Cybersecurity certification, education, training and services company EC-Council announced today that it has invested more than $20 million into FireCompass Pvt. Ltd., an artificial intelligence-powered offensive security platform provider, as part of its $100 million Cybersecurity Innovation Commitment.

Founded in 2019, FireCompass offers an AI-powered offensive security platform that unifies multiple security testing capabilities into one continuous solution. The company’s core focus is on helping enterprises simulate real adversaries at scale, enabling them to uncover hidden vulnerabilities before attackers exploit the

The Firecompass platform offers agentic AI technology that is designed to automate the entire cycle of reconnaissance, attack path discovery and exploitation, something that typically requires large red-team operations.

The platform brings together various cybersecurity functions under a single umbrella: attack surface management, continuous threat exposure management, automated penetration testing, red teaming and penetration testing as a service. The unified approach allows organizations to reduce their reliance on disparate tools and manual testing, replacing them with continuous, machine-speed adversarial simulations.

Where FireCompass differs from other providers is its ability to chain vulnerabilities and move laterally across networks, mimicking how real attackers operate. The method provides proof-based evidence of exploitable risks rather than simply listing theoretical weaknesses. That gives customers high-fidelity findings with near-zero false positives and allowing security teams to focus on remediation instead of sifting through noise.

According to the company, its technology has uncovered millions of attack paths while cutting average remediation times by about 40%.

The new investment is said to go beyond financial backing, as EC-Council is mobilizing its worldwide partner network, alumni base and enterprise research programs to accelerate FireCompass innovation and global expansion, ensuring enterprises gain access to the most advanced adversarial simulation technologies available today.

“With this investment, EC-Council is not only contributing significant capital but will also invest in growth opportunities, research collaborations and provide access to our vast global ecosystem,” said Jay Bavisi, group president of EC-Council.”This is about building the future of cybersecurity by combining the power of AI technology with the scale of the world’s most trusted cybersecurity education platform.”

The investment also strengthens EC-Council Global Services by integrating FireCompass Agentic AI into offerings such as Automated Pen Testing, Red Teaming and CTEM. The result is aimed at delivering continuous adversarial emulation and executive-level threat intelligence to help organizations stay prepared for tomorrow’s most sophisticated attacks.

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