEK LAUNCH EXIN
On April 16, the exam will be launched during the Cyber Security Week in The Hague where a group of hackers will be the first to take the exam

About EXIN
EXIN is a global, independent certification institute for IT professionals.
With over 1,000 accredited examination and training partners, EXIN is able to provide IT certifications and competence assessments to professionals and HR departments in more than 165 countries and 20 languages. EXIN is co-initiator of the eCompetence Framework, which was set up to provide unambiguous IT certification measurement principles within Europe and beyond.

EXIN provides certifications in areas such as IT Service Management, Project Management, Agile Scrum, Information Security, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, Testing, Lean IT, and more. To guarantee that the IT certifications are closely aligned with current market needs, EXIN has strategic knowledge partnerships with key market players.

For further information about EXIN, visit www.exin.com.

EXIN Expands Security Framework with Ethical Hacking Foundation Certification


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