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Before starting your ECSS exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete Eccouncil EC-Council Certified Security Specialist (ECSSv10) Exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free ECSS questions. We also provide premium ECSS practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

Eccouncil
Vendor
ECSS
Exam Code
100
Total Questions
9
Total Exam Domains

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Eccouncil ECSS Exam Objectives

Section 1: 1 Information Security and Networking Fundamentals
Weight:
9%
• Overview of Information Security Fundamentals
• Understanding Information Security Laws and Regulations
• Overview of Networking Fundamentals
• Overview of OSI and TCP/IP Model
• Understanding Basic Network Security Procedures and Policies
• Overview of Secure Network Protocols
 
Section 2: 2 Information Security Threats and Attacks
Weight:
21%
• Understanding Various Stages of Hacking Cycle
• Understanding Internal Threats (Sniffing, ARP Spoofing, etc.)
• Understanding External Threats (Malware Attacks, Password Cracking, DoS, Session Hijacking, etc.)
• Overview of Different Social Engineering Techniques
• Understanding Various Firewall and IDS Evasion Techniques
• Understanding Various Wireless and VPN Threats
• Understanding Various Web Applications and Network Threats
• Understanding Email Crime
 
Section 3: 3 Information Security Controls
Weight:
23%
• Overview of Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
• Overview of Cryptography and Encryption Algorithms
• Understanding Different Firewall Technologies
• Overview of Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
• Introduction to Data Backup
• Securing Organization Against Various Information Security Attacks
 
Section 4: 4 Wireless Network, VPN, and Web Application Security
Weight:
17%
• Overview of Wireless Networks and Topology
• Understanding Different Types of Wireless Encryption
• Securing Wireless Networks
• Understanding VPN and Protocols Used to Secure VPN
• Introduction to Web Applications and Securing Web Application Against Web Attacks
 
Section 5: 5 Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing
Weight:
1%
• Introduction to Ethical Hacking
• Introduction to Penetration Testing
 
Section 6: 6 Incident Response and Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Weight:
4%
• Overview of Incident Handling and Response Process
• Understand Different Computer Security Incidents and Computer Crimes
• Overview of Computer Forensics Fundamentals
• Understanding Computer Forensics Investigation Methodology
7 Digital Evidence and File Systems
• Understanding Digital Evidence and Examination Process
• Collecting Digital Evidence from Electronic Devices
• Overview of Different File Systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and CD-ROM / DVD File Systems)
 
Section 7: 8 Windows and Network Forensics
Weight:
10%
• Understanding Network Forensics Analysis Mechanism
• Understanding Windows Forensics (Collecting Volatile and Non-volatile Information)
• Collecting Metadata and Events Data
• Introduction to Steganography
• Understanding Different Types of Steganography based on Cover Medium
 
Section 8: 9 Logs and Email Crime Forensics
Weight:
6%
• Examining Various Security Logs  
• Overview of Event Correlation
• Overview of Email Technology
• Investigating Email Crime and Violation

 
Section 9: 10 Investigation Report • Writing Computer Forensics Report
Weight:
3%
• Understanding Best Practices for Writing Forensics Report


 
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