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EC-Council Gears Up for the Oman CyberSec Summit 2018 with the goal of Creating a Resilient and Cyber Secure Nation

Summary: The Oman CyberSec Summit 2018, part of the GCC Cyber series, aims to bring high-level information security professionals under one roof to address new cybersecurity initiatives in Oman on 30th October 2018. Oman is the top-ranked cybersecure state by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and therefore, the Information Technology Authority of Oman is working…

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EC-Council and Extant Group Work Toward Reducing the Huge Talent Gap in the Kenyan Cybersecurity Industry, Which Threatens To Exceed 40,000 Professionals

Extant Group has entered into a collaboration with EC-Council with the aim of creating more cybersecurity ready professionals – a resolution to move closer to a common vision of bridging the large skill-gap in Africa by 2020. Through this partnership, both cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals in Nairobi, Kenya, will now have access to EC-Council’s credentials…

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Turkey’s Largest Tech Fest, HackIstanbul 2018 CTF Contest, to Host Jay Bavisi, President of the EC-Council Group, as the Opening Keynote Speaker

Jay Bavisi, President of the EC-Council Group, will deliver the opening keynote address at the HackIstanbul 2018 Capture the Flag contest taking place on September 22, 2018 at Turkey’s first aerospace and technology festival, Teknofest Istanbul. Bavisi will be presenting his keynote on ‘Challenges in Gamification and Hands-on Exams for Cybersecurity Practitioners.’ This event will…

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The Learning People Partner with EC-Council to Address the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage for Time Constrained Professionals in the U.K.

The self-paced eLearning market grew to $46.9 billion in 2015 and has continued to grow since then, which has encouraged more professionals to achieve their long awaited dreams of becoming certified professionals. EC-Council’s partnership with The Learning People, a leader in cybersecurity training, aims to train professionals that require critical training but are unable to…

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TOP BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NCSC, RECOGNIZES EC-COUNCIL’S CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER AND CERTIFIED SECURITY ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAMS

In a showcase of trust and confidence, NCSC provided the NCSC Certified Training accreditation to EC-Council’s globally renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) programs. This recognition is a feather in the cap for EC-Council’s much sought-after credentials, which are among the most comprehensive programs in the field of Vulnerability Assessment and…

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Hacker Halted Tackles “Life, the Universe, Everything” for 2018 edition with An Ethical Hacker’s Guide to the Universe

Hacker Halted, EC-Council’s largest annual conference, will focus its 2018 edition on applying the lessons from “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” to cybersecurity. The event will be in Atlanta, GA for the sixth year in a row on September 13 & 14. The Hacker Halted speaker committee has combed through the dizzying stack of submissions…

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EC-Council Partners with the NHS to raise the Cybersecurity Skills of NHS Trust Employees

A number of reports reference that the Healthcare sector has become one of the main targets for hackers. A major factor behind this increased interest is the sector being classed as critical national infrastructure.  In light of this, the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals has partnered with EC-Council, the world’s leading cybersecurity credentialing body, to…

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