The EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) program is a training and certification program aimed at producing top-level information security executives. The program was developed by sitting CISOs to train the next generation of leaders . The C|CISO certification program is designed to bring middle managers up to the level of Executive Leaders and hone the skills of existing InfoSec leaders. The program has certified leading information security professionals around the world. The certification is an industry-leading program that recognizes the real-world experience necessary to succeed at the highest executive levels of information security.