
SKILL LEVEL
Beginner
DURATION
40 hours
CERTIFICATION
After Completion
LANGUAGE
English
OVERVIEW
[ DRAFT — this course page is currently blank in both the CMS and the internal deck. No sourced description exists. The paragraph below is written from EC-Council's own public CCISO programme positioning and MUST be verified against Excelerate's actual licensed curriculum before publishing. ] The CCISO programme is built for security leaders who already have the technical grounding and need the executive layer: governance, risk management, security controls, and strategic programme management at the level a CISO operates. It's positioned above the technical certifications in this catalogue, for people managing security programmes, not just executing them.
IDEAL FOR
Senior security professionals moving into or already in a CISO-track role
You need to run a security programme end-to-end, not just a technical function
NOT FOR
You're early-career or haven't held a security leadership role — see Certified SOC Analyst or Certified Ethical Hacker first
What You’ll Learn
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[ DRAFT — needs SME input ] Govern and audit an enterprise information security programme
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[ DRAFT ] Align security strategy to business risk appetite and regulatory obligation
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[ DRAFT ] Manage security operations, controls, and incident response at a programme level
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[ DRAFT ] Build and defend a security budget and resourcing plan to the board
What You’ll Achieve
Leave with clarity, practical tools and a plan for what's next
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Selected Programme Modules