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Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH)
Think like an attacker to defend like a pro — the world's best-known ethical hacking certification.
$2,999tuition
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Advanced
C|CISO 101
Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO)
Executive security leadership: strategy, risk, governance and budget — built with input from working CISOs.
40 hours
In-person or live online
Prepares for the EC-Council C|CISO exam
Overview
What this course is about
An ANSI-accredited program for senior security leaders. You'll master the executive competencies — security strategy, risk management, governance, budgeting and incident response — and connect security to the organization's goals.
Outcomes
What you’ll be able to do
- Build and govern an enterprise security program with a strategic roadmap
- Manage risk at the executive level and report to the board
- Build security budgets and demonstrate value
- Lead incident response, crisis communications and recovery
- Prepare for the C|CISO certification exam
Curriculum
What you’ll learn
- Governance, risk & compliance: ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, COBIT, SOC 2
- Legal and regulatory frameworks, privacy and breach notification
- Architecture & strategy: zero trust, cloud, identity, data protection
- Security operations: threat intelligence, detection and response
- Vendor and third-party risk
- Talent, organizational design and security metrics
Who it’s for
Aspiring and sitting CISOs, directors and heads of security, senior security architects and GRC leaders.
Recommended background
5+ years in information security leadership or an equivalent senior GRC/architecture role.
Where it can take you
CISOVP of SecurityHead of GRC
WIOA bundles
Pair it and save with WIOA
WIOA-funded students can take these certification pairs at one bundled price.
C|CISO + Security+
$6,000$6,399
Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) + CompTIA Security+
C|CISO + SecurityX
$6,000$6,899
Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) + CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+)
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