The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a long-standing professional certification organization for IT Professionals, and is the world’s largest cybersecurity technical certification body. The EC-Council's goal is to provide support for individuals who create and maintain security and IT systems. EC-Council aims to increase the skillset of security professionals by designing curriculums that teach how to view your network through the eyes of a hacker, track digital footprints through forensics, apply penetration tests, and securely code.