EC-Council

About EC-Council

EC-Council is the creator of the globally renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program. Founded in 2001 in response to the cybersecurity challenges highlighted by 9/11, EC-Council trains, certifies, and upskills professionals and organizations to address evolving cybersecurity challenges worldwide. EC-Council's certifications are endorsed by the US Federal Government via the GI Bill, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), ISO/IEC 17024, and Defense Department Directive 8140. With over 400,000 professionals certified across 174 countries, EC-Council is trusted globally. PEOPLE | Build capability at every level EC-Council trains, certifies, and benchmarks cybersecurity and AI talent to help close critical skills gaps. -Certifications in ethical hacking, digital forensics, penetration testing, threat intelligence, AI security, and responsible AI governance -Academic degree programs -Team training -CTFs, labs, and microlearning PROCESS | Operationalize resilience EC-Council Global Services (EGS) delivers advisory and managed security services across the full NIST lifecycle, from risk assessment to incident response. -Penetration testing -SOC/SIEM and compromise assessment -Incident response and digital forensics -Cloud security TECHNOLOGY | Agentic AI testing and human-layer defense FireCompass and Aware protect infrastructure, applications, and people through continuous automated testing and awareness training. -FireCompass: agentic AI penetration testing and Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) across AI attack surfaces, web applications, and APIs -Aware: security awareness and social-engineering simulations across phishing, smishing, vishing, and USB attack vectors A truly global organization, EC-Council supports cybersecurity education, professional development, security services, and AI security capabilities worldwide.