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ASEAN CISO Summit 2016
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Panel Discussion in Information Security Governance, Compliance and Regulation with Dr. Abdul Muin Abdul Rahman, Senior Managing Director, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Leong Chai Kin, Director of Technology & Systems at Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Jay Bavisi, President and CEO of EC-Council, Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab, CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) and Dato’ Arif siddiqui, CIO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia. EC-Council Asia is delighted to announce the successful completion of the first ASEAN CISO Summit 2016 hosted by EC-Council Global Services (EGS), the Cyber Security Consulting and Advisory arm of the EC-Council Group. Everyone who attended the CISO gathering, many of whom traveled long distances to be part of the first forum of the annual CyberSecurity Malaysia’s Conference, Awards, and Exhibition (CSM-ACE), left the event with increased knowledge and motivation. EC-Council has a strong tradition of hosting executive events benefiting the leaders in information security through the globally renowned CISO Events Program. Every year, Global CISO Forums and CISO Summits bring together thousands CISOs and C-Level executives of both public and private sectors from around the world to address mutual challenges and share insights on executive information security leadership. This year’s event brought together the top one hundred Chief Information Security Officers and decision makers from around the region for six panel discussions and two keynote sessions. The topics discussed focused primarily on information security governance, compliance, regulation, planning, financing, and management. The audience had the chance to interact with the speakers throughout the entire event by participating in the Q & A sessions and real time polls on Sli.do. Using the Sli.do platform, it was found that over 50% of participants believe lack of leadership skills in Information Security is one of the main reasons cyber security threats have been evolving tremendously in Malaysia. Another vast majority (71%) believes that engaging the board proactively would help mitigate those risks. There is no surprise then that an overwhelming 86% responded that CISOs responsibilities should be assigned and managed by the Chief Executive Officer directly. Throughout the world, a growing number of organizations have a CISO in place, however, Malaysia still ranks very low in catching up with this security leadership trend. The ASEAN CISO Summit aims to increase awareness around the CISO role by bringing together current and aspiring security leaders. The goal of the Summit is to drive information security in the ASEAN region by fostering a community of dynamic and informed information security leaders. The Summit was followed by the ASEAN CISO Workshop, a closed-door premium training that addresses the aforementioned gaps in the national information-security leadership landscape. Cybersecurity experts who attended had the opportunity to practice their leadership skills and obtain the C|CISO title which was ranked 4th in the world’s top-salaried certifications.

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EC-Council Foundation Hacking Conference Holds World Finals for Global Cyberlympics
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Twelve of the world’s finest hacking teams competed for glory at the Global CyberLympics World Finals on September 15 in Atlanta, GA at EC-Council Foundation’s Hacker Halted Conference. The Finals were a competition among the top two finishing teams in each region of the globe. Only these top 12 teams were invited to compete live at the World Finals for a chance at cash prizes, trophies, but more importantly, the title of “World Champions.” [su_button url=”http://www.prweb.com/releases/Global_CyberLympics/Hacking_Competition/prweb13735459.htm#” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#333333″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ center=”no” radius=”0″ text_shadow=”0px 0px 0px #333333″]Read More[/su_button]

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Zimbabwe’s cybercrime menace finds a solution in EC-Council’s CEH and ECSA programs
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Zimbabwe’s persistent cybercrime menace, which is causing the country a whopping USD 1.8 billion annually, finds a solution in EC-Council’s flagship program CEH and the world-renowned program, ECSA. The global cybersecurity major has appointed ITech Business as its Accredited Training Partner in the West African country Zimbabwe. Defining new standards in the cybersecurity education domain, EC-Council, the US-based cybersecurity major introduced the coveted CEH program a decade back. The world appreciated and embraced the program instantly and since then CEH certified professionals have become among the most sought after group in the job market. CEH along with its partner program, ECSA, have entered into the Zimbabwean territory through ITech Business. In a recent move of penetration into the emerging economy of Zimbabwe, EC-Council has appointed the Zimbabwe-based audio-visual product and IT-training organization, ITech Business to provide training solutions to its clientele. In accordance with the partnership, ITech Business will be providing not only information technology and information-security solutions, but also cybersecurity training solutions to its clientele. Partnering with EC-Council will help ITech Business provide both training and consulting services to its clientele, while the partnership will give an opportunity to EC-Council to penetrate deep into the emerging markets of Africa––thereby succeeding in fulfilling its vision. ITech Business is one of the largest audio-visual products organizations in Zimbabwe. ITech Business specializes in the supply of audio-visual products along with providing training solutions for some of the important IT industry certifications such as Microsoft, VMware, Oracle, and CISCO. About EC-Council EC-Council has been the world’s leading information-security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security including EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), among others. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit. For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org.

