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EC-Council · professional
ECIHEC Council Certified Incident Handler
EC Council Certified Incident Handler
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› Cost
Exam fee
ECIH$450
Exam fee
$450
Annual maintenance fee
ECIH$80/yr
Annual maintenance fee
$80/yr
3-year cost of ownership
ECIH$690
3-year cost of ownership
$690
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
ECIH—
Pass mark
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Retake policy
ECIH$499 fee · 0d wait
Retake policy
$499 fee · 0d wait
Study time
ECIH80–160 hrs
Study time
80–160 hrs
Validity
ECIH3 yrs
Validity
3 yrs
CPE / yr
ECIH40 CPEs
CPE / yr
40 CPEs
Delivery
ECIHmixed
Delivery
mixed
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
ECIH—
Range
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Median
ECIH—
Median
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Premium %
ECIH—
Premium %
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Role context
ECIH—
Role context
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› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
ECIH6.5
Schema quality
6.5
Practice evidence
ECIH5.0
Practice evidence
5.0
Maintenance
ECIH7.0
Maintenance
7.0
Market recognition
ECIH6.5
Market recognition
6.5
Average
ECIH6.3
Average
6.3
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
ECIHGlobal
Recognition
Global
ISO 17024 accredited
ECIH—
ISO 17024 accredited
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DoD 8140 baseline
ECIH—
DoD 8140 baseline
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Holders worldwide
ECIH8,000
Holders worldwide
8,000
Current version
ECIH—
Current version
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› Domain coverage
A10Security Operations
ECIH● core
A10Security Operations
● core
A7Incident Response & Forensics
ECIH● core
A7Incident Response & Forensics
● core
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