UAE., May 2020: Amid the COVID-19 crisis, where universities and institutions have shifted their campuses from physical to online, EC-Council has leaped forward. EC-Council has partnered with DIFC Academy to provide online masterclass training to its students. It is a strategic move to impart cybersecurity certified courses in UAE for the benefit of the students at large.
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EC-Council announced today that they will award $550,000 in scholarships to the ethical hacking community through their Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Master Scholarship Program. ALBUQUERQUE, NM, May 12, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — EC-Council announced today that they will award $550,000 in scholarships to the ethical hacking community through their Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Master Scholarship Program. For years, the cornerstone of ethical hacking has been the CEH program created by EC-Council. The CEH Master scholarship was created to help cyber security professionals further sharpen their ethical hacking skills and hands-on abilities to fight the war on cybercrime.
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 27, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — In response to the social distancing initiatives being taken around the world in response to COVID-19, businesses have mobilized their teams to work remotely at time when cybercriminals are taking advantage of the chaos by targeting teleworkers and corporations with phishing scams. While a remote workforce helps with social distancing, organizations are faced with serious cybersecurity risks. Less protective home networks make employees especially vulnerable to phishing scams. It is crucial businesses protect their teleworkers and in light of the pandemic, EC-Council made its anti-phishing solution, OhPhish, free to the businesses who need it. OhPhish is built to simulate phishing attacks on any workforce, including remote ones, while promoting security awareness that empowers teams to be resilient.
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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic progresses across the world, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation resulting in a spike of phishing scams on remote workforce and corporate systems. While working from home helps the cause of social distancing, it introduces additional risks to the organization. With less protection on home networks, employees are vulnerable to phishing attacks more than ever before. It is imperative that these employees remain vigilant and capable of protecting themselves from such attacks.
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As governments and businesses work on mitigating the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing measures are leading to an increase in remote working across all sectors. The reasoning behind the measures is best left to health authorities, and are discussed at length elsewhere. The purpose of this article is to shed light on some of the key cybersecurity challenges around the sudden spike in remote work arrangements, and propose potential measures to keep networks as secure as possible during these times. Today, the ide
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TAMPA, Florida, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — EC-Council, the leading global information security certification body, has recently launched Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Master credential to address the rising demand for performance-based training & certification for ethical hackers. “We are committed to using innovative and new approaches to train cyber experts to prevent cybercrimes and to promote a safer and secure cyber environment. CEH Master uses a new methodology to prepare the students for real-world jobs. It will sharpen the skills of the students who want to address the challenge of preventing cybercrime,” says Mr Jay Bavisi, Founder and CEO of EC-Council Group.
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A recent study shows that Network Administrators could increase their pay by 54% by joining the cybersecurity industry. (PRUnderground) March 4th, 2020 A recent study by EC-Council, a leading global cybersecurity credentialing body, shows that Ethical Hackers receive a higher salary ($84,497 in the US) than Network Administrators ($58,828 in the U.S). The study goes on to show that Certified Ethical Hackers earn even more, with some earning as much as $106,375. In fact, according to Global Knowledge, CEH is one of the 15 highest-paid IT certifications of 2018.
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The two-day Certified Ethical Hacker course will teach attendees how to test for weaknesses in online security systems that could be exploited by malicious hackers. LONDON, ENGLAND, March 06, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — The two-day Certified Ethical Hacker course will teach attendees how to test for weaknesses in online security systems that could be exploited by malicious hackers. The aim is to ensure teachers at schools, colleges, and universities in the UK have the very latest cybersecurity skills and can pass these onto their students. The course is being organized by EC-Council and the cyber security educators’ community organization CISSE UK, in partnership with Northumbria University. It will take place at Northumbria’s award-winning Computer and Information Sciences building this weekend.
