IT Security Training and Certification Curriculum
EC-Council is the leading supplier of IT Security Training and Certification products. The courses are organised in various tracks for different parts of the IT organisation.
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
This track focusses on hacking strategies and counter measures. Typical job roles include Security Officer, Security Analyst, Security Administrator as well as Risk and Vunerability Analysts.
Cyber Forensics
Courses in this track focus on in-depth knowledge and skills about hacking, investigation, threat analysis and incident handling. With CND and CEH as a logical starting point the other courses take hacking and threats incidents one level deeper.
Network Defense and Operations
All courses within this curriculum focus on an adequate defense of the network infrastructure. And once an intrusion or incident is detected – how to deal with it in a structured way in order to minimise damage and chaos.
Software Security
These courses focus on secure software development. Typical job roles include Software Engineer, Software Developer, Software Architect, Web Developer and Application Security Tester. Follow-up courses include CEH, ECSA and LPT.
Management and Governance
In the Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) 5-day course all five Domains listed below are tackled. All are components for C-Level positions.

The Certified CISO (CCISO) program is the first of its kind training and certification program aimed at producing top-level information security executives. The CCISO does not focus solely on technical knowledge but on the application of information security management principles from an executive management point of view. The program was developed by sitting CISOs for current and aspiring CISOs.
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