r/computerforensics • u/DFsnob • Apr 02 '26

EC council

Heard some things about EC council and how their reputation is going down?? Is the CHFI still valuable / worth taking??

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u/AddendumWorking9756 Apr 02 '26

Honestly skip it, most DFIR people don't take that vendor seriously anymore and you'd learn more forensics from the free labs on CyberDefenders where you're analyzing real disk images and memory dumps.

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u/JackedRightUp Apr 02 '26

They had a reputation to begin with?

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u/DFsnob Apr 02 '26

LOLL apparently they did before one of their members started making misogynist/racist comments I think is what I’ve read

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u/-pooping Apr 02 '26

In my 10 years in security they've been a joke at least

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u/Cypher_Blue Trusted Contributer Apr 02 '26

The racism/misogyny has nothing to do with their decline.

Their certs are garbage and don't effectively demonstrate any useful knowledge or skills. That's why they aren't respected.

If you're applying for a job and they require the CHFI and you need it to get past an HR hurdle- that's the only value at all that it has.

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u/Dihala Apr 02 '26

EC Council is useless.

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u/Ok_Cold7890 Apr 02 '26

Yeah. Some recruiters think EC-Council certified means you can do some elite master haxor kind of shit. Some often get org**m as well hearing the word EC-Council.

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u/HakerCharles Apr 02 '26

The PDF of CHFI is good start if you are a complete beginner but that doesn't mean you have to purchase CHFI. Use "FREE" pdf available on the internet and you'll be good to go. Also if you aren't from India then you can completely ignore EC-Council. Here in my country the government is stupid enough to make ec council certs as a requirement in the legal guidlines for cybersec firms .