EC-Council AuthorisedExecutive2026 ObjectivesHighest CISO Cert in MY
CCISO Chief Information Security Officer
The executive credential for senior cybersecurity leaders — governance, controls, programme management, financial planning and strategic operations. Built for current and aspiring CISOs.
⏱Duration: 5 days / 40 hrs
💻Format: Executive Workshop + Case Studies
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 91%
📅Next intake: 19 May 2026
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Governance & policy
Build the policy stack auditors expect and boards understand
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Programme management
Plan, fund and lead a cybersecurity programme at enterprise scale
Hire, develop, retain and structure a security organisation
What this course is
Where security stops being a department.
CCISO is the executive cybersecurity certification. It validates that you can govern, fund, lead and strategically position cybersecurity at the C-suite level — not just operate the function. It's built by current and former CISOs for those on the same path.
At Nexperts, CCISO is delivered as an executive workshop. Case studies are built from real Malaysian CISO conversations — BNM RMiT alignment, ransomware board briefings, M&A security integration, vendor consolidation, building security from scratch. By day 5 you've worked through six executive scenarios and produced board-ready artefacts.
A CISO doesn't operate technology. A CISO operates context, capital and consequence. CCISO is the cert that proves you can do all three.
The 2026 CCISO objectives sharpened the focus on supply-chain governance, AI risk, board-level reporting and cyber-insurance strategy. We cover all four with executive case studies.
Who should take this course
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Current CISOs
Already in the role and want the formal executive credential and a peer-reviewed playbook.
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Aspiring CISOs
Senior security manager or director ready to step up. CCISO is the strongest signal to the market.
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Senior security architects
With governance interest and 7+ years in security. CCISO opens the leadership path.
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Risk / audit leaders
CCISO bridges risk and security executive function. Strong second cert for risk leaders.
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CISSP holders
Natural progression. CISSP gave you the body of knowledge — CCISO gives you the executive lens.
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CIOs / CTOs
Owning cybersecurity outcomes alongside the technology agenda. CCISO sharpens the security dimension.
Prerequisites
✓ 5 years of experience in 3 of the 5 CCISO domains (or equivalent credentials)
✓ OR a CCISO Associate path for those without 5 years of experience
✓ Working knowledge of risk frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) and policy
✓ Comfortable in board / C-suite communication contexts
→ Don't have full experience yet? Ask about the EC-Council CCISO Associate path.
Course Curriculum
Five domains. One CISO playbook.
CCISO is structured into Governance / Risk / Compliance, Information Security Controls, Programme Management, Information Security Core Competencies, and Strategic Planning / Finance. We deliver case-study-first.
Executive Case Studies
9 case studies. Real CISO scenarios.
CCISO labs are executive case studies. You receive a real-world brief, deliver an executive-ready output under timer, and defend it in a peer review led by a working CISO.
01
36-Hour Ransomware Board Brief
Lead a board briefing 36 hours into a ransomware incident. Deliver in 12 minutes.
Crisis
02
Vendor-Risk Programme Design
Build a vendor-risk programme for 200 third parties under realistic constraints.
Vendor
03
24-Month Security Roadmap
Design a 24-month security roadmap aligned to a 5-year business strategy.
Strategy
04
Cyber-Insurance Renewal
Lead a cyber-insurance renewal under pressure. Justify control improvements to broker.
Insurance
05
M&A Security Integration
Lead a post-merger security integration of two acquired entities.
M&A
06
Executive Impersonation Crisis
Lead crisis response for a CFO-impersonation deepfake incident.
Crisis
07
Board KPI Pack
Design a 6-metric board pack that survives the board's first questions.
Reporting
08
Capital Budget Defence
Defend a 5-year capital budget request against CFO challenge.
Finance
09
Peer Review Board
Defend your portfolio of decisions against a panel of working CISOs.
Review
+ 8 micro-tasks. Every output reviewed by a working CISO. Templates yours to keep.
Exam Information
One exam. Heavy on judgement.
CCISO is delivered as a 2.5-hour exam with 150 questions, dense with multi-step executive judgement scenarios. Most candidates fail not on knowledge — on judgement under exam pressure.
End of day 2. Maps weak knowledge areas. Average score: 60%.
02
Judgement-Heavy Mock
Mid-course. 60% executive scenarios. Average score: 73%.
03
Final Clearance
Full timed simulation. 80%+ before we book. Average score: 84%.
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Pass Rate
91% of our CCISO candidates pass on first attempt.
The EC-Council global first-attempt rate for CCISO sits around 70%. We hit 91% by treating it as an executive exam, drilling judgement scenarios under timer, and gating booking on a clearance mock.
Working CISO instructor20 executive cases91% first attemptFree retake voucherBoard playbook included
Why our pass rate is 91%
Industry average: ~70%
Most candidates revise frameworks and walk in unprepared for the judgement scenarios. They pick the 'best' answer when the exam wants the 'most pragmatic'.
Nexperts: 91%
We treat CCISO as a leadership exam. Working CISOs deliver the case studies. Decisions are defended under peer review. By exam day, judgement is reflex.
Your CISO Path
CCISO is the executive cybersecurity credential.
CCISO stacks naturally with CISM (the ISACA management cert), CRISC (risk leadership), or for technically-focused CISOs the CISSP. Most graduates pair it with one within 12 months.
Before this
CISSP / CISM (helpful)
One of these is helpful but not required. Experience is the real prerequisite.
Expected salary range after CCISO: RM 25,000 – RM 60,000/month for CISO and senior security executive roles in MY enterprises and MNCs.
Student Reviews
What our CCISO graduates say.
4.9
★★★★★
42 reviews
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90%
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★★★★★
"Best executive cyber programme I've sat through. The CISO-led case studies are unlike anything in any other cert. Promoted to CISO 5 months later."
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Razlan Abdullah
CISO · Bank Islam Malaysia
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★★
"Came in as a senior security director. CCISO with Nexperts gave me the framework I'd been missing for board-level conversations. Career-defining."
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Sangeetha Pillai
Director Cybersecurity · IHH Healthcare
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★★
"Vendor-risk and M&A integration case studies were genuinely the most valuable training I've taken in 18 years in security. The peer-review board is uncomfortable in the best way."
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Tony Foo
Group CISO · Sime Darby Plantation
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★★
"I was apprehensive about another cert. CCISO is genuinely different. The board-pack lab and capital-budget defence drill have changed how I work. Worth every ringgit."
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Norazlin Kamaruddin
CISO · Astro Malaysia
✓ Passed first attempt
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