In the computer security or Information security fields, there are a number of tracks a professional can take to demonstrate qualifications.[Notes 1] Four sources categorizing these, and many other credentials, licenses, and certifications, are:

  1. Schools and universities
  2. Vendor-sponsored credentials (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco)
  3. Association- and organization-sponsored credentials
  4. Governmental (or quasi-governmental) licenses, certifications, and credentials

Quality and acceptance vary worldwide for IT security credentials, from well-known and high-quality examples like a master's degree in the field from an accredited school, CISSP, and Microsoft certification, to a controversial list of many dozens of lesser-known credentials and organizations.

In addition to certification obtained by taking courses and/or passing exams (and in the case of CISSP and others noted below, demonstrating experience and/or being recommended or given a reference from an existing credential holder), award certificates also are given for winning government, university or industry-sponsored competitions, including team competitions and contests.

Certifying organizations

Vendor-neutral

Vendor-specific

List of certifications

Vendor-neutral

Issuing Organization Credential abbreviation Certification Title Focus Validity duration Number issued
Altered Security CRTP Certified Red Team Professional Red Teaming 3 years N/A
CRTE Certified Red Team Expert Red Teaming 3 years N/A
CRTM Certified Red Team Master Red Teaming 3 years N/A
CARTP Certified Azure Red Team Professional Red Teaming 3 years N/A
CAWASP Certified Azure Web Application Security Professional Application Security 3 years N/A
(ISC)2 S-ITSF IT-Security Foundation General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
S-ITSP IT-Security Practitioner General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
S-ITSE IT-Security Expert General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
S-CITSO Certified IT-Security Officer General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
S-DPF Data Protection Foundation Privacy No expiration[1] N/A
S-DPP Data Protection Practitioner Privacy 1 year[2] N/A
S-CDPO Certified Data Protection Officer Privacy 3 years N/A
S-EHF Ethical Hacking Foundation Penetration Testing 3 years N/A
S-EHP Ethical Hacking Practitioner Penetration Testing 3 years N/A
S-SPF Secure Programming Foundation Software Development 3 years N/A
S-DWF Dark Web Foundation Threat Intelligence 3 years N/A
CC Certified in CyberSecurity IT-Administration 3 years (continuously) N/A
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Management 3 years (continuously)[3] 127,734[4]
CISSP-ISSAP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional Security Architecture 3 years (continuously)[5] 1,952[6]
CISSP-ISSEP Information Systems Security Engineering Professional IT-Administration 3 years (continuously)[5] 1,147[6]
CISSP-ISSMP Information Systems Security Management Professional Management 3 years (continuously)[5] 1,196[6]
SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner IT-Administration 3 years (continuously)[7] 4,319[6]
CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional Cloud Security 3 years (continuously)[8] 3,549[6]
CAP Certified Authorization Professional Auditing 3 years (continuously)[9] 2,671[6]
CSSLP Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional Software Development 3 years (continuously)[10] 2,214[6]
CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Security+ [11] IT-Administration 3 years[12] N/A
CySA+ CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst Security Analysis 3 years[13] N/A
PenTest+ CompTIA Pentest+ Penetration Testing 3 years[14] N/A
CASP+ CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner General Cyber Security 3 years[15] N/A
ISACA CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Auditing 3 years 115,000[16]
CISM Certified Information Security Manager Management 3 years 27,000[16]
CRISC Certified In Risk and Information Systems Control Risk Management 3 years 18,000[16]
CGEIT Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT Management 3 years 6,000[16]
CSX-F Cyber Security Fundamentals General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
CSX-T Cyber Security Technical Foundations General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
CSX-P Cyber Security Practitioner General Cyber Security 3 years N/A
CSX-A Cyber Security Audit Auditing 3 years N/A
CDPSE CERTIFIED DATA PRIVACY SOLUTIONS ENGINEER Data Priavcy 3 years N/A
GIAC GSE Security Expert General Cyber Security 4 years[17] N/A
GSEC Security Essentials General Cyber Security 4 years[17] N/A
GCIA Certified Intrusion Analyst Security Analysis 4 years[17] N/A
GISF GIAC Information Security Fundamentals General Cyber Security 4 years[17] N/A
GCED Certified Enterprise Defender Cyber Defense 4 years[17] N/A
GCWN Certified Windows Security Administrator IT-Administration 4 years[17] N/A
GPPA Certified Perimeter Protection Analyst Firewalls N/A
GMON Continuous Monitoring Certification Threat Intelligence 4 years[17] N/A
