Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator

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Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Pass Rate

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The score you need to pass the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator certification exam, what the cut score actually means, and how to read your mock results against it.

85% to pass
150 questions
2.1/10 difficulty

The number you need to hit

Published cut score for this certification.

Passing score
85%
60% to 85% (cut score set by an expert panel and varies by exam form)
Margin
15%
room for wrong answers, on a flat mock
Wrong answers allowed
23
out of 150 questions

Pass score vs pass rate

Two different numbers that get mixed up constantly.

Pass score (cut score)

The scaled score the vendor publishes. For the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator it is 85%. This is the number you can actually prepare against, and it is the one that decides your result on exam day.

Pass rate (percentage of candidates)

The share of candidates who pass. EC-Council generally does not publish this for individual exams, and the numbers you find online usually come from candidate self-reported surveys. We would rather tell you nothing than tell you a figure we cannot source.

Where you lose points

The exam is not scored flat. Each domain carries its own weight, so a domain where you lose everything can sink a score that looks fine on paper.

Digital Evidence9%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 9% of the exam, and it has 14 practice questions here.

Forensic Science6%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 6% of the exam, and it has 9 practice questions here.

Digital Forensics16%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 16% of the exam, and it has 24 practice questions here.

Malware Forensics9%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 9% of the exam, and it has 14 practice questions here.

Network Forensics11%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 11% of the exam, and it has 17 practice questions here.

Cloud/IoT Forensics8%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 8% of the exam, and it has 12 practice questions here.

Reporting & Testimony5%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 5% of the exam, and it has 7 practice questions here.

Tools/Systems/Programs13%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 13% of the exam, and it has 19 practice questions here.

Procedures and Methodology9%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 9% of the exam, and it has 13 practice questions here.

Forensics Investigation Process14%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 14.000000000000002% of the exam, and it has 21 practice questions here.

The practical version: the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator is not passed by knowing most of the content. It is passed by being strong in the domains that carry weight, and by not leaving one of them empty.

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