EC-Council is a

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certification, education, training, and services organization based in

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, that has certified over 237,000 professionals from 145 countries.

History

Jay Bavisi is the Founder of EC-Council Holding Pte Ltd, the parent company of all of EC-Council Group of Companies. The first organization of the group, International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) was founded in 2001 in response to the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...

to certify professionals who could protect against attacks on

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. EQT Private Equity invested in EC-Council in September 2021 EC-Council is the creator of popular certification programs such as CEH, CHFI, ECSA/LPT and the

Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a qualification given by EC-Council and obtained by demonstrating knowledge of assessing the security of computer systems by looking for weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems, using the same knowledge an ...

(CEH) program for white hat hackers in 2003. EC-Council became a certifier of training courses and exams instead of founding entirely new schools, mobilizing entrepreneurs in the information security training business. CEH courses were offered in more than 60 countries by 2007, and the program expanded rapidly. On February 25, 2010, the

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updated its directive on information security to require its computer network defenders to pass the CEH certification from EC-Council. It was chosen by the

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to oversee training of Department of Defense employees who work in computer security-related jobs. CEH v12 was released in September 2022.

Certifications

EC-Council offers professional certifications for the

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field, such as Certified Network Defender (CND), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), and Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI). It also offers certifications in fields related to IT security, including

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, software security, digital forensics, and general IT security knowledge.

IT Security professional certifications

*Certified Secure Computer User (CSCU) *EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES) *EC-Council Certified Security Specialist (ECSS) *Certified Network Defender (CND) *

(CEH) *Certified Ethical Hacker (Master) *Certified Penetration Tester (CPENT) *Licensed Penetration Tester (Master) *Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA) *Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) *EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) *EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP) *Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE) (Java and .NET) *Certified Blockchain Professional (CBP) *Advanced Network Defense (CAST 614) *EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) *Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

Services and products

EC-Council University (ECCU)

EC-Council University (ECCU) was licensed by the

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in 2006. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in cybersecurity and graduate certificate programs.

EC-Council CodeRed

EC-Council CodeRed was launched in 2019 as a cybersecurity learning platform with a library of 4,000 video lessons. It provides "

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s" on niche technical subjects.

EC-Council Global Services

EC-Council Global Services (EGS) is the consulting services division of the EC-Council Group. It received CREST membership for its cyber incident response, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment services in 2020.

EC-Council Aware

EC-Council Aware is a cybersecurity training app that was launched in 2020 for iOS and Android.

EC-Council CyberQ

EC-Council launched its CyberQ platform in 2020. It is a cloud-based cyber range platform that automates the process of using cloud technology to deploy cyber targets.

EC-Council events

EC-Council hosts various IT security conferences including

Hacker Halted Hacker Halted is a global series of Computer and Information Security conferences presented by EC-Council. The objective of the Hacker Halted conferences is to raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in IT Security. T ...

, Global CyberLympics, TakeDownCon, and Global CISO Forum.

References

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