EC-Council
101C Sun Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109, United States
Overview
EC-Council Offers IT and e-Business certifications in CEH, CHFI, ECSP, ECIH, ECSA and LPT Programs EC-Council is the leading IT and e-Business certification awarding body and the creator of the world famous Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (ECSP), EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)/License Penetration Tester (LPT) programs. For a complete list of certifications, please visit http://cert.eccouncil.org. EC-Council has trained over 80,000 individuals and certified more than 30,000 security professionals from such fine organizations as the US Army, the FBI, Microsoft, IBM and the United Nations. EC-Council's certifications are recognized worldwide and have received endorsements from various government agencies including: - The US Federal Government via the Montgomery GI Bill, - National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). To learn more about EC-Council, please visit: www.eccouncil.org. Share Us At: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ECCouncil LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/organization/ec-council
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Sector focus
- Education
- Information Technology
- Network Security
Investment portfolio
- FireCompass
Led · Equity · Sep 2025
FireCompass offers an integrated offensive security platform that combines attack surface management (ASM), continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), red teaming and penetration-testing-as-a-service (PTaaS) into a single continuous adversary-simulation cycle. Its patented Agentic AI engine emulates real-world attackers, chains multiple vulnerabilities, maps millions of assets, and validates which threats are truly exploitable. The platform reduces false-positive noise, focuses security teams on a small set of evidence-backed alerts, and the article reports it can accelerate remediation by up to 40%. FireCompass aligns findings with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and integrates with CTEM programs to improve risk visibility. Backing from EC-Council is intended to expand FireCompass’s global delivery through EC-Council’s ecosystem of security professionals, partners, and research initiatives. The $200k investment strengthens the company’s balance sheet and supports broader adoption of its agentic-AI driven continuous offensive-security model. FireCompass provides a SaaS automated red teaming and attack surface discovery platform that helps companies mitigate risks faster by identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited. The platform continuously indexes the deep, dark and surface web to monitor an organization’s cyber attack surface. It then launches safe attacks that mimic real attackers to surface attack paths missed by conventional tools. Led by Bikash Barai, FireCompass focuses on prioritizing vulnerabilities and attack paths so teams can remediate more effectively. The company raised $7M in funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations across U.S. and international markets and to hire new talent. FireCompass is based in Boston, MA.
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