Cybersecurity certification, education, training and services company EC-Council today announced the launch of its Enterprise AI Credential Suite that introduces four new role-based artificial intelligence certifications and also updated its Certified CISO v4 program.

The launch of Enterprise AI Credential Suite is the largest single expansion of EC-Council’s portfolio in its 25-year history and is designed to address what the company describes as a structural gap no single tool, platform or policy can solve alone: AI is scaling faster than the workforce trained to run, secure and govern it.

The Enterprise AI Credential Suite is structured to mirror how AI capability is developed in practice. Artificial Intelligence Essentials serves as the baseline to build practical AI fluency and responsible usage across roles and is supported by EC-Council’s Adopt. Defend. Govern. framework, which defines how AI should be operationalized at scale in real environments.

The Adopt. Defend. Govern. framework focuses on preparing teams to deploy AI with appropriate readiness and safeguards and securing AI systems against threats such as prompt injection, data poisoning, model exploitation and AI supply chain compromise. The framework also embeds accountability, oversight and risk management into AI systems.

The four new certifications align to specific workforce needs: AIE establishes baseline readiness, Certified AI Program Manager prepares professionals to manage structured AI delivery and accountability, Certified Responsible AI Governance & Ethics Professional equips practitioners to operationalize governance expectations aligned with frameworks such as NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 and Certified Offensive AI Security Professional trains security teams to test and defend AI systems against real-world attack methods.

“AI is moving from experimentation to infrastructure and the workforce has to move with it,” explains Jay Bavisi, group president at EC-Council. “These programs are built to give professionals practical capability across adoption, security and governance so organizations can scale AI with confidence and clear accountability.”

In addition to the new AI certifications, EC-Council has also updated its Certified CISO v4 program with executive cyber leadership education for AI-driven risk environments to strengthen leadership readiness as intelligent systems become part of core business operations and security decision-making.

“Security leaders are now accountable for systems that learn, adapt and influence outcomes at speed,” added Bavisi. “Certified CISO v4 prepares leaders to manage AI-driven risk with clarity, strengthen governance and make informed decisions when responsibility is on the line.”

The new certifications align with U.S. priorities on workforce development and applied AI education outlined in Executive Order 14179, the July 2025 AI Action Plan’s workforce development pillar and Executive Orders 14277 and 14278, which emphasize expanding AI education pathways and building job-relevant skills across professional and skilled-trade roles.

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