There are many, many security certifications. None of them are training to become a hacker, but rather a very loose test of you security knowledge (considering they are multiple choice scantron tests they don't even test if you could do something in practice, just that you know the correct bubble to fill in. Also, the various certifications having varying degrees of depth). The books and courses that train for the certification train for the tests (I say this having the CEH and currently working on my CISSP). There are dozens of better security books that familiarize people with attack concepts, but the best way to learn is to read that material and then socialize with people who know a great deal more (either on the internet, or the app/host/network security guys at your company), pretty much like all other knowledge.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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"Certified Ethical Hacker"
There are many, many security certifications. None of them are training to become a hacker, but rather a very loose test of you security knowledge (considering they are multiple choice scantron tests they don't even test if you could do something in practice, just that you know the correct bubble to fill in. Also, the various certifications having varying degrees of depth). The books and courses that train for the certification train for the tests (I say this having the CEH and currently working on my CISSP). There are dozens of better security books that familiarize people with attack concepts, but the best way to learn is to read that material and then socialize with people who know a great deal more (either on the internet, or the app/host/network security guys at your company), pretty much like all other knowledge.