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Mercury Solutions offers training services on EC-Council’s CEHv9 at ONGC
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The Indian Energy giant, ONGC trains its Security team on EC-Council’s flagship program CEHv9. The week long training was provided by EC-Council’s partner Mercury Solutions. The Security team at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) successfully completed their certification on CEHv9, EC-Council’s flagship certification. The team was trained by EC-Council’s partner, Mercury Solutions. The prime objective of the training and certification programme was to imbibe Information Security skill set in the team also equipping them with the latest tools on Ethical Hacking. CEHv9, the latest version of the renowned CEH, the flagship certification of EC-Council has received applauds from across the world by cyber security enthusiasts. What makes CEH different from other courses in the industry is that, CEH not only teaches the ways to hack but also gives an insight about the ways to defend and counter hacks from outside parties. ONGC’s Security team showcasing their CEHv9 course completion certificate; training support provided by EC-Council partner, Mercury Solutions In the week long training programme, Certified EC-Council Instructors (CEIs) have imparted knowledge to the ONGC team on combating external Information Security threats, vulnerabilities and the cyber security ecosystem on the whole. Apart from this, the team was also trained on skills focused on enabling and maintaining a cyber secure environment inside the organisation. One of the trainees Mr. Pushpendu Ray, went on to appreciate the course, “Mercury Solutions conducted trainings immensely responsibly and in a very pedagogical and professional manner. The instructor got good knowledge of his domain and ran courses using smart mixture of techniques and tools. Overall the training was a success and the trainer definitely took responsibility to prepare me for the certification that followed the course. I am completely satisfied with the company’s infrastructure and conducive environment that paved the way to fulfilling sessions. I gladly recommend Mercury Solutions to all the aspirants in this domain in particular and all others at large.” 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 Mercury Solutions Mercury Solutions Limited is a leading IT Training & Certification provider based in India. Facilitated by certified and seasoned faculty, Mercury Solutions Limited was established with the objective to impart world class IT Trainings and Certifications to participants coming from across the globe and help them earn premium IT vendor certifications. In the past decade, we have helped several international as well as domestic IT professionals and organizations achieve their ultimate career and business goals. Mercury Solutions has been providing trainings to the global workforce from several Fortune 500 companies and governments worldwide in some of the latest and most advanced technologies. We offer a wide variety of IT Training courses ranging from beginner to the advanced level as we are affiliated to the globally recognized IT vendors such as EC-Council, Microsoft, Cisco, Red Hat, Novell, Oracle, CompTIA, VMware, Apple and EXIN and many more. We dedicatedly work towards enhancing our candidates’ IT skill set, help them keep pace with the latest technological trends and prepare for a better career, we excel in providing a focused and a rewarding learning experience. For more information about Mercury Solutions, please see www.mercury.co.in.

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Tech Mahindra Security team trained on EC-Council’s CEHv9
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EC-Council’s flagship course CEHv9 has added another feather to its cap. From certifying the US Defense forces to becoming a mandatory training for the US Navy, CEH is one of the most sought after training and certification across the world. The beauty of CEH lies in the fact that, not only does the course teach about the techniques to hack into any system or network, it also teaches the techniques to protect your system from any hack or attack, giving a brief about the Information Security ecosystem. Tech Mahindra, one of India’s IT majors has had its Information Security team trained on the world renowned certification course. The course which lasted for about five days between May 10, 2016 and May 15, 2016 had about sixteen members of Tech Mahindra’s Security team. The training was delivered by Nirajan Reddy of Netconclave Systems, one of EC-Council’s partners in Pune. Speaking about the training, one of the professionals Mr. Mohd. Idris Shaikh has mentioned that – “It was really nice to attend CEHv9 training sessions and learning new things in security perspective. It was more fruitful while having a very supporting and experienced trainer (Niranjan Reddy) who not only covered most of the topics in scheduled time but also helped us to understand about how to exploit the system and protect them. With the good experience that I had with NetConclave and trainer Niranjan Reddy, I would certainly refer this to all my friends who are searching for right and supportive training centre for CEHv9”. 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 ECCouncil Accredited Training Center of EC-Council USA.

