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A student takes part in WIU's Cybersecurity competition. WIU Faculty are eligible to receive vouchers for cybersecurity certificates through a new partnership with EC-Council.
WIU Faculty Eligible for Cybersecurity Certification Vouchers
August 28, 2025
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - - All ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Illinois University faculty members are now eligible to receive certification resources through a new partnership between the and the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council).
EC-Council is the world's largest cybersecurity technical certification body, training over 400,000 information security professionals. Through this partnership, WIU faculty members are able to request an exam voucher and certification resources at no cost for certification in a wide range of categories.
Certifications available include:
- Certified Secure Computer User
- EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist
- Network Defense Essentials
- Ethical Hacking Essentials
- Digital Forensics Essentials
- DevSecOps Essentials
- SOC Essentials
- Cloud Security Essentials
- IoT Security Essentials
- Threat Intelligence Essentials
- Certified Cybersecurity Technician
- Certified Network Defender
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
- EC-Council Certified Incident Hander
- Certified Application Security Engineer .NET
- Certified Application Security Engineer JAVA
- EC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer
- ICS/SCADA
- Certified Penetration Testing Professional
- EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional
- Certified SOC Analyst
- Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Certified Cloud Security Engineer
- Certified Chief Information Security Officer
- Associate CCISO
To register for one of these free courses, visit .
For more information, contact WIU Cybersecurity interim director Tahir M. Khan at TM-Khan@wiu.edu. To learn more about WIU's Cybersecurity program, visit .
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