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Annual Global CISO Forum attracts leaders in information security
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EC-Council Foundation’s 2016 Global CISO Forum in Atlanta, GA September 16-17 brought together some of the most influential leaders in information security for two days of keynotes, panels, and interactive discussions. Participants came from all over the United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and Ecuador – making the event truly global. [su_button url=”http://www.prweb.com/releases/Global_CISO_Forum/CISO_Conference/prweb13735514.htm” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#333333″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ center=”no” radius=”0″ text_shadow=”0px 0px 0px #333333″]Read More[/su_button]

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ICT Dynamix becomes the official training partner of EC-Council in Botswana
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EC-Council, the American cybersecurity education major, announced the appointment of ICT Dynamix as its official training partner in the Botswana region. The collaboration aims to build cybersecurity education and awareness in the rising economy of Botswana. Surge in online behavior has increased the risk of cybercrime on the African continent. EC-Council has been working toward building skill and capacity in the cybersecurity domain for over a decade now. EC-Council has granted a partnership opportunity to ICT Dynamix in the Botswana region. ICT Dynamix signed a partnership agreement becoming EC-Council’s accredited training center, which authorizes them to deliver EC-Council programs. Cybercrime is one of the looming threats plaguing Africa. As an awareness development initiative, ICT Dynamix proposes to launch EC-Council’s basic security program, CSCUv2, in Botswana. Promoting cybersecurity education in Botswana, the partnership leverages the strong capabilities from both companies. With a decade-long presence in the Botswana region, ICT Dynamix offers a promising solution of developing cybersecurity skills. EC-Council has been working toward developing skill and building capacity in the cybersecurity domain for the past few years, even before the industry understood the importance of cybersecurity. With a partner network of over 700 organizations, EC-Council is well equipped to solve the challenges faced by the industry and to meet the increasing demand for cybersecurity professionals, while simultaneously striving to reduce the cost of cybercrime. ICT Dynamix is a Botswana-based company specializing in IT consulting, system integrations, application implementation, website development and design, and implementation of high-speed data communication technologies. ICT Dynamix started in Botswana in November 2001. ICT Dynamix provides services to public and private sectors and has carved a niche for itself in the domain of IT consulting. Offering cutting-edge communication solution and services, ICT Dynamix also provides training solutions. About EC-Council EC-Council has been the world’s leading information-security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security including EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), among others. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit. For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org

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CSCUv2: Promoting Cyber Safety and Cyber Wellness
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[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″][su_button url=”https://staging-new.eccouncil.org/about/accredited-training-center-atc/” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#F26066″ color=”#ffffff” size=”9″ center=”yes” radius=”0″ text_shadow=”0px 0px 0px #333333″ padding=”50px” ]BECOME TRAINING PARTNER[/su_button][/su_column] [su_column size=”1/2″] Share this   [/su_column] [/su_row] [su_spacer size=”1″] In the endeavor to increase Cyber Wellness on the African continent, EC-Council grants a partnership opportunity to AFRALTI. AFRALTI is an Inter-Governmental Institute established to supplement and spearhead ICT development efforts mainly in English-speaking Africa. It is all set to train its member group on EC-Council’s Certified Secure Computer User (CSCUv2). [su_spacer size=”25″] In a move of strategic importance to the information-security community of Africa, EC-Council, the US-based cybersecurity company, has appointed the Kenya-based inter-governmental institute AFRALTI as its accredited training partner. AFRALTI is all set to train its member group on the latest version of EC-Council’s Certified Secure Computer User certification (CSCUv2). Traditionally, human resources are dubbed as the weakest link in the information-security chain. AFRALTI will deliver EC-Council’s “Cyber Wellness Program” to the African banking sector, thereby mitigating the risk of a breach even at its weakest link. The “Cyber Wellness Program” was developed exclusively for the world’s banking and financial services sector. A partnership with EC-Council will help AFRALTI to provide both training and consulting services to its clientele, who include ICT regulators, broadcasters, ICT policymakers, and government ministries. [su_spacer size=”25″] The African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) is working toward developing and building skill and capacity in the information and communication technology industry across the African continent. Established in 1992, AFRALTI delivers its services in English-speaking African nations. AFRALTI has been doing a commendable job in the domain of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) to catalyze the socio-economic development of the region. [su_spacer size=”25″] About EC-Council [su_spacer size=”25″] EC-Council has been the world’s leading information-security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical-hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security, including: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), etc. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world, including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit [su_spacer size=”25″] For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org [su_spacer size=”25″] For more information about AFRALTI, please see http://www.afralti.org

