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4 Factors Influencing the Penetration-Testing Skill Gap

The skill gap in the cybersecurity industry is at an all-time high, much like a race against time. To combat this persistent issue, organizations are searching for various new ways to help bridge the skill gap through implementing courses and programs in cybersecurity. A report by Indeed revealed that the cybersecurity skill gap is worst…

5 Reasons Why Penetration Testing is Imperative for Your Organization

Cybersecurity is of utmost importance, especially in today’s world. Our world is connected through a fragile network that deals with internet banking and government infrastructure as DoS attacks, website defacement, and other cyber-attacks are on the rise. Global cybercrime costs saw an increase of approximately 27.4% in the last year alone. Of late, 85% of…

Penetration Testing Career Track – Addressing the Skills Gap

With the rise of ransomware, social engineering, and identity theft, organizations are no longer surprised that the biggest threat to them is literally right under their nose. According to the latest Data Breach Investigations Report that analyzed 2,260 breaches globally, it took attackers just minutes or less to compromise systems in more than 93 percent…

Arnhem, Netherlands, September 2017 – Icttrainingen.nl named the first official Dutch provider of EC-Council online security training.

EC-Council is proud to announce its first official partnership agreement for online training in The Netherlands with Icttrainingen.nl. This partner agreement means that security professionals can now benefit from the high-quality IT security training of EC-Council at Icttrainingen.nl via their online delivery platforms. These trainings use extensive videos with instructions, practice lab environments, and knowledge…

MOU Signed with World’s Largest Cybersecurity Technical Certification Body.

PSB Academy’s School of Engineering and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) , the world’s largest cybersecurity technical certification body , to launch skills-based training programmes targeted at enhancing cybersecurity awareness and capabilities among professionals in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in Singapore. According to Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim , there were 15,000 vacancies in the sector last year.