Finally, EC-Council has released their CHFI v3 courseware directly. I know Don had made a post about this saying Element K was offering it, but it's more expensive (and I believe you need to be a training center or something; at least they don't let me buy from them ).

The courseware does not show up on their standard website, you'll need to go directly to their order page at 2 Checkout, located here.

In addition, the Official CHFI Study Guide has finally been published (month-after-month of being pushed back) and will include v3 objectives. This can be purchased directly from Syngress/Elsevier, or you can order it on Amazon for a little cheaper.

Having had the chance to see/read previous version of CEH and ECSA, and then also reading the newer versions, I'm sure that we're likely to see quite an improvement in the material presented in v3 of CHFI.

Happy studying!

Good deal, let me know you like it I also have a copy.

I have not bought the v3 courseware, but I do have the v2 courseware. I would imagine there's not a huge difference in software.

The CHFI courseware (v2) doesn't come with nearly as much software as CEH (v5), but it does contain a pretty significant amount. I would imagine that it's been increased for v3, but I'm not sure.

The v2 CHFI courseware has 2 books and I think 4 CD's (2 with tools and such, about 800MB worth, 1 EnCase student edition, and 1 Helix).

The book is definitely well worth the price, I'm sure especially if you're considering taking the CHFI exam (no, I have not taken it and I'm not certain I'm going to pursue it).

I would say it's a safe guess that the study guide you've purchased, is all you need to study for and pass the CHFI exam. It more than likely has all the needed material, and you can download the tools.