GCCC Critical Controls Certification Cyber Defense 4 years[17] N/A
GCLD Cloud Security Essentials Cyber Defense 4 years[17] N/A
GDSA Defensible Security Architecture Security Architecture 4 years[17] N/A
GCUX Certified UNIX Security Administrator IT-Administration 4 years[17] N/A
GCDA Certified Detection Analyst Threat Intelligence 4 years[17] N/A
GDAT Defending Advanced Threats Cyber Defense 4 years[17] N/A
GCIH Certified Incident Handler Incident Response 4 years[17] N/A
GPEN Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years[17] N/A
GWAPT Web Application Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years[17] N/A
GXPN Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years[17] N/A
GMOB Mobile Device Security Analyst Security Analysis 4 years[17] N/A
GAWN Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks Wireless Security 4 years[17] N/A
GPYC Python Coder Software Development 4 years[17] N/A
GCFA Certified Forensic Analyst Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GCFE Certified Forensic Examiner Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GREM Reverse Engineering Malware Malware Analysis 4 years[17] N/A
GNFA Network Forensic Analyst Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GCTI Cyber Threat Intelligence Threat Intelligence 4 years[17] N/A
GASF Advanced Smartphone Forensics Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GSLC Security Leadership Management 4 years[17] N/A
GSNA Systems and Network Auditor Auditing 4 years[17] N/A
GISP Information Security Professional General Cyber Security N/A
GLEG Law of Data Security & Investigations Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GCPM Certified Project Manager Management 4 years[17] N/A
GSTRT Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership Management 4 years[17] N/A
GSSP-JAVA Secure Software Programmer-Java Software Development 4 years[17] N/A
GSSP-.NET Secure Software Programmer- .NET Software Development 4 years[17] N/A
GWEB Certified Web Application Defender Software Development 4 years[17] N/A
GICSP Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional Critical Infrastructure Security 4 years[17] N/A
GRID Response and Industrial Defense Critical Infrastructure Security 4 years[17] N/A
GCIP Critical Infrastructure Protection Critical Infrastructure Security 4 years[17] N/A
GEVA Enterprise Vulnerability Assessor Vulnerability Management 4 years[17] N/A
GOSI Open Source Intelligence Threat Intelligence 4 years[17] N/A
GBFA Battlefield Forensics and Acquisition Forensics 4 years[17] N/A
GCSA Cloud Security Automation Cloud Security 4 years[17] N/A
GFCT Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies Cyber Security 4 years[17] N/A
GSOC Security Operations Certified Security Operations 4 years[17] N/A
GPCS Public Cloud Security Cloud Security 4 years[17] N/A
CyberDefenders CCD Certified CyberDefender CyberDefense / BlueTeam No expiration N/A
EC-Council CSCU EC-Council Certified Secure Computer User Security Awareness No expiration N/A
CND EC-Council Certified Network Defender Network Security 3 years[18] N/A
CEH EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Penetration Testing 3 years[18] N/A
CEH-Practical (Master) EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Practical (Master) Penetration Testing 3 years[18] N/A
ECSA EC-Council Certified Security Analyst Penetration Testing 3 years[18] N/A
ECSA-Master (Practical) EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical) Penetration Testing 3 years[18] N/A
LPT-Master (Practical) EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester (Master) Penetration Testing 1 year[Notes 3][19] N/A
E|ISM EC-Council Information Security Manager Management 3 years[18] N/A
CCISO EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer Management 1 year[20] N/A
ECIH EC-Council Certified Incident Handler Incident Response 3 years[18] N/A
CHFI EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Forensics 3 years[18] N/A
EDRP EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional Disaster Recovery 3 years[18] N/A
ECES EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist Encryption 3 years[18] N/A
CASE Java EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer Java Software Development 3 years[18] N/A
CASE .Net EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer .Net Software Development 3 years[18] N/A
CTIA EC-Council Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst Threat Intelligence 3 years[18] N/A
CSA EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst Security Analysis 3 years[18] N/A
ECSS EC-Council Certified Security Specialist General Cyber Security 3 years[18] N/A
CCSE EC-Council Cloud Security Engineer Cloud Security 3 years[18] N/
OffSec OSCP OffSec Certified Professional Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSWP OffSec Wireless Professional Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSWA OffSec Web Assessor Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSEP OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSED OffSec Security Exploit Developer Exploit Development