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EC-Council: Hacker Halted Academy Comes to Miami This October

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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The Hacker Halted conference brand is returning this October in Miami, FL with a slightly different approach this year.

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  • The Hacker Halted conference brand is returning this October in Miami, FL with a slightly different approach this year.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905002856/en/
    This year’s Hacker Halted Academy will offer three courses: Certified Network Defender (CND) , Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) , and Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) .
  • The full conference event, complete with speakers, sponsors, interactive workshops, and more will return to the Miami area in 2024, marking the first time the event has been in Miami since 2012.
  • Their CAE-CD designation and active student community has positioned them to quickly produce work-ready graduates ready to enter the Cyber Security workforce.”

EC-Council Announces CISO Award Winners at Black Tie Gala

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Monday, October 21, 2019
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The CISO Awards precedes both Hacker Halted (hackerhalted.com), EC-Council's largest annual cybersecurity conference, and the Global CISO Forum ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/ciso-events/ ), EC-Council's premier executive-level event.

Key Points: 
  • The CISO Awards precedes both Hacker Halted (hackerhalted.com), EC-Council's largest annual cybersecurity conference, and the Global CISO Forum ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/ciso-events/ ), EC-Council's premier executive-level event.
  • The first award given was the Presidential Award for Excellence to Farooq Naiyer ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/farooqwahab/ ), the CISO of ORION, Ontario's research and education network.
  • The award was given based on Mr. Naiyer's immense contributions to growing the CISO and Certified CISO community in his region.
  • The last CISO award is for the Certified CISO ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/cciso-certification/ ), or CCISO, of the year.

Finalists for EC-Council Foundation's 2019 Global Cyberlympics Announced

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Monday, September 9, 2019
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SiberX is a roaming, customized platform for training, events, and skills development and host of CISO Forum Canada.

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  • SiberX is a roaming, customized platform for training, events, and skills development and host of CISO Forum Canada.
  • Year after year, the Cyberlympics challenges presented to the teams who make the finals are unexpected and impossible to train for.
  • Established in 2012 by EC-Council, the foundation seeks to raise awareness, build capacity across nations and ultimately unify global cyber defense.
  • EC-Council Foundation is the creator and organizer of Global CyberLympics, Hacker Halted, TakeDownCon, The Global CISO Form and Live.Learn.Secure., an education and training program.

Global Cyberlympics Finals Set for Region of Durham Ontario

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
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There is an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the games in the Durham Region, with all 7 cities that make up the region participating in various ways to ensure the 2019 finals are the biggest and best yet.

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  • There is an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the games in the Durham Region, with all 7 cities that make up the region participating in various ways to ensure the 2019 finals are the biggest and best yet.
  • For instance, the 2018 Cyberlympics finals started with a set of challenges in a box.
  • Teams that finish in the top two of their region will be invited to compete for the title of World Champion in Durham Region, Ontario Canada.
  • EC-Council Foundation is the creator and organizer of Global CyberLympics, Hacker Halted, TakeDownCon, The Global CISO Form and Live.Learn.Secure., an education and training program.

Hacker Halted Security Conference Free for Women through IBM Security Scholarship

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Monday, April 22, 2019
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ATLANTA, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today EC-Council announced that IBM Security will once again fund a scholarship program for women to attend EC-Council's Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/registration/ ) security conference free of charge and this year, veterans will also be eligible for the funds.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today EC-Council announced that IBM Security will once again fund a scholarship program for women to attend EC-Council's Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/registration/ ) security conference free of charge and this year, veterans will also be eligible for the funds.
  • Women and veterans who wish to register for Hacker Halted under the IBM Security scholarship should register here:
    Funded by IBM Security, the scholarship is designed to help address the underrepresentation of women and veterans in cybersecurity and help them further their skills and expertise in this high-demand field.
  • Hacker Halted 2017 and 2018 saw a large increase in female attendees due to the support of IBM Security and the sponsorship fund.
  • IBM Security has sponsored the Hacker Halted conference and Global Cyberlympics for the past 5 years.

Hacker Halted Security Conference Free for Women through IBM Security Scholarship

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Thursday, April 18, 2019
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ATLANTA, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today EC-Council announced that IBM Security will once again fund a scholarship program for women to attend EC-Council's Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/registration/ ) security conference free of charge but this year, and that veterans will also be eligible for the funds.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today EC-Council announced that IBM Security will once again fund a scholarship program for women to attend EC-Council's Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/registration/ ) security conference free of charge but this year, and that veterans will also be eligible for the funds.
  • Hacker Halted 2017 and 2018 saw a large increase in female attendees due to the support of IBM Security and the sponsorship fund.
  • IBM Security has sponsored the Hacker Halted conference and Global Cyberlympics for the past 5 years.
  • IBM Security's support is one of the ways we continue to separate Hacker Halted from the rest of the security conferences."

EC-Council Announces CISO Award Winners at Black Tie Gala

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Monday, September 24, 2018
Security engineering, Hacker Halted, Security, EC-Council, Computer security, Prevention

The CISO Awards precedes both Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/ ), EC-Council's largest annual cybersecurity conference, and the Global CISO Forum ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/ciso-events/ ) EC-Council's premier executive-level event.

Key Points: 
  • The CISO Awards precedes both Hacker Halted ( https://www.hackerhalted.com/ ), EC-Council's largest annual cybersecurity conference, and the Global CISO Forum ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/ciso-events/ ) EC-Council's premier executive-level event.
  • The first award given was the Presidential Award for Excellence to Fal Ghancha, the Business Information Security Officer for Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited.
  • The last CISO award is for the Certified CISO ( https://ciso.eccouncil.org/cciso-certification/ ) , or CCISO, of the year.
  • EC-Council Foundation also hosts a suite of conferences across the US and around the world including Hacker Halted, Global CISO Forum, TakeDownCon, and CISO Summit.