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DUBAI, UAE, 30 July 2021 – With digital threats on the rise, Mindware, one of the leading Value-Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, announced that it had signed a partnership with the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council). EC-Council is the owner and developer of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program as well as multiple other […]

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All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and EC-Council Academia join forces to encourage the participation of more students in cybersecurity and promote the cybersecurity academic ecosystem in an immersive hybrid learning experience. The Cybersecurity industry is currently facing a massive talent shortage, and it is estimated that more than three million professionals are needed to help close the skills-gap […]

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Vertical Institute, a technology education provider in Singapore, recently announced their official partnership with EC-Council to offer in-demand tech programs such as Certified Blockchain Professional. “Since inception in 2019, we’ve digitally empowered more than 2,000 people from Singapore and Southeast Asia with the most in-demand skills in tech. We are thrilled to be working with EC-Council to offer courses like […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Banking and financial institutions have been under attack from various and considerable cyber-threats. Every year, this sector loses a massive chunk of its funds to criminal activities like phishing, ransomware, malware, etc. Due to this, cybersecurity has become a primary concern in this sector. The scale of attacks and damages have opened new vacancies in…

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Vulnerability Assessment (or scanning) and Penetration Testing are often believed to be similar procedures. But there are some key differences between both, and it majorly depends on how you test your systems to detect vulnerabilities. In simple terms, Vulnerability Assessment is an automated, high level test that is used to search potential vulnerabilities. A Penetration…

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Facial scanning seemed like a fantasy a few years ago, but today we can open our mobile phones by scanning our faces. Millions of people are happy to access their smartphones with facial scanning worldwide. Facial scanning technology has a rapid increase in corporate organizations, airports, mobile phones, and shopping malls. Although facial recognition has…

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Artificial Intelligence has now been incorporated in various fields with vast development and implementation, which have been proven to be of great benefit. Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, is the stimulation of human intelligence in machines. They are programmed meticulously to think like human beings and replicate their activities. The main objective of an…

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Reading Time: 6 minutes In the wake of the global pandemic, the organizations were required to secure their security infrastructure and establish endpoint security as most of their workforce is working remotely. The shift to working remotely saw an exchange of data over cloud services and employees using their devices connected to their home wi-fi, which can pose a…

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how businesses used to work which is due to the high adoption of the technology in retail, financial, and technology industries. Business is advocating their efficiency and production rate increasing with artificial intelligence. Executives of organizations see artificial intelligence investment as a product with a high return on investment to…

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Many youngsters are interested in cybersecurity aspects with the increase and widespread of cybersecurity concepts and career opportunities. Ethical hacking is one of the major topics that gained a lot of attention and interest. There has been a rise in data breaches, ransomware, compromised data by various means, etc. To catch a hacker, it is…

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