EC-Council Certification Program Overview

The mission of EC-Council is to:

• Foster professional standards
• Provide for communication among all E-commerce professionals, including corporate e-commerce consultants in government, business, and education, independent consultants, and aspiring e-commerce professionals such as students 
• Provide for education through the development of curriculum, publishing of articles and books, professional papers, and the sponsoring of seminars and conferences 
• Stimulate the continued growth of the E-commerce by providing a forum for the raising of new ideas and an effective mechanism for dialog on these issues
• Provide security, legal and marketing white papers in E-commerce as well as an area on the latest trends in the Internet on each of those items
 
Provide accreditation for E-commerce certification and training programs
Internet technologies have revolutionized economies, business models and influenced the fundamental way business is done. E-Commerce has resulted in the evolution of new communication and delivery channels, created differentiated value chains and integrated enterprise applications.

EC-Council certifications are designed to provide the foundation needed by every Electronic Commerce and Security Professional. EC-Council curriculum provides broad range of skills and knowledge needed to build and manage an organization's networking and security operations and to effectively utilize various resources to achieve operation excellence.
 
There are different levels of certifications under EC-Council, including:

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
• EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
• Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA)
• Certified E-Business Professional (CEP)
• Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT)
• EC-Council Certified NOIP Professional (ECVP)
• EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (ECSP)
• Certified Secure Application Developer (CSAD)
• EC-Council Certified Security Specialist (ECSS)