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What is ISEH?
Information Security and Ethical Hacking (ISEH) Institute is the flagship of this domain. At present this is the only institute dedicated to Information Security and Ethical Hacking in Pakistan. It aims at providing comprehensive carrier paths to its students through state-of-the-art education/ training, compliance with latest international standards of ICT security and corporate ingress. ISEH provides this at comparatively very less and affordable cost.
Who founded ISEH?
Information Security and Ethical Hacking Institute, Pakistan (ISEH) was founded on 23rd March 2019 by a group of people, who recognized the need for a state-of-the-art institute that cultures knowledge along with associated skills to produce indigenous professionals to address dire needs of the time in the field of Information & Cyber Security. It is designed on a modular approach to achieve excellence with focused approach initially, thereafter, not only gradually rise up to the prevailing international standards but also serve as a platform to unify existing scattered professionals in this field for R&D.
How do you teach these courses?
On campus and online interactive classes are conducted for Regular courses during week days supplemented by due lab practices and assessment through Quiz Tests, Mid and End term exams. Besides, personality building is done through teaching communication and interview skills.
Fast track courses are conducted on weekends; but only for those students who have sufficient knowledge of the course for which they have applied.
One to One course learning is also available and conducted by one faculty member assigned to one student; for this arrangement a substantially higher fee is charged.
Do you offer free courses?
No, not at the moment.
Do you offer course completion certificate?
Yes, students who qualify a course will get a verifiable recognition certificate to the fact.
Why ISEH does not offer other IT related courses?
As the name indicates; ISEH institute is dedicated for education, training and R&D in the domain of Information Security and Ethical Hacking and related supplementary subjects only. Therefore, it does not offer other IT courses.
Do you offer refund of fee?
Yes, only to those who do not qualify in entry assessment tests and elect to withdraw their application for admission.
What kind of job we can get after completing these courses?
There are more than 66 available Job titles for all levels of InfoSec courses. The per month salary ranges between Rs.80,000.00 and Rs.350,000.00 in Pakistan and from $2500.00 to 8500.00 in international market.
What are Information Security and Cyber Security?
- Info security is concerned with making sure data in any form is kept secure irrespective of the realm. Information security deals with the protection of data from any form of threat.
- Whereas, Cybersecurity is to protect anything in the cyber realm. Cybersecurity deals with danger against own cyberspace. Cybersecurity strikes against Cybercrimes, cyber frauds and helps law enforcement. Cybersecurity is all about protecting data that is found in electronic form (such as computers, servers, networks, mobile devices, etc.) from being compromised or attacked. Part of that is identifying what the critical data is, where it resides, its risk exposure, and the technology you have to implement in order to protect it.
What are Hacking and Ethical Hacking?
- Acts intended at exploiting digital devices such as computers, embedded devices, cellphones, tablets and even the entire networks is referred to as Hacking. While hacking is not always for malicious purposes, most references to it now a days define it as illicit cybercriminal actions motivated by monitory gains, protests, information gathering and for only Fun of the challenge. Whereas,
- The legal practice of subverting system security in order to identify potential data breaches and hazards in a network/ system is known as Ethical Hacking. The company that controls the system or network allows Cyber Security Experts to do such operations in order to test the system's defense.
Which Track is better; Defensive, Offensive or Forensic?
- Ideally, Defensive Security pathway is suitable for individuals interested in Network and Hardware Security. Whereas,
- Offensive Security pathway is suitable for professionals interested in Ethical Hacking/ Pen-testing to test information security of various organizations. And,
- Digital Fraud Prevention and Digital Forensics is suitable for those who aspire to become experts in recovering data/ evidence of crime from digital devices and investigating digital devices to prevent computer/ digital crimes in the society.
Which level is enough to get a job?
Intermediate Level Courses in all pathways are so designed that they meet minimum entry level employment.
Who should apply to which course?
Following may apply:
- Anyone who has completed at least 10th grade in conventional education and now wants to pursue his carrier in the domain of information security and ethical hacking.
- Who already have requisite knowledge & skills of any ISEH course level and wants to get certificate for recognition or employment.
- Candidate already working in the field of IT and wants to switchover to information security and ethical hacking.
- Any other person who is interested to gain in depth knowledge of ICT security domain.
What are the eligibility criteria to enroll in a course?
Every level; Layman, Beginner, Intermediate, Advance, Specialist and Expert has its own criteria, however, rule of thumb is that if you wish to do a course of certain level, ideally the previous course knowledge in that path is required, which shall be judged through an assessment test before admission.
What documents are needed to be submitted to enroll?
- Copy of CNIC or Form B (incase of less than 18 years of age).
- Undertaking by the Father/ Guardian.
- Copy of all educational and certificate studies.
Where do I get to know the syllabus, duration and fees of the course?
Click on the Academics menu and check details about the Admission, Courses and Fee Structure on the individual pages of courses.
How many students do you accommodate per batch?
Usually an in-campus batch consists of no more than 18 students, however, online batch may consist of more students. Online batch will have to spend at least one week on campus for practical work.
What is average length of a course?
Most of the short-term courses are of 1 - 2 months’ duration. Classes are usually conducted on alternate days i.e. 3 days per week. On course days; there are two to three classes and each class is of 50 minutes duration.
Fast track courses are also conducted but for only those students who have sufficient knowledge of the course for which they have applied.
Who are your faculties?
Our faculties are top industry professionals who also work for Cyber Security and Audit Companies. They are qualified in foreign certifications such as; CEH, CHFI, CISA, CISSP etc. and have diversified experience of working in Pakistan as well as abroad.
Do you provide job on completion of the course?
We do not provide jobs, conversely, we ensure that all our students are imparted requisite theoretical knowledge, adequately practical skills for the level they have attended the course and improvement in their personality through communication and presentation skills as well as CV writing. Thus, the competence of each student should enable him/ her to acquire a job and also act as our Brand Ambassador in the industry. Non the less, we have a placement cell, which shall assist you, if you call for our help in drafting your CV and sharing your details to the organizations who are hiring.
Do you have branches anywhere else other than Lahore?
Not at the moment, as we believe in maintaining highest levels of quality and opening branches/ franchises without adequate check may compromise the quality. However, we are developing a concrete system of standards as well as an associated centralized checking system which then shall enable us to open branches/ franchise in different cities of Pakistan without compromising on quality.
How do you offer online courses for candidates outside Pakistan?
We conduct online classes through cloud based online teaching solution according to our students’ convenience keeping in mind the time zone. The lab is set up in their laptop/ desktop. We log into their machine to show all demo & conduct the classes for which a very little bandwidth is required. We are also in process of developing our ISEH Blended Learning Management System (ibLMS).
Is ISEH a Govt. organization? Are the certificates Govt. approved?
We are a private organization affiliated with Ministry of Labor, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis, Government of Pakistan through Skill Development Council (SDC). Therefore, student will have to pay additional charges as processing fee if he/ she wishes to get course certificate from SDC also along with ISEH certificate.
Is there any other Institution in Pakistan offering indigenous courses concerning to cyber security domain?
Presently, there is no other institution in Pakistan that conducts its own designed specialized courses in cyber security domain in line with Global quality and standards. However, various intuitions act as middlemen in offering foreign courses of various organizations such as: EC Council, CompTIA, InfoSec etc.
Can I make payment online for admission without visiting your office?
Yes, you may make payment online through Easypaisa, Jazz Cash, Habib bank and ____________ . All necessary details regarding Payment process and mode/channels of payment can be found through this link: Click Here
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