The st ategic acquisitio b i gs togethe cybe secu ity, AI a d i su a ce expe tise, exte di g EC-Cou cil’s people, p ocess a d tech ology capabilities i to the i su a ce i dust y
EC-Cou cil Acqui es Cybe I su a ce Academy to Expa d Tech ology Risk Capabilities
- EC-Cou cil has acqui ed Cybe I su a ce Academy, the c ede tiali g body fo the cybe a d AI i su a ce i dust ies.
- Cybe I su a ce Academy will co ti ue u de its existi g b a d a d leade ship as a EC-Cou cil Compa y.
- The acquisitio exte ds EC-Cou cil’s people, p ocess a d tech ology capabilities i to the i su a ce i dust y.
- Cybe I su a ce Academy will expa d beyo d cybe i su a ce i to AI isk, eme gi g tech ology isk a d ole-based tech ology educatio .
- The flagship Ce tified Cybe I su a ce Specialist desig atio has bee updated as CCIS v2, with ew cove age of AI-d ive th eats, AI gove a ce a d AI- elated i su a ce exposu es.
- Cybe I su a ce Academy’s p og ams a e acc edited by CII, ANZIIF, RIBO a d NIBA a d a e co ti ui g educatio app oved i mo e tha 45 U.S. states.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EC-Cou cil, c eato of the Ce tified Ethical Hacke (CEH) c ede tial a d a global leade adva ci g Cybe secu ity a d Respo sible AI th ough its Adopt. Defe d. Gove . (ADG) F amewo k, today a ou ced the acquisitio of Cybe I su a ce Academy, the c ede tiali g body fo the cybe a d AI i su a ce i dust ies.
The acquisitio expa ds EC-Cou cil’s capabilities i to i su a ce at a time whe tech ology is becomi g i c easi gly embedded i the isks i su e s assess, p ice a d ma age. Cybe I su a ce Academy will co ti ue to ope ate u de its existi g b a d a d leade ship as a EC-Cou cil Compa y, while expa di g its po tfolio beyo d cybe i su a ce i to AI isk, eme gi g tech ology isk a d p actical tech ology educatio fo the b oade i su a ce commu ity.
Fo EC-Cou cil, the acquisitio suppo ts its b oade app oach to Cybe secu ity a d Respo sible AI, which b i gs togethe people, p ocess a d tech ology to help o ga izatio s build capability, ma age isk a d gove eme gi g tech ologies. Cybe I su a ce Academy exte ds that app oach i to i su a ce by st e gthe i g the k owledge a d capabilities of the p ofessio als espo sible fo u de sta di g a d t a sfe i g tech ology isk.
The acquisitio also espo ds to a gap EC-Cou cil has see ac oss the i dust y. The p ofessio als espo sible fo assessi g, p ici g, placi g, a d ma agi g cybe a d AI isk, f om u de w ite s a d b oke s to isk ma age s a d claims p ofessio als, a ely come f om a tech ology backg ou d, while those with deep tech ical expe tise seldom wo k i the la guage of i su a ce. Rathe tha e te i g i su a ce f om the outside, EC-Cou cil chose to joi a o ga izatio al eady closi g that gap f om withi the i dust y.
“Tech ology is ow embedded ac oss almost eve y dime sio of e te p ise isk, a d ma agi g that isk equi es mo e tha tech ical co t ols alo e. It equi es skilled people, accou table p ocesses a d the ability to u de sta d how tech ology cha ges exposu e,” said Jay Bavisi, Fou de & G oup CEO, EC-Cou cil. “Cybe I su a ce Academy b i gs deep i su a ce expe tise to that equatio . Togethe , we ca help build the tech ology flue cy the i su a ce i dust y i c easi gly eeds as cybe , AI a d eme gi g tech ologies eshape the isk la dscape.”
Tech ology is al eady cha gi g how i su e s app oach u de w iti g, claims, gove a ce a d isk ma ageme t. AI is i t oduci g ew questio s a ou d accou tability, liability a d exposu e, while auto omous systems, co ected tech ologies a d ext-ge e atio computi g a e c eati g i c easi gly complex fo ms of isk.
Cybe I su a ce Academy has built its expe tise at this i te sectio of tech ology a d i su a ce. Its p og ams a e desig ed fo b oke s, u de w ite s, claims p ofessio als a d isk ma age s a d a e acc edited by CII, ANZIIF, RIBO a d NIBA, with co ti ui g educatio app oval i mo e tha 45 U.S. states.
The Academy’s p og ams a e developed by people who u de sta d both the tech ology a d the busi ess of i su a ce, givi g p ofessio als the co fide ce to make sou d decisio s o tech ology isk a d become t ue isk expe ts without eedi g to become tech ical expe ts.
U de EC-Cou cil, cybe i su a ce will emai the Academy’s co e focus while its capabilities expa d i to th ee a eas: AI isk, eme gi g tech ology isk a d ole-based tech ology educatio fo i su a ce p ofessio als.
