Hardware & Networking

Top 3 Ethical Hacking Certifications/Courses:
1) Certified Ethical Hacker:
The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is the broadest of the broadest of all available certification options. The CEH is designed to test the cybersecurity professionals baseline knowledge of security threats, risks, and countermeasures through lectures and hands-on labs.
2) Global Information Assurance Certification Penetration Tester
The Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) programme is run by the SANS Institute, one of the oldest organizations that provides cyber-security education. GIAC offers dozens of vendor-neutral certifications with courses that require hands-on learning.
3) Offensive Security Certified Professional:
The Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) is the least known but most technical of the certification options. Offered by the for-profit Offensive Security, it is advertised as the only completely hands-on certification programme. Offensive Security designed the programme for technical professionals to prove they have a clear, practical understanding of the penetration testing process and life-cycle. Regards.

5 top ethical hacking courses and certifications:
1. Certified Ethical Hacker: The EC-Councils Certificate Ethical Hacker (CEH) is easily the oldest and most popular penetration course and certification.
2. SANS GPEN: SysAdmin, Networking, and Security (SANS) Institute is a highly respected training organisation, and anything they teach along with their certifications are greatly respected by IT security practitioners.
3. Offensive Security Certified Professional: The Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) course and certification has been around for just over 10 years and has gained a well-earned reputation for toughness with a very hands-on learning structure and exam.
4. Foundstone Ultimate Hacking: McAfees Foundstone business unit was one of the first hands-on penetration testing courses available. Its series of Ultimate Hacking courses and books led the field for a long time. They covered Windows, Linux, Solaris, web, SQL, and a host of advanced hacker techniques (such as tunneling).
5. CREST: CREST information assurance accreditation and certification body's pen test courses and exams are commonly accepted in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, and Asia. Regards.