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Africa is all set for a new era in Cyber Security training; EC-Council expands into Africa
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The US based Cyber Security major; EC-Council has furthered its operations on Information security trainings and certification in the African countries. The Cameroon based Essoka Group and Namibia based Ilamho Information Technology Institute join as the new partners of the 700+ partner fraternity of EC-Council. Torque IT, one of the major training partners of IT giants Microsoft, Red Hat and others is granted exclusivity for offering the coveted C|CISO training in the major South African cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. Paediatric Oncology speciality CCHE 57357 signs agreements with EC-Council to become its Accredited Training Centre. Added to these, the three consulting firms, Three Quality Service, Kenya; Security Architectural Consult, Ghana; and Jenslaw Data Professionals Ltd, Nigeria sign up agreements with the InfoSec leader becoming its Accredited Training Centres for providing cyber security training and certification. In what seems to be a shrewd move of global expansion, EC-Council the cyber security certification major has granted partnership opportunities to a host of organisations in the African continent. With its headquarters at Albuquerque, New Mexico EC-Council holds a partner network of more than 700 training centres that provide specialised training solutions on cyber security including the Americas, Europe and Asia. This expansion into the African continent opens new avenues of collaboration. With a surge in cybercrime and an increase in opportunities in the cyber security domain, aspirants see a promising future in cyber security education. Some of the African organisations who joined hands with EC-Council include the Cameroon based security service provider Essoka Group which is set to provide services from June 2016 and the Namibia based Ilamho Information Technology Institute has already started in March 2016; both the organisations are all set to provide cyber security training in their respective dominions. Essoka Group is a well-known security services provider in Cameroon, providing physical and electronic security. Torque IT, one of the major training solutions providers in Africa is all geared up to offer cyber security training services for the coveted C|CISO certification by EC-Council. The C|CISO program was launched to train and develop skill at the leadership level in the InfoSec domain. The C|CISO program became a huge success in the U.S., after which it was launched in India in 2014 where it received accolades from the industry. In 2016, the C|CISO program is moving into Africa with Torque IT all set to provide leadership training to the incumbents from April 2016. The training will be provided in the Torque IT centres located at Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. In the first of its kind partnership, the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 also known as CCHE 57357 has entered into a strategic partnership with EC-Council in March 2016. CCHE 57357 has signed agreements to become the Accredited Training Partner of EC-Council. Together, the Information Security giant and the pioneer of Paediatric Oncology, both the organisations are working together in bringing about a difference in the Information Security arena in Egypt. The CCHE 57357 is a non-profit organisation working in the area of Paediatric Oncology. CCHE 57357 happens to be the largest hospital in the world specialising on Paediatric Oncology. This partnership between the two organisations opens a new avenue of opportunities for cyber security in medicine and healthcare. EC-Council will be providing training to professionals of CCHE 57357. Besides these, three consulting firms have signed agreements to join EC-Council’s partner network. The consulting firm, Three Quality Service, Kenya; Security Architectural Consult, Ghana; and Jenslaw Data Professionals Ltd, Nigeria are the three new consulting firms which have joined the 700+ partner network of EC-Council in May 2016 and June 2016 respectively. With these strategic partnerships across the seven pioneer nations of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, and Cameroon of the African continent, EC-Council is moving in leaps and bounds in the Dark Continent. 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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Cyber Security Consulting firms team up with InfoSec giant EC-Council to provide Cyber Security training in Africa
