The EC-Council credential known as CEH, which stands for Certified Ethical Hacker, is likely the most well-known. It was created to show that the bearer is skilled with the tools employed by a hostile hacker and is aware of how to seek holes and vulnerabilities in computer systems.

Any security team would benefit greatly from hiring cybersecurity experts who are knowledgeable on how to use adversary hackers' tools and techniques. Building a sufficient defense require intimate knowledge of the offensive tactics likely to be employed against their systems. The security sector has made it clear that it needs a reliable mechanism to identify people with these talents by overwhelmingly supporting and accepting the CEH certification.

Holding a CEH certification indicates the holder has acquired essential skills required to work in the following roles, among others:

• Security Analyst
• Computer Forensics Analyst
• Security Specialist
• Penetration Tester
• Security Engineer
• Security Code Auditor
• Malware Analyst
• Security Consultant

The CEH's acceptance by businesses has strengthened the notion that ethical hacking is not just a practical skill but also a legitimate vocation. Acceptance has given respectability to a subset of computer and network talents that were previously solely sought by criminals.