BillV: Thanks, yeah i think it might have been one of your original posts that referenced the extension of CEH that made me decide to just self study. I would honestly like to see them revamp this test a lot if they are going to keep it.  I can understand why it could be useful, it just needs to be tuned.

j0rDy: Yeah 50 questions, I think they give you two hours to take it, more than you would ever need. If you have the CEH you know how the wording is on the test questions, it follows the same format.  Which honestly probably is why I missed a couple, i have a tendency to skip the paragraph and jump straight down to the question.  So if you do that you can finish the test pretty quickly, hah, you might just miss a few if you are not careful though.

Crap. When will this overhaul of the CEH be released? I'm studying for it now, but i'm getting delayed because of work.

Also, do you know if they ever decided to seriously look into issuing ID cards for the non LPT certs?

It will be released mid-March. The courseware, as far as I know, is ready. I have to assume they are waiting on new exam questions. That being said, I believe the objectives will be updated so any current study guides will not be aligned properly with v7 (but may still help prepare on some of the topics).

I know the ID card suggestion has come up in the past but I don't know how in-depth they looked at it.

Do you know when a new book is going to be out? I mean it seems like the last version of the CEH just came out. I don't think I am going to be able to squeeze this in by March. Oh well.

Are you serious? They do a background check?!

Regarding when a book will be out, I'm assuming you mean a study guide? Hard to say as those are done by third-parties. I'm not aware of anyone working on a book currently but I'd imagine the writers of the current versions will probably just update those books.

Yes, the test will certainly have some overlap. While the objectives may change, they aren't going to be completely different. So if you've studied for v6 you may very well be prepared for v7. We won't know until they release the objectives. And yes, the v6 exam will be retired 6 months after the release of v7 (September).

As for the LPT application, I used that last option. Assuming the application is still the same, I filled out the top portion and gave that to each of my references. They filled out the bottom portion and provided a signed letter of recommendation as well. You also don't have to wait for your ECSA certificate. You can provide the testing results with the application and forward your certificate once you receive it.

This is great news Bill, there is a lot of competition at the moment for CEH and i am sure the new version will put it ahead in the competition again.