EC-Council
Information Security Analyst Professional Certificate
EC-Council

Information Security Analyst Professional Certificate

Your path to a career in information security.. Build job-ready skills in ethical hacking, network defense, digital forensics & security operations

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Beginner level

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4 months at 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(8 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Learn to identify, exploit, and mitigate vulnerabilities using ethical hacking techniques.

  • Implement robust network security controls and defense strategies to protect against cyber threats.

  • Conduct forensic investigations, analyze digital evidence, and counter anti-forensics techniques.

  • Gain hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, and threat hunting.

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Taught in English
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July 2025

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Advance your career with in-demand skills

  • Receive professional-level training from EC-Council
  • Demonstrate your technical proficiency
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from EC-Council

Professional Certificate - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • Learn fundamental security concepts.

  • Understand the importance of Information Security for the functionality of the Information System.

  • Learn how to approach and recognize common threats and vulnerabilities in regard to Information Security.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Information Systems
Category: Encryption
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: Cryptography
Category: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Category: Human Factors (Security)
Category: Security Awareness
Category: Risk Management Framework
Category: ISO/IEC 27001
Category: Network Security
Category: Security Management
Category: Cyber Attacks
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Information Assurance
Category: Security Controls
Category: NIST 800-53
Category: Threat Detection

What you'll learn

  • Fundamentals of information security and ethical hacking

  • Information security threats and vulnerabilities, types of malwares, and vulnerability assessments

  • Network-level attacks including sniffing, denial-of-service, and session hijacking, and their countermeasures

  • Application-level attacks including webserver exploitation, OWASP top10 attacks, and SQL injection and their countermeasures

Skills you'll gain

Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Network Security
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Application Security
Category: Wireless Networks
Category: Internet Of Things
Category: Authentications
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cyber Attacks
Category: Encryption
Category: Web Applications
Category: Mobile Security
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Threat Detection

What you'll learn

  • Fundamental concepts of network security

  • Wireless network fundamentals, types of wireless encryption, and security measures

  • Identification, authentication, and authorization

  • Cryptography techniques, cryptographic algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Skills you'll gain

Category: Authentications
Category: Network Security
Category: Security Controls
Category: Wireless Networks
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Firewall
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Cryptography
Category: Infrastructure Security
Category: Mobile Security
Category: Public Key Infrastructure
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Data Loss Prevention
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Security Management
Category: Cybersecurity

What you'll learn

  • Network forensics fundamentals, event correlation, and network traffic investigation

  • Data acquisition concepts, types, format, and methodology

  • Computer forensics investigation process and its phases

  • Fundamental concepts of computer forensics

Skills you'll gain

Category: File Systems
Category: Microsoft Windows
Category: Web Applications
Category: Mac OS
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Network Security
Category: Malware Protection
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Category: Event Monitoring
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Encryption
Category: Linux
Category: Email Security

What you'll learn

  • Explore Enterprise Security Structure

  • Deep Dive into the basics of incident response 

  • Understand modern threat and attacker TTPs 

  • Gain a basic primer to Security Onion 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Incident Response
Category: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Category: Cyber Threat Hunting
Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Event Monitoring
Category: Vulnerability Management
Category: Enterprise Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Threat Management
Category: Security Controls
Category: Computer Security Incident Management
Category: Data Loss Prevention
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Continuous Monitoring

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