EC-Council Launches Four AI Certifications Alongside Certified CISO v4
Summary
EC-Council announced four role-based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4, organized around its Adopt.Defend.Govern framework. The offerings cover AI literacy, program management, offensive AI security, and responsible AI governance.
Key points
- EC-Council says the Enterprise AI Credential Suite is its largest portfolio expansion in 25 years.
- The four certifications are Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE), Certified AI Program Manager (CAIPM), Certified Offensive AI Security Professional (COASP), and Certified Responsible AI Governance & Ethics (CRAGE).
- The programs use the Adopt.Defend.Govern framework, covering AI adoption, defense, and governance.
- EC-Council says COASP trains professionals to test LLM vulnerabilities, simulate exploits, and secure AI infrastructure.
- Certified CISO v4 updates executive cybersecurity leadership education for AI-related risk and governance.
Article Details
- Event Type
- EC-Council announced the launch of the Enterprise AI Credential Suite, comprising four role-based AI certifications, alongside an updated Certified CISO v4 program.
- Impact
- The programs are intended to build workforce skills for AI adoption, security, and governance. The article cites IDC's estimate of $5.5 trillion in potential global exposure from unmanaged AI risk and Bain & Company's projection of a 700,000-person AI and cybersecurity reskilling gap in the United States; these are estimates, not impacts caused by the launch.
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Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE)Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE) serves as the baseline, building practical AI fluency and responsible usage across roles, and it is supported by EC-Council’s proprietary Adopt.Certified AI Program Manager (CAIPM)Certified AI Program Manager (CAIPM) equips to translate AI strategy into execution, aligning teams, governance, and delivery to drive measurable ROI and enterprise-scale intelligence.Certified CISO v4EC-Council launched the Enterprise AI Credential Suite with four new role-based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4 to close the gap between rapid AI adoption and workforce readiness.Certified Offensive AI Security Professional (COASP)Certified Offensive AI Security Professional (COASP) builds elite capabilities to test vulnerabilities in LLMs, simulate exploits, and secure AI infrastructure hardening enterprises against emerging threats.Certified Responsible AI Governance & Ethics (CRAGE)Certified Responsible AI Governance & Ethics (CRAGE) credential focuses on Responsible AI, Governance and Ethics at enterprise scale with NIST/ISO compliance.Enterprise AI Credential SuiteEC-Council launched the Enterprise AI Credential Suite with four new role-based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4 to close the gap between rapid AI adoption and workforce readiness.