EC-Council hosts a Certified Ethical Hacking Bootcamp to Provide State-of-the-art Cyber Security Education for a UK University

    LONDON, ENGLAND, March 06, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The two-day Certified Ethical Hacker course will teach attendees how to test for weaknesses in online security systems that could be exploited by malicious hackers. The aim is to ensure teachers at schools, colleges, and universities in the UK have the very latest cybersecurity skills and can pass these onto their students.

The course is being organized by EC-Council and the cyber security educators' community organization CISSE UK, in partnership with Northumbria University. It will take place at Northumbria's award-winning Computer and Information Sciences building this weekend. Northumbria has a strong reputation in the field of cyber security and is an academic partner of the EC-Council, as well as an accredited examination center for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam – an internationally recognized qualification. All final year students on Northumbria's Computer Networks and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) degree are given the opportunity to undertake the Certified Ethical Hacker exam, receiving a separate qualification from the EC-Council alongside their degree if successful.

Dr Neil Eliot is a Senior Lecturer within Northumbria's Department of Computer and Information Sciences and has coordinated the University's partnership with CISSE and the EC-Council which led to this weekend's boot camp event. A certified ethical hacker since 2014, Neil believes giving teachers the latest cyber security skills is essential to ensuring students have the skills needed to stay safe in an increasingly digital world. He said: "So much of our lives are conducted online these days, and while this is often more convenient it also means our personal information is at risk from hackers.

"It is vital that we teach young people about the risks of sharing information online, how to spot a potential threat and what to do if they suspect they are being targeted. The best time to do this is while they are studying at school, college, or university, before they enter the world of employment, but this means ensuring their teachers are up to date with the latest cyber security developments."

Philip Blake, EC-Council Regional Director (Europe), said: "EC-Council's Academia division strongly believes in supporting faculty, students, and Cybersecurity ecosystems across the world. Groups such as CISSE, in partnership with higher education, industry, and government have also been instrumental in influencing Cybersecurity program expansion and development. In addition to supporting CISSE (USA), EC-Council Academia is now pleased to support CISSE UK as they partner with Northumbria University to implement EC-Council's tactical Cybersecurity program tracks."

Dr Charles Clarke of CISSE UK said:" We are delighted to be collaborating with both Northumbria University and EC-Council, on what is a unique and valuable opportunity for academics. The cyber security sector evolves both rapidly and continuously, impacting the culture of how this subject is taught and experienced by students in universities. This CEH Weekend Boot Camp at Northumbria University is the first of an anticipated series of such events and is representative of a broader CISSE UK strategy to establish a culture of outstanding, innovative and state-of-the-art cyber security education, in the UK."

Dr Neil Eliot has now applied for grant funding to carry out a survey of teachers at schools, colleges, and universities to find out the level of cyber security education currently being provided across the North of England. This will identify gaps in provision, raise awareness of the importance of teaching these skills, and shape the planning of future training events.

Neil said: "The young people of today are the business owners of tomorrow and it is essential that they understand how to keep their own information, and that of their future customers and employees, safe from malicious hackers. "By understanding the current state of play when it comes to cyber security education in schools and colleges, we can suggest improvements and design training which will give teachers and academics the skills required."

Find out more about this weekend's Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH_v10) Weekend Bootcamp.

Find out more about Northumbria University's Department of Computer and Information Sciences, CISSE UK, and the EC-Council.

About EC-Council
EC-Council's sole purpose is to build and refine the cybersecurity profession, globally. We help individuals, organizations, educators, and governments address global workforce problems through the development and curation of world-class Cyber Security Education programs and their corresponding certifications and provide cybersecurity services to some of the largest businesses globally. Trusted by 7 of the Fortune 10, 47 of the Fortune 100, the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NATO, and over 2000 of the best universities, colleges, and training institutes, our programs have proliferated through over 140 Countries and have set the bar in cybersecurity education. Best known for the Certified Ethical Hacker program, we are dedicated to equipping over 230,000 information age soldiers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to fight and win against their black hat adversaries. EC-Council builds individual and team/organization cyber capabilities through the Certified Ethical Hacker Program, followed by a variety of other Cyber programs including Certified Secure Computer User, Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, Certified Security Analyst, Certified Network Defender, Certified SOC Analyst, Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst, Certified Incident Handler, as well as the Certified Chief Information Security Officer. We are an ANSI 17024 accredited organization and have earned recognition by the DoD under Directive 8570/8140, in the UK by the GCHQ, CREST, and a variety of other authoritative bodies that influence the entire profession. Founded in 2001, EC-Council employs over 400 people worldwide with 10 offices in the USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and Indonesia. Our US offices are in Albuquerque, NM, and Tampa, FL.

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