EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) is a cybersecurity certification and training organization founded in 2001. The organization develops and administers professional certifications for information security practitioners, with over 400,000 certified professionals worldwide across 150 countries. The organization's certification portfolio includes the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI), EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), and Certified Network Defender (CND) programs. These certifications are accredited by ANSI under ISO/IEC 17024 standards and recognized by government agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD Directive 8570), National Security Agency (NSA), and the UK's GCHQ. EC-Council operates through multiple divisions including EC-Council University (an accredited institution by DEAC and CHEA), EC-Council Global Services, and EC-Council Academia. The organization also acquired OhPhish, a phishing simulation platform, and launched CodeRed, a video subscription training platform. EC-Council maintains global offices in the United States, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The organization provides training programs, certification exams, and educational resources designed to validate technical skills in specialized information security domains including ethical hacking, digital forensics, penetration testing, and security analysis.