OPEN PROGRAMME

Certified Chief Information Security Officer

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

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Lesson 1: Agentic AI as The New Frontier

Lesson 1: Agentic AI as The New Frontier

Lesson 1: Agentic AI as The New Frontier

Understand the fundamentals of agentic AI and how it is reshaping industries, workflows, and workforce roles.

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Lesson 2: Building AI Agents

Lesson 2: Building AI Agents

Lesson 2: Building AI Agents

Learn how to design and configure AI agents by integrating LLMs, APIs, and automation logic using n8n.

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Lesson 3: Piloting Agentic Workflows

Lesson 3: Piloting Agentic Workflows

Lesson 3: Piloting Agentic Workflows

Prototype and deploy AI agents into real-world workflows to optimise efficiency and deliver measurable results.

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Lesson 4: Capstone Project

Lesson 4: Capstone Project

Lesson 4: Capstone Project

Apply your skills to build a fully functional AI agent that addresses a business challenge in your workplace.

Ready to build a mor
e AI-ready workforce?

Ready to build a mor
e AI-ready workforce?

Talk to our team about how this programme fits your needs.

Talk to our team about how this programme fits your needs.