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PT Synnex Metrodata, Indonesia, partners with EC-Council to bring Cybersecurity Education to the nation

Jakarta, Indonesia —PT Synnex Metrodata Indonesia (“SMI”), a subsidiary of PT Metrodata Electronics Tbk that focuses on Information and Communication Technology Distribution (“ICT”), today announced its strategic partnership with EC-Council”. In an exclusive press conference at the DoubleTree Hilton, EC-Council and PT Synnex Metrodata Indonesia announced that they would be joining forces to raise awareness on the significance of cybersecurity education. SMI and EC-Council pledged to work together to provide holistic education solutions in cybersecurity through SMI channels in Indonesia.

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CISO MAG study: 1 in 3 CISOs feel the biggest challenge of endpoint solution is its complexity

November 21, 2019: Today, the typical organization has hundreds if not thousands of endpoints: desktops, workstations, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, access points, printers, IP-cams, USB devices, credit card readers, POS devices, servers, cloud VMs, and virtual desktops. The addition of IoT devices will increase the number of endpoints even more. Traditional anti-malware, signature-based, and file-scanning solutions…

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EC-Council Names World’s Best Certified Ethical Hackers on its Global Leaderboard

Albuquerque, NM; November 1, 2019 – EC-Council, the leading global information security certification body, today announced the launch of the Global Ethical Hacking Leaderboard. The leaderboard will celebrate some of the most accomplished CEHs around the world. Organizations with cybersecurity teams that have a keen eye for the best talent across the world will be able to benchmark the capability of their teams against the absolute best.

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4 realistic perks of having a proactive certified incident handler on-board

Does your firm need a certified incident handler on the team? Incident handlers manage the situation that happens after a cybersecurity attack. They plan, manage, coordinate, and communicate in order to contain and mitigate the attack’s effects. In this article, Tiru Dehariya discusses some of the benefits that come with having an incident handler on board and when to look for when hiring one.

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EC-Council Associate Certifications from Certiport Receive Florida CAPE-Secondary Endorsement for 2019-2020

[8/20/2019, TAMPA, FL] EC-Council and Certiport are pleased to announce that both EC-Council Associate (ECA) certification courses, Cyber Forensics Associate and Ethical Hacking Associate, have been added to the Florida CAPE Industry Certification Submissions Recommended for 2019-2020. EHA and CFA will carry the following Florida Department of Education codes within CAPE:

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C|EH, now in German – EC-Council removes Language Barrier in Cybersecurity Credentialing

Over 220,000 cybersecurity professionals have been trained in EC-Council programs since we embarked on our mission to help improve the global levels of cybersecurity talent. Starting this month, thousands more will get trained in the newly launched German version of the globally recognized Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) Exam. “Ethical hacking is a fundamental requirement of every organization or government entity. With the exam now in German, residents of German-

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Deakin University Partners with EC-Council to offer Cybersecurity Courses

Summary: Deakin University partners with EC-Council  to introduce cyber security courses to the students of their degree program, Bachelor of Cyber Security. Deakin University is partnering with EC-Council to integrate EC-Council cyber security certifications into Deakin’s undergraduate program. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Cyber Security from Deakin University will be able to attain four leading…

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Dark Web Forensics

You have, no doubt, seen the term ‘dark web’ in various news stories.  However, many people in cybersecurity don’t know much about it, nor how to investigate it.  The dark web is a web of sites that are available only via the TOR network.  Now certainly not all of these are criminal sites. Many are simply discussion boards, political groups, and similar perfectly legal activities. However, the nature of the dark web provides a great deal of anonymity. And that makes it an ideal place for criminal activities.

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