DoD Credentials
Independent Accreditation ensures Quality of Certification
EC-Council is dedicated to working with the US Department of Defense to bring the highest standards of Training, Education and Certification to our military.
EC-Council Certifications are developed to the highest standards and have achieved numerous accreditations including ANSI 17024 for:
28 DCWF Job Roles that Recognize EC-Council Certifications (Under DoD 8140)
| EC-Council Certification | DoD 8140 Approved Work Roles |
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| Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) |
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| CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER PRACTICAL (C|EH PRACTICAL) |
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| CERTIFIED CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (C|CISO) |
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| COMPUTER HACKING FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR (C|HFI) |
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| CERTIFIED NETWORK DEFENDER (C|ND) |
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| EC-COUNCIL CERTIFIED INCIDENT HANDLER (E|CIH) |
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DoD Directive 8570
The following EC-Council certifications are on the DoD approved list of IA baseline certifications as aligned to each category and level of the IA Workforce.
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| CSSP Analyst | IAT Level I | CSSP Infrastructure Support | IAM Level II |
| CSSP Infrastructure Support | IAT Level II | CSSP Incident Responder | IAM Level III |
| CSSP Incident Responder | IAM Level I | CSSP Manager | |
| CSSP Auditor | CSSP Infrastructure Support |
Information on DoDD 8570 can be found at the following DISA website: https://public.cyber.mil/cwmp/dod-approved-8570-baseline-certifications/