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Forbes listed global conglomerates ABB trained on EC-Council’s CEHv9
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Setting an example for reducing the increasing skill gap in the cyber security domain, ABB, the Switzerland based Engineering major is training its in-house teams on Cyber Security. ABB Global Industries Ltd. is one of the leading organisations in the Engineering sector with focus on robotics, power and automation, also ranked 158 in the Forbes list. It also is one of the largest conglomerates with operations in about 100 countries around the world. Any vulnerability in the network would bring disastrous results. Bringing in foresight and keen acumen, ABB has trained its cyber security team on the latest version of the world renowned CEHv9. EC-Council’s CEH has been popular among the cyber security professionals since a decade as it not only hones up the skill set of the incumbent but also establishes minimum standards in assessing Cyber Security professionals in Ethical Hacking.  The training was held between July 25, 2016 and July 29, 2016 at the facility of NetConclave Systems, one of EC-Council’s partners in Pune. The training was delivered by Niranjan Reddy, CEO, Netconclave Systems to the Cyber Security team of ABB Global comprising fifteen incumbents. The course received an excellent from the trainees who gave a score of 8 on 10. The incumbents felt that the CEHv9 course is quite relevant to today’s needs and requirements, while at the same time providing requisite knowledge for enhancing on-the-job skillset. About EC-Council EC-Council has been the world’s leading information security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security including EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), among others. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit. For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org. About NetConclave Systems NetConclave Systems is a 10+ years old company headquartered in Pune and having office at Bangalore & Dubai(UAE). With the massive growth &evolution of various technologies& moving towards smart technologies and smart cities, the information exchanged or disseminated in dispersed IT environment has implications of being exposed to various security threats & breaches on organizations technology, processes, people & an entire nation or country. Any such security breach or incident to critical data may result in drastic financial loss, legal accountabilities, and reduced productivity with loss of brand reputation. We provide business aligned security services and trainings to create and strengthen the security posture of client organizations We provide premiere Information Security Consultancy & Training Services across the globe. We help organizations manage their risks and secure their infrastructure by analyzing, designing and implementing the best cost-effective security process. We are an Award winning EC-Council Accredited Training Center of EC-Council USA.

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Tunisia becomes the next!
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As EC-Council expands into Africa, the State of Tunisia becomes the next halt with one of the major business houses of Tunisia BIT being granted the opportunity to become the Accredited Training Partner of the cyber security leader. Tunisia, one of the African nations with strong and well defined cyber-crime laws is the next halt for EC-Council, the US based cyber security major. EC-Council has granted opportunity to BIT, one of the major business houses in Tunisia, to be its Accredited Training Partner. The collaboration will see BIT providing training services to its clientele on EC-Council’s flagship course CEH, eventually expanding to other higher programmes of EC-Council. The association between the two organisations dawns in a new era of cyber security training in the State of Tunisia. Both the organisations work towards similar mission of making the world cyber secure by imparting knowledge and developing skill and capacity. It is already a known fact that EC-Council hosts programmes like seminars, workshops, Cyber Security events, Summits and etc. free of charge on the importance of Information Security in the academia and corporate sections to create awareness on Cyber security. On the same lines, BIT also hosts seminars on the importance of Information Security to create awareness on cyber-security. BIT is one of the large business houses in Tunisia with strong foothold in the domains of Information Technology, Information Security and Finance and Risk Management. In addition to providing consultation services on compliance and audit, network architecture designing, Governance of Information Systems, Information and Communication Technologies, BIT also offers training and certification services on a host of programmes which include Prince2, CAP, SSCP to mention a few. In addition to Information Security and Project Management, BIT also offers training services on Finance and banking techniques. Together the collaboration is all set to soar to greater heights in developing the cyber security skill and capacity in the African continent. In addition to EC-Council, BIT is also partner to organisations like Exin, Symantec, Securcert, PECB, SDS. About EC-Council EC-Council has been the world’s leading information security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security including EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), among others. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit. For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org.

