EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
The Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) is a professional certification provided by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council.)
The ECSA Certification is a complementary certification to EC-Council's CEH certification by exploring the analytical phase of ethical hacking.
CEH and ECSA
A Certified Ethical Hacker has obtained a certification in how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as a hacker. A CSA learns to analyze the output frm the tools and methodologies presented in CEH. This certification is a stepping stone to the EC-Council's Licensed Penetration Tester(LPT) Certification
The certification is currently in Version 4 as of December 2008.
It should be noted that the ECSA and LPT training are combined into a single ECSA/LPT Certification Boot camp class. The duration of this boot camp is 5 days. Attendees will be prepared for the ECSA and LPT certifications at the end of this class. This certification is also pre-requisite to EC-Council’s Licensed Penetration Tester Program.
Certification coursework and Exam information
The coursework consists of 47 modules, although this is presented with information prearing testers for the L|PT examination. The ECSA exam is 50 questions and consits of 35 modules taken during a 2 hour testing format delivered through Prometric Online testing.
Recertification
EC-Council Continuing Education (ECE) points will serve to ensure that all EC-Council certified professionals maintain and further their knowledge. Professionals will need to meet the requirements of the ECE to avoid revocation of certification. Members holding the E|CSA designation will be required to re-certify under this program every three years for a minimum of 120 credits (20 credits per year). More information can be found here:1
See also
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
- CREST (CREST Certified Consultant)
- OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST)
- OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst (OPSA)
- Certified Penetration Tester Specialist (CPTS)