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The Certified CISO (CCISO) Program is an exclusive program designed to produce top-level information security leaders by focusing on both technical skills and information-security management strategies in accordance to the executive management’s goals. CCISO arms information security executives with the right weapons to prevent potential cyber-attacks from arising and harming an organization. To become a CISO, one must have the technical knowledge and must incorporate certain skills such as establishing

EC-Council announces that it has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to meet the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Personnel Certification Accreditation standard for its Certified CISO (CCISO) certification. EC-Council is one of a handful of certification bodies whose primary specialization is information security to be awarded this highly-valued, quality standard. ANSI is a private non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. ANSI

As you undoubtedly know, the KRACK attack affects nearly every wireless device to some extent. EC-Council has issued a briefing on standard precautions you and your organizations can take to protect your systems. Please do your research as situations vary.

EC-Council’s Certified CISO (C|CISO) training program is aimed at perhaps the most crucial skill gap in the information security industry: executive leadership. C|CISO was created for current and aspiring executive leaders in information security learn how to align their security programs with their organizations’ goals and business lines, manage program budgets and third parties, create buy-in among key stakeholders, and many other executive-level skills. The program has become a global

As many of our members are aware, the world has been hit by another apparent ransomware attack (although it is most probably destructive wiper malware disguised as ransomware), this one called NotPetya. This is an evolving situation and EC-Council will issue continuing guidance if it is warranted. EC-Council has issued an updated briefing on standard precautions you and your organizations can take to protect your systems. Please do your research

With the escalating cybercrime costs estimated at $2 trillion in 2015, cybersecurity is one of the critical aspects of any organization across the world. The Cairo Security Camp 2016 is an exemplary effort in mitigating cybercrime risk by developing skills and capacities together with the pioneer in information-security education, EC-Council. The Cairo Security Camp 2016 is a congregation of information-security professionals from the Middle East and North African regions. The

CISO Program Manager, Amber Pedroncelli, sat down with Bobby Dominguez, a finalist for the CISO of the Year Award for the 2016 InfoSec Tech & Exec Awards. Bobby Dominguez is the chief strategy and security officer for Lynx Technology Partners Incorporated and he is nominated for CISO of the Year at the upcoming Info Sec, Tech and Exec awards that EC Council Foundation is hosting. Welcome Bobby. Bobby:     

OCERT’s partnership with EC-Council will be crucial to the organization’s continued success in increasing the security of the government. The CCISO program will bring not just information security training but the actual leadership knowledge needed to improve security outcomes. One of OCERT’s fundamental objectives is to improve the government of Oman’s overall performance in the field of information and cyber security. OCERT will deliver CCISO training sessions for government IT

CISO Program Manager, Amber Pedroncelli, sat down with Chad Cottle, a finalist for the Most Improved Information Security Program of the Year Award for the 2016 InfoSec Tech & Exec Awards. Chad Cottle is the CISO and Deputy CIO of the City of Lexington, Kentucky, as well as a finalist for the Most Improved Security Program of the Year with EC-Council Foundation. Welcome to the program, Chad. Chad C.:   

EC-Council’s executive-level certification program for information security managers broke the company’s record for the largest Certified CISO (CCISO) class to date with 35 students in the Atlanta, GA class prior to the Global CISO Forum conference. ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 EC-Council, creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program, has seen the popularity of its executive information security program grow exponentially over the last two years, as evidenced