"EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. The dual launch is the largest single expansion of EC-Council's portfolio in its 25-year history. It addresses a structural gap that no single tool, platform, or policy can solve alone: AI is scaling faster than the workforce trained to run, secure, and govern it."
"The launch aligns with U.S. priorities on workforce development and applied AI education outlined in Executive Order 14179, the July 2025 AI Action Plan's workforce development pillar, and Executive Orders 14277 and 14278, which emphasize expanding AI education pathways and building job-relevant skills across professional and skilled-trade roles, at a time when organizations are moving AI from pilot projects into everyday operations and decision-making."
"That urgency is visible in both economic exposure and workforce capacity. IDC estimates that unmanaged AI risk could reach $5.5 trillion globally, while Bain & Company projects a 700,000-person AI and cybersecurity reskilling gap in the United States. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have also pointed to workforce readiness, rather than access to technology, as a primary constraint on AI-driven productivity and growth, especially as adoption accelerates across sectors."
EC-Council introduced the Enterprise AI Credential Suite with four role-based AI certifications alongside an overhauled Certified CISO v4 executive program, marking the largest portfolio expansion in 25 years. The initiative targets a workforce shortfall as AI adoption outpaces trained personnel needed to run, secure, and govern systems. The launch aligns with U.S. workforce and applied AI education priorities in Executive Orders and the July 2025 AI Action Plan. IDC estimates unmanaged AI risk could hit $5.5 trillion globally, while Bain forecasts a 700,000-person reskilling gap in the United States, amid rising AI-driven attacks and surging generative AI traffic.
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