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C|EH Instructor Train the Trainer in Cologne, Germany – Special Session for Microsoft Certified Trainers attending the MCT Summit Europe 2016
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EC-Council is sponsoring a 3-Day accelerated training for Microsoft Certified Trainers who are preparing to certify as Certified EC-Council Instructors (CEI), in order to deliver the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker program. Included in the agenda of MCT Summit Europe 2016 organized in Cologne, Germany at the beginning of August 2016, the training will be delivered by George Dobrea (EC-Council Instructor, MCT & Microsoft MVP, CEO of XEduco Learning Centre). Microsoft Certified Trainers from various European countries, most of them already experienced security consultants are attending this training for an intensive preparation of their C|EH exam. EC-Council is providing the attendees the official training materials, exam vouchers, and access to iLabs – the EC-Council online fully automated cyberattack test platform, in order to get hands-on experience using a complex pen testing environment. “All the MCT’s attending the training are fully committed to continue the preparation in order to register for the C|EH exam. I am pretty sure they will start to deliver EC-Council advanced security training for InfoSec Professionals.” – George Dobrea, the course trainer.

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Two giants in education collaborate to make cyberspace more secure
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EC-Council and Santosh Rungta Group, Raipur enters into a strategic partnership with the Rungta Group signing agreements with EC-Council to become its Academia Partner. This alliance comes in the wake of the Indian Government’s ambitious target of providing skill training to 40.2 crore people by 2022. The skill training programme between the two organisations has been formalized on April 30, 2016. Apart from providing training and certification to its own students, Rungta group will be providing skill training to students of other organisations as well through its Rungta Skill Academy. Santosh Rungta group becomes the Academia Partner of EC-Council, the cyber security major, the first academic partnership in the sunrise state Chattisgarh. This strategic alliance comes in the wake of the Indian Government’s ambitious target of skilling 40.2 crore personnel by 2022 across different industry verticals. EC-Council being a specialist in Cyber Security training and certification services has been doing a commendable job in the domain. The Cyber Security major already has to its credit, training and certifying around 120,000 personnel from across the world. Through this partnership, both the organisations plan to provide training and certification services to around 20,000 students annually to bridge the ever rising skill gap of InfoSec professionals which is the dire need of the industry at this hour. The Raipur based academic group plans to promote CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), the flagship course of EC-Council along with the latest version of the basic security certification CSCU (Certified Secure Computer User) – CSCUv2 in its own campus. Apart from its own students, the Rungta group will be providing training services for EC-Council certifications to students of other institutes as well, all through India, through the Rungta Skill Academy. Every candidate who successfully completes the training will be awarded the respective certification by EC-Council. As with all of its other partners, the training will be delivered by Rungta group itself all across the country, through a series of academic tie ups. The association between the two organisations is already spread across the state of Chattisgarh with the VIPs and VVIPs attending the formalization of the association. The association between the two organisations dawns in a new era of cyber security training in the sunrise state of Chattisgarh. About EC-Council EC-Council has been the world’s leading information security certification body since the launch of their flagship program, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), which created the ethical hacking industry in 2002. Since the launch of CEH, EC-Council has added industry-leading programs to their portfolio to cover all aspects of information security including EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), among others. EC-Council Foundation, the non-profit branch of EC-Council, created Global CyberLympics, the world’s first global hacking competition. EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit. For more information about EC-Council, please see staging-new.eccouncil.org. About Santosh Rungta Group The Santosh Rungta Group of Institutions is Central India’s premier educational group with two Campuses,10 Colleges, a state-of- the-art IB School , 50,000(+) Alumni, 17,000(+) Students and 800(+) Faculty drawn from distinguished and highly accomplished backgrounds. Known for its social initiatives and enterprise in higher, technical and school education, the group has been spearheading the state’s efforts to provide high quality education to the students of the state. An international journal, an international conference every year called Shastraarth , 2 guinness world records for the world’s largest poster on Swachch Bharat and the world’s largest singing relay, a placement drive for all youth of Chhattisgarh called Such Hue Sapne and many such yeomen efforts by the Group have put it in the top league of higher and technical education in the country. The latest addition to this stable is Chhattisgarh’s first IB Authorized World School which is a CSR initiative of the Santosh Rungta Group making it the most affordable IB School in the world. The school has been established to raise the bar of school education in the state. Rungta International school handholds the government schools in the vicinity sharing events, experiences and infrastructure with the disadvantaged children.

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