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The strategic acquisition brings together cybersecurity, AI and insurance expertise, extending EC-Council’s people, process and technology capabilities into the insurance industry

EC-Council’s C|EH Threat Report 2024 is a wake-up call to the cybersecurity industry “83% of professionals note tangible alterations attributed to the rise of artificial intelligence in cyber-attacks, signifying a significant shift in attack methodologies.”

The Hacker Halted conference brand is returning this October in Miami, FL with a slightly different approach this year. Longtime partners EC-Council, the global leader in cyber security training and education, and the inventor of Certified Ethical Hacker certification along with Miami Dade College (MDC), the nation’s most diverse higher learning institution and a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), will bring the training portion of the longtime conference event back to Miami from October 16 – 20, 2023. Three approved US Department of Defense (DoD) certification courses will make up the first four days of the event followed by a Capture the Flag competition, giving participants the opportunity to learn and then put their skills to the test immediately.

EC-Council, the global vanguard of cyber security training and education and the inventor of the renowned Certified Ethical Hacker certification, announced today that US DoD Directive 8140 has broadened the approval of EC-Council certifications to encompass 31 critical cyber security job roles within the DoD Cyberspace Workforce Framework (DCWF).

EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of Fame Report today, honoring the top 50 Certified CISOs globally. This report reveals that approximately 50% of surveyed information security leaders identified cloud security as their top concern. Findings from the report suggest the top cybersecurity concerns with which organizations struggle and highlights the need for implementing robust security frameworks with skilled cybersecurity professionals to effectively contain emerging threats. On average, an enterprise uses approximately 1,295 cloud services, while an employee uses at least 36 cloud-based services daily. Cloud security risk is real for businesses.

EC-Council today announced a worldwide $3.5 million scholarship fund to help train up qualified candidates for entry level cybersecurity jobs as part of a workforce development program to address the critical cybersecurity workforce gap. The CCT Scholarship for Cybersecurity Career Starters initiative will provide a full tuition certification scholarship for high school students, university students, and working professionals – whether presently in a technical career track or changing paths – to become fully accredited EC-Council Certified Cybersecurity Technicians. The worldwide scholarship will help infuse a trained cyber-literate and solution-focused workforce to organizations globally.

Today EC-Council announced it has inducted the top 100 Certified Ethical Hackers from around the world into their 2023 Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) Hall of Fame. Selected from over 3,000 applicants in 50 countries worldwide, each honoree was required to have passed the Certified Ethical Hacker exam with a score of at least 90%. These inductees were chosen based on their accomplishments across 26 different industries.

EC-Council, the leading global cybersecurity certification body, has announced the release of its flagship Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) version 12 program, and plans to train up 100,000 new ethical hackers worldwide within 5 years to address the severe shortage of Certified Ethical Hackers across the globe.

EC-Council, the owners and creators of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program and several other highly regarded cybersecurity certifications, today unveiled a new pivotal strategy to prepare entry-level cybersecurity professionals. The EC-Council Academia Division will now offer the Essentials Series, a free education series offering instructor-led and hybrid learning education courses for students and professionals alike. This series is developed strategically across network defense, ethical hacking, and digital forensics by the same developers who created the widely recognized U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-approved Certified Network Defender (CND), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certifications.

EC-Council, a leader in cybersecurity certification and education programs, has announced the launch of the 2021 edition of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Practical Scholarship program. Through this program, EC-Council awards $1 Million to the ethical hacking community, providing 2,000 qualified cybersecurity professionals with the chance to hone their skills through the CEH Practical exam. Candidates that successfully pass the exam will attain the CEH Practical certification.