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EC-Council expands into Africa with three consulting firms, Three Quality Service, Kenya; Security Architectural Consult, Ghana; and Jenslaw Data Professionals Ltd, Nigeria signing up agreements with the InfoSec leader becoming its Accredited Training Centres for providing cyber security training and certification. Cyber Security is the widely acclaimed buzzword of the year 2016 with a surge in cybercrime in the predecessor years. Africa seems to be gearing up itself to combat cybercrime in its own way. EC-Council, the American Information Security training organisation with its headquarters in Albuquerque, has expanded into Africa. In what seems to be an expansion move, three consulting firms have signed agreements to join EC-Council’s partner network. The InfoSec giant is already making great strides in three continents, North America, Europe and Asia. The consulting firm, Three Quality Service, Kenya; Security Architectural Consult, Ghana; and Jenslaw Data Professionals Ltd, Nigeria are the three new consulting firms which have joined the 700+ partner network of EC-Council in May 2016 and June 2016 respectively. With similar partnerships across seven countries of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, and Cameroon of the African continent, EC-Council is moving in leaps and bounds in the Dark Continent. 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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Torque IT granted exclusivity to offer C|CISO training in South Africa
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As EC-Council expands into Africa with the week seeing two major sign ups, there is another feather in the cap. Torque IT, one of the major training partners of IT giants Microsoft, Red Hat and others is granted exclusivity for offering C|CISO training in the major South African cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria  Torque IT, one of the major training solutions providers in Africa is all geared up to offer training services for the coveted C|CISO certification by EC-Council from April 2016. The C|CISO program was launched by EC-Council to train and develop skill at the leadership level in the InfoSec domain. The C|CISO program became a huge success in the U.S., after which it was launched in India in 2014 where it received accolades from the industry. In 2016, the C|CISO program is moving into Africa with South Africa as the pioneering city with Torque IT all set to provide leadership training to the incumbents. The training will be provided in the Torque IT centres located at Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. 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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EC-Council expands into Cameroon & Namibia
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The US based Cyber Security major, EC-Council has furthered its operations on cyber security trainings in the African countries Cameroon and Namibia. Essoka Group and Ilamho Information Technology Institute join as the new partners of the 700+ partner fraternity of EC-Council EC-Council has furthered its operations on cyber security trainings in Africa. In a strategic expansion move, the US Cyber Security major has granted partnership opportunities to organisations based in Cameroon and Namibia. The Cameroon based security service provider Essoka Group has signed agreements in June 2016 and the Namibia based Ilamho Information Technology Institute has signed agreements in March 2016. Both the organisations are all set to provide cyber security training in their respective dominions. Essoka Group is a well-known security services provider in Cameroon, providing physical and electronic security. With a surge in cybercrime and an increase in opportunities in the cyber security domain, aspirants see a promising future in cyber security education. 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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CCHE 57357 becomes the Accredited Training Partner of EC-Council
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EC-Council and Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 (CCHE 57357) enter into a strategic partnership with CCHE 57357 signing agreements in March 2016 with EC-Council to become its Accredited Training Centre. The InfoSec giant has a partner network of over 700 across the globe providing cyber security trainings. With CCHE 57357 becoming an ATC of EC-Council, the cyber security leader is expanding into African continent also with Egypt becoming one of the pioneer states of Africa. In the first of its kind partnership, the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 also known as CCHE 57357 has entered into a strategic partnership with EC-Council, the Information Security giant. CCHE 57357 with its headquarters in Egypt has signed agreements in March 2016 to become the Accredited Training Centre (ATC) of EC-Council. Together the Information Security giant and the beacon of Paediatric Oncology, both the organisations are working together in bringing about a difference in the Information Security arena in Egypt. The CCHE 57357 is a non-profit organisation working in the area of Paediatric Oncology. CCHE 57357 happens to be the largest hospital in the world specialising on Paediatric Oncology. This partnership between the two organisations opens a new avenue of opportunities for cyber security in medicine and healthcare. EC-Council will be providing training to professionals of CCHE 57357. With similar strategic partnerships, EC-Council is making its presence in the African continent also in the countries of Namibia, Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa and others. 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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