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EC-Council, leading global information security certification body, conducted a table-top, cyber wargame among top cybersecurity executives in Tampa, Florida. The sold-out session, “CISO wargame,” included 27 senior executives from the largest managed IT service providers in the United States. The event presented the security experts with a simulated incident where an organization is hit by a ransomware attack. Participants had to work to contain the damage of the attack, which grew more complicated as the 4-hour exercise unfolded. Participants were tasked with deciding whether to pay a ransom and use ransom negotiators as well as to communicate with
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Chelson Chong, a student at Republic Polytechic in Singapore, scored 92% in the recent Certified Ethical Hacker (Practical) Challenge, which is the highest score attained by anyone in the world so far. The CEH Challenge is…Hacker from Singapore scores 92% in a grueling, 6-hour, hands-on, fully proctored ethical hacker challenge, beating candidates from the US, Russia, and a dozen other countries to top the global Ethical Hacker Leaderboard and earn the title Certified Ethical Hacker (Master). (PRUnderground) February 25th, 2020 Chelson Chong, a student at Republic Polytechic in Singapore, scored 92% in the recent Certified Ethical Hacker (Practical) Challenge, which is the highest score attained by anyone in the world so far. The CEH Challenge is a 6-hour, cloud-based hacking challenge meant to test the hands-on capability of ethical hackers all over the world. EC-Council, a leading global information security certification body, is a pioneer in the ethical hacking certification space has been credited with transforming ethical hacking into a mainstream security practice via its globally accepted Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification. CEH is trusted by 7 of the Fortune 10, 47 of the Fortune 100, the US Department of Defense, intelligence community, NATO, and over 2,000 of the best universities, colleges, and training institutes across the world as the world’s authority in ethical hacking. The CEH Leaderboard https://staging-new.eccouncil.org/ethical-hacking-leaderboard/) is an initiative by EC-Council to ensure that ethical hackers who have earned the standard CEH credential can demonstrate their abilities via hands-on test of their skills in the fully proctored six-hour-long practical exam. Those who succeed have the pride of identifying themselves as a Certified Ethical Hacker Master. “CEH Master is a step-ahead credential of the world-famous CEH course and it defines a superior level of ethical hacking skill, “If you learned it, and claim to know it, then you should prove it,” said Jay Bavisi, President and Founder of the EC-Council Group. The Certified Ethical Hacker Leaderboard showcases the ten best scores earned in the exam, honoring those who have truly demonstrated their mastery of the subject. Talking about his experience with the CEH (Master) program, Chelson says, “I always believe that everyone starts off crawling, and slowly learn to walk and run. Hence in EC-Council’s path for certifications, I felt that it was a more structured way for me to start my certification routes, from learning the theory to then slowly advance to practical.“ The second and third places on the ethical hacking leaderboard are occupied by Anthony Jamahl Bowe from Bahamas and Denis Ratchenko from Russia. In fourth place is an American by the name of Dennis Enoch. EC-Council’s ethical hacker leaderboard is continuously updated as more candidates attempt the CEH (Master) exam. To top the February 2020 leaderboard, Chong beat participants from the US, Russia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahamas, and Egypt in a challenge that used weighted scoring metrics that included both the candidate’s score as well as how long it took to complete each task. The asymmetric nature of cyber war allows any small nation or even a single individual to attain the skill to compete with the hackers from some of the largest and most well-funded countries in the world. Singapore is consciously growing its investment in cybersecurity education and industrial applications. Singaporean universities are showing excellence in graduate and undergraduate programs that aim to improve their cybersecurity force in-line with government initiatives to secure the country’s cyberspace. About EC-Council EC-Council’s sole purpose is to build and refine the cybersecurity profession, globally. We help individuals, organizations, educators, and governments address global workforce problems through the development and curation of world-class Cyber Security Education programs and their corresponding certifications and provide cybersecurity services to some of the largest businesses globally. Trusted by 7 of the Fortune 10, 47 of the Fortune 100, the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NATO, and over 2000 of the best universities, colleges, and training institutes, our programs have proliferated through over 140 Countries and have set the bar in cybersecurity education. Best known for the Certified Ethical Hacker program, we are dedicated to equipping over 230,000 information age soldiers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to fight and win against their black hat adversaries. EC-Council builds individual and team/organization cyber capabilities through the Certified Ethical Hacker Program, followed by a variety of other Cyber programs including Certified Secure Computer User, Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, Certified Security Analyst, Certified Network Defender, Certified SOC Analyst, Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst, Certified Incident Handler, as well as the Certified Chief Information Security Officer. We are an ANSI 17024 accredited organization and have earned recognition by the DoD under Directive 8570/8140, in the UK by the NCSC and a variety of other authoritative bodies that influence the entire profession. Founded in 2001, EC-Council employs over 400 people worldwide with 10 offices in the USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and Indonesia. Our US offices are in Albuquerque, NM, and Tampa, FL Learn more at https://staging-new.eccouncil.org/. Transform into a career in Cyber Forensics! Get certified in the top cybersecurity skill of 2020! Get Certified Now!
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