Become an Advisory Board Member

All applicants

• At least eight years of professional experience in the domain of the board you are applying to.
• A current senior title in that domain.
• Good professional standing, with no ethics violations on record with any certification body.
• Agreement to the Non-Disclosure Agreement and Code of Ethics.

A record of contribution to the profession, such as publications, conference talks or standards work, is valued but not required.

CISO Advisory Board

You must currently hold the title of Chief Information Security Officer. Other titles are not accepted.

Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board

You must currently hold a senior title with responsibility forAI security, governance, risk or deployment.

How selection works

Meeting the prerequisites does not guarantee a seat. Each board has a limited number of seats. You will hear from us within two weeks of applying.

EC-Council Advisory Board members are senior practitioners who shape the research and frameworks we publish. The role is voluntary.

What members do

• Review. Read the white papers, frameworks and other material we share with the board, and give us your feedback.
• Advise. Tell us where our thinking is wrong, incomplete or behind what you are seeing in the field.
• Contribute. Add your own perspective to the work, and raise topics you think we should be covering.
• Take part. Stay active. Join the webinars, interviews and discussions we open to the board when the topic interests you.

Time commitment

Four virtual meetings a year. Expect about one white paper a month to review. Webinars and interviews are optional.

Staying on the board

• Attend at least two of the four scheduled meetings each year. We expect members to join all four where possible.
• Make at least one contribution each quarter. A contribution is written feedback on a paper or framework, participation in a webinar or interview, or original content of your own.
• Comply with the EC-Council Code of Ethics and Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• Disclose conflicts of interest, including roles with other certification bodies.

Membership is reviewed each year against these requirements. Members who do not meet them may be asked to step down. EC-Council may end a membership at any time for a breach of the Code of Ethics or the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Disclaimer

Advisory Board members serve in a personal capacity and do not represent their employers. They are not part of the management of the International Council of ECommerce Consultants (EC-Council) and are not members of its Board of Directors. They cannot act on behalf of EC-Council or enter into agreements in its name.

Re: Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement

EC-Council (“Disclosing Party”) intends to make available or have made available to the other party (“Receiving Party”) certain proprietary and confidential information including but not limited to members database, softcopies of courseware, power points, notes and research materials in connection with the management and training of the EC-Council certification programs between the parties (“Business Purpose”), in accordance with the terms of this Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (“Agreement”). Such information so provided to the Receiving Party or its affiliates or its or their officers, employees, directors, agents or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”), whether provided before or after the date hereof and whether written or oral, together with all manuals, documents, memoranda, notes, analyses, forecasts and other materials prepared by Receiving Party or any of its affiliates or Representatives which contain or reflect, or are generated from, such information shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Confidential Information.” The parties now agree as set forth below.

Receiving Party shall hold Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in strict confidence and shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party or use it for any purpose other than to further the Business Purpose without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party.

Receiving Party further agrees not to disclose and to cause its affiliates and Representatives not to disclose the fact that they have received Confidential Information without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party.

Receiving Party shall restrict access to the Confidential Information and the proposed terms of any potential transaction to its duly authorized Representatives who need to know such information in furtherance of the Business Purpose. Receiving Party shall further cause its Representatives to hold such information in strict confidence and not to disclose or use such information other than for the Business Purpose. Receiving Party will be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of its affiliates or Representatives to the same extent as if such breach were by Receiving Party.

Disclosing Party shall be deemed the owner of all Confidential Information, including all patent, copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights and interests therein. Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as (i) granting any rights in or to any Confidential Information or (ii) obligating either party to enter into an agreement regarding the Confidential Information, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.

Confidential information is provided “as is” and disclosing party makes no warranties, express, implied, or otherwise, regarding confidential information, including as to its accuracy. disclosing party accepts no responsibility for any expenses, losses or action incurred or undertaken by receiving party as a result of receiving party’s receipt or use of any information provided hereunder.

“Confidential Information” shall not include information that (i) becomes generally available to the public other than through a disclosure by Receiving Party or any of its affiliates or Representatives; (ii) is lawfully received by Receiving Party or any of its affiliates or Representatives from a third party without restriction and without breach of any applicable confidentiality agreement; (iii) was previously known to or is independently developed by Receiving Party or any of its affiliates or Representatives, or a third party; or (iv) is ordered to be disclosed pursuant to a final binding order of a governmental agency or court of competent jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party will provide prompt notice of such order to Disclosing Party and cooperate with and assist Disclosing Party in connection with obtaining a protective order at Disclosing Party’s cost and expense.

Upon Disclosing Party’s written request, at any time, any Confidential Information disclosed hereunder and any copies thereof (including, without limitation, all documents, memoranda, notes, analyses, forecasts and other materials prepared by the Receiving Party or its affiliates or Representatives, and all electronically stored copies), will be returned or destroyed.

Receiving Party hereby acknowledges that the remedy at law available to Disclosing Party for a breach of the provisions of this Agreement will be inadequate and that, in addition to any other remedy that Disclosing Party may have, Disclosing Party shall be entitled to an injunction restraining any breach or threatened breach without proof of actual damages.

All Confidential Information shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement until three years from the disclosure thereof. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

This Agreement may not be modified except by writing signed by both parties hereto. Neither party hereto may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. If any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the affected provisions or portion thereof shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision, which comes closest to the economic effect and intention of the parties hereto.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall constitute one agreement.

Please confirm your agreement by signing and returning one copy of this letter to the undersigned.

EC-Council Advisory Board Membership is bestowed on those who have provided outstanding contribution to furthering the growth of the cyber-security domain. The focus of EC-Council is to be the global voice and leader of all cyber-security professionals.

We, the members of the EC-Council Advisory Board, in recognition of the importance of our contribution in affecting the growth and knowledge base of cyber-security resources throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our role as advocates of cyber technology, and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:

• To focus on fostering professional standards globally by facilitating interaction between professionals from the information security domain and encouraging development of forums forged in the same spirit
• To accept responsibility in advocating and evangelizing the need for a sound body of knowledge and promote the activities of the council globally
• To be honest and maintain our professional integrity at all times and all occasions so as to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist
• To protect intellectual property and make available the same to other members to share, enhance and build the knowledge base of the council
• To strive consistently to improve the understanding of information security technology, its appropriate application, and adoption in the greater interest of the global economy
• To sustain and improve the technical competence of the member body and to undertake knowledge dissemination tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of significant limitations
• To seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of knowledge sharing work, to recognize and correct inaccuracies, and to acknowledge properly the contributions of others
• To be free of prejudice to all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin
• To uphold the integrity and professional conduct of the council by rejecting false or malicious intent or action
• To assist other members in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics