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EC-Council Offers Complimentary Hacker Halted 2026 Admission for U.S. Military & Government Cybersecurity Professionals

The initiative also includes access to EC-Council’s Global CISO Forum 2026, expanding peer exchange and professional development. ATLANTA, Ga., September 10 Day, 2026: EC-Council, creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader advancing Cybersecurity and Responsible AI through its Adopt. Defend. Govern. (ADG) Framework, today announced complimentary admission to Hacker Halted…

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EC-Council Investee Company FireCompass’ AI Pentest Agent Reaches HackerOne’s Top 3 on a $5,000-a-Month Budget

Live results show agentic AI can uncover real vulnerabilities at scale and accelerate the shift toward continuous security validation TAMPA, Fla., August 04, 2026: Autonomous penetration testing has moved from controlled experimentation to measurable performance in live security environments. FireCompass, an EC-Council investee company, has taken its AI-powered pentest agent into HackerOne’s top three U.S.…

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Database Security Risks Explored in June 2026 CEH Compete Challenge: NoSQLNinja

Tampa, Fla., July 22 , 2026: EC-Council, inventor of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification, held the June 2026 CEH Compete challenge under the theme Sanctum Breach: NoSQLNinja. The exercise placed participants in a simulated corporate environment where a newly deployed NoSQL database had to be assessed for security weaknesses and potential exploitation. The…

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EC-Council’s May 2026 CEH Compete Challenge Focuses on API Security in Gateway Collapse Scenario

Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2026: EC-Council, inventor of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification, held the May 2026 CEH Compete challenge under the theme Gateway Collapse: Securing the API Frontier. The competition tested participants on detecting and resolving flaws in a social media platform’s application programming interface (API), reflecting one of the most common…

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EC-Council Calls on 1,000 of the World’s Best Hackers to Unlock $1 Million in Cyber Training for Underserved Communities

As AI models like Anthropic’s Claude Mythos automate vulnerability discovery at an unprecedented scale, Hackers4Humanity challenges elite penetration testers to donate skills instead of money ALBUQUERQUE, NM, June 04, 2026: EC-Council, creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in cybersecurity education, today launched Hackers4Humanity, a first-of-its-kind initiative that turns hacking…

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EC-Council Launches ADG AI Framework and Self-Assessment Tool to Help Organizations Secure and Govern AI at Scale

Created in collaboration with practitioners from Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, KPMG, Deloitte, NTT Data, GE Healthcare, GlobalLogic, Prudential and Salesforce, the Adopt. Defend. Govern. (ADG) Framework provides enterprises with a unified operating model; three pillars, 12 minimum controls, and nine governance surfaces. It is designed to align with the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and…

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EC-Council Releases Certified CISO Hall of Fame 2025 Report, Defining the Rise of the AI-Era Cybersecurity Executive

Global study recognizing 50 Hall of Fame honorees reveals that AI governance, enterprise resilience, and boardroom influence are reshaping the future of cybersecurity executive leadership Albuquerque, NM, May 18, 2026: EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a pioneer in cybersecurity education and executive leadership development, has released its flagship Certified…

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EC-Council’s CEH Compete April 2026 Challenge Tests Domain Security in The Distress Signal Scenario

EC-Council, inventor of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHAI) certification, completed the April 2026 CEH Compete challenge under the theme AD Compromise: The Distress Signal. This month’s competition simulated a mission where participants were required to regain control of a compromised domain in order to restore communication with a stranded exploration drone. The scenario involved…

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EC-Council and University of West Florida Launch Faculty Development Initiative to Advance AI Program Leadership

Collaboration expands faculty readiness and strengthens academic pathways in responsible AI adoption Tampa, Fla., April 7, 2026: EC-Council, a global credentialing body in cybersecurity and AI education and industry certifications, today announced a joint faculty development initiative with the University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Cybersecurity and AI to advance academic readiness in artificial…

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EC-Council and The National Applied AI Consortium Partner to Expand AI Industry Certifications

Collaboration strengthens ecosystem of faculty development, applied resources, and student pathways into new AI industry certifications within community colleges [TAMPA, Fla.] – [April 7, 2026] – EC‑Council, a global credentialing body providing cybersecurity and AI education and industry certifications, today announced a new partnership with the National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC), a national initiative connecting…

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