Hello, I am sure this gets asked a lot, which is also a cause of concern for me as there is too many answers

I have been asked at work to get CEH, now they are not providing official courseware but they will reimburse the exam fee.

I don't feel like spending money on official course-ware as the matriel IMHO is written very poorly and is bloated.

This leaves me the option of self study from third party books and sites, and this is where I need a bit help.

I have gone through Kimberly Graves CEH book once, cover to cover. This book is more like topic index where one needs to research further on his own. Now what are my options? what all books do I need to supplement this.
Shall I take v6 or v7 exam? Are there any books for v7 yet?

I would really appreciate if you could help me with this, especially people who have passed the exam this way.

Thanks

Hi jim, i took the courseware a month ago, in the release of v7, i can say that the 2 books of study are huge, and yes, is like a ppt presentation printed and joined with labs.

all the hard work is on your own. the courseware only have the add value of the experience of the instructor and the tips in with topics may come out in the exam.

at the end EC offers a virtual plataform to practice and the labs covers the basics.

cheers

Thanks Storm, thats great collection.