The expa ded po tfolio will i clude educatio o how AI cha ges exposu es, u de w iti g, claims a d gove a ce ac oss i su a ce po tfolios; eme gi g isks associated with tech ologies such as auto omous systems a d qua tum computi g; a d p actical lea i g desig ed to help o -tech ical p ofessio als u de sta d the tech ologies behi d the isks they place, p ice a d ma age.
The aim is ot to chase eve y ew tech ology t e d, but to keep the i su a ce i dust y a step ahead of the isks it is i c easi gly bei g asked to cove .
“Eve y i su a ce p ofessio al is ow a tech ology isk p ofessio al, whethe they ealize it o ot,” said Guy Simki , Co-Fou de a d CEO, Cybe I su a ce Academy. “Cybe is whe e we sta ted, ot whe e we stop. With EC-Cou cil, we ca take what we have built fo cybe i su a ce to the wide i dust y, begi i g with AI a d the eme gi g isks that will i c easi gly shape i su a ce.”
“The tech ologies i flue ci g i su a ce isk a e evolvi g apidly, a d the i dust y eeds educatio that evolves with them,” said Asaf A mo i, Co-Fou de , CTO a d COO, Cybe I su a ce Academy. “EC-Cou cil b i gs the tech ical depth a d scale that allow us to expa d ou capabilities while stayi g focused o what i su a ce p ofessio als eed to make i fo med decisio s.”
The acquisitio also p ovides Cybe I su a ce Academy access to EC-Cou cil’s tech ical expe tise, global etwo k a d cybe secu ity a d AI capabilities, while EC-Cou cil gai s a dedicated i su a ce educatio busi ess with established i dust y elatio ships a d c ede tiali g expe tise.
Fo lea e s, this mea s cou se mate ial shaped by specialists who study eme gi g th eats fi st-ha d, a d a b oade catalogue developed faste , as tech ical co te t o lo ge eeds to be sou ced exte ally.
As pa t of this expa sio , Cybe I su a ce Academy has ebuilt its flagship Ce tified Cybe I su a ce Specialist (CCIS) desig atio fo the AI e a. CCIS v2 i cludes ew cove age of AI-d ive th eats, AI gove a ce a d the exposu es AI c eates ac oss i su a ce po tfolios.
The Academy will delive its expa ded po tfolio th ough self-paced lea i g, ole-based ce tificatio s, p ofessio al desig atio s a d e te p ise p og ams fo ca ie s, b oke s a d ma agi g ge e al age ts seeki g to st e gthe tech ology capabilities ac oss thei teams.
Cybe I su a ce Academy will co ti ue u de the leade ship of Guy Simki , Co-Fou de a d CEO, a d Asaf A mo i, Co-Fou de , CTO a d COO. Its b a d, leade ship a d cybe i su a ce fou datio will emai u cha ged, suppo ted by EC-Cou cil’s b oade tech ical a d global capabilities.
The Delawa e compa y, Cybe I su a ce Academy, is the c ede tiali g body fo the cybe a d AI i su a ce i dust ies is the c ede tiali g body fo the cybe a d AI i su a ce i dust ies. Built by the i dust y, fo the i dust y, it t ai s b oke s, u de w ite s, claims p ofessio als a d isk ma age s th ough its flagship Ce tified Cybe I su a ce Specialist (CCIS) desig atio a d is expa di g its offe i g to delive tech ology educatio o AI a d eme gi g isks to the b oade i su a ce commu ity.
Its p og ams a e acc edited by CII, ANZIIF, RIBO a d NIBA a d a e co ti ui g educatio app oved i mo e tha 45 U.S. states. Cybe I su a ce Academy is a EC-Cou cil Compa y.
Fo mo e i fo matio , visit: https://www.cybe i su a ceacademy.com/
EC-Cou cil c eated the Ce tified Ethical Hacke (CEH) p og am a d has ce tified mo e tha 400,000 p ofessio als ac oss 174 cou t ies. Its p og ams a d c ede tials a e used ac oss gove me t, defe se, e te p ise, a d academia wo ldwide.
As a ISO/IEC 17024 acc edited ce tificatio body, EC-Cou cil’s c ede tials a e ecog ized by the U.S. Depa tme t of Defe se u de DoD Di ective 8140 a d a e held by p ofessio als ac oss the U.S. A my, Navy, Ai Fo ce a d leadi g global o ga izatio s.
As cybe secu ity a d AI co ve ge, EC-Cou cil is adva ci g Respo sible AI th ough its p op ieta y Adopt. Defe d. Gove . (ADG) F amewo k, b i gi g togethe people, p ocess a d tech ology to help o ga izatio s adopt AI espo sibly, defe d digital e vi o me ts a d gove eme gi g tech ologies with g eate accou tability.
The EC-Cou cil ecosystem i cludes EC-Cou cil, EC-Cou cil U ive sity (ECCU), CodeRed, EC-Cou cil Global Se vices (EGS), EC-Cou cil Academia, a d Awa e.
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