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EC-Council Partners with AISA to Promote Premier Cybersecurity Training in Australia

Australia (October 07, 2020) – With the world moving online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working makes cyberspace more vulnerable than before. Cybercriminals are making no exceptions during this pandemic, leaving Australia’s businesses on the hunt for skilled professionals who can defend their IT infrastructure from cyber attackers, even post-pandemic. In their latest venture to fill this growing skill gap, EC-Council has collaborated with AISA to impart the MCEHP (Masterclass Certified

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EC-Council President and CEO Jay Bavisi to Announce the Next Big Thing in Cybersecurity in a Live Webinar on September 16

EC-Council, the world leader in cybersecurity training and certification, today announced demand for its Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) training program has skyrocketed, despite a failing economy during Covid-19. A huge amount of the world’s workers are now working from home, opening their organizations up to more vulnerabilities than ever before. TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EC-Council, the world leader in cybersecurity training and certification, today announced demand for its Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) training program has skyrocketed, despite a failing economy during Covid-19. A huge amount of the world’s workers are now working

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EC-Council Masterclass Partners with Byte Group to Deliver Masterclasses in Europe

Summary: EC-Council Masterclass announces its partnership with Byte Group, one of the largest IT education partners in Greece, Europe. Through this partnership, EC-Council will be able to deliver live online MCEHP (Masterclass Certified Ethical Hacker Program) across Europe. August 2020: With cyberattacks growing in numbers and sophistication, businesses are demanding proficient ethical hackers. With a mission to deliver ethical hacking expertise that can address increasing challenges in Europe, EC-Council Masterclass has partnered with Byte Group to introduce the Masterclass Certified Ethical Hacker Program (MCEHP) in Greece, Europe.

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European hackers beat US and the rest of the world’s hackers to dominate EC-Council’s global Ethical Hacking Leaderboard

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 06, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — Europeans lead EC-Council’s Ethical Hacking All-Time Leaderboard. Of the top 10 experts ranked on the list, 4 are from Europe. The results are not surprising. According to the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Europe boasts the highest number of member states actively providing cybersecurity training to the professionals who need it. This high-level commitment

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Why Is This the Right Time to Choose a Cyber Career?

With unemployment reaching the 4.8 million mark in June (for nonfarm payroll only), surpassing the number of jobless in the US during the time of Great Recession, it comes as no surprise that anxiety about job loss is looming over everyone’s heads. Since the coronavirus hit the US, nearly 1 in 5 households either experienced a layoff or a reduction in working hours. While a section of employers may consider less harsh options like pay cuts and furloughs, the uncertainty of losing jobs will remain.

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EC-Council’s Awards $825,000 to Ethical Hackers Due to Overwhelming Demand for its Scholarship

EC-Council, a leading cybersecurity credentialing body, has awarded ethical hacking scholarships worth $825,000 to help shape the future of the ethical hacking practitioners. ALBUQUERQUE, NM, July 06, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — What was initially announced as a special project to award $550,000 worth of scholarships to the ethical hacking community, the program turned out to be much more than that when the demand for the scholarship skyrocketed. Cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals from across the world began applying to the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

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EC-Council Masterclass and Inspire Academy Partner to Impart Cybersecurity Education in Europe

Europe, June 2020: Learning is an ongoing process, and even the rise of the pandemic crisis could not stop the zeal of it. Educational institutions around the world have shifted to the online space to continue imparting training programs to their students remotely. EC-Council’s MCEHP is a live online ethical hacking course to be conducted with collaboration with Inspire Academy in Europe. 

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EC-Council Masterclass and IT Learning, Slovakia Come Together to Conduct and Deliver Masterclasses in Europe

Slovakia, Europe, June 2020: Digital technology has taken the front with the pandemic forcing every sector to create a digital space to keep life moving. The unprepared move to digital space has thrown many challenges creating an urgent need for skilled cybersecurity professionals. The collaboration between EC-Council and IT Learning will help fill this need via the Masterclass Ethical Hacking Program in Slovakia.    Slovakia is placed among the least prepared countries for cyberattacks in the world. The country is in dire need of cybersecurity professionals who can secure and defend various business sectors.   

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IT Online Learning Partner with EC-Council to Tackle the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage in the UK

The global cybersecurity market is currently worth $173bn and is expected to grow to $270bn by 2026, according to the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network. With such a rapid growth rate and a rise in IT dependency from companies, skilled cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. The partnership between EC-Council and IT online learning offers a solution to help tackle the skills shortage in cybersecurity. By combining forces, students will have access to fully accredited courses and gain internationally recognised certifications. They will also have access to EC-Council’s learning option, iLearn, where they will be able to study at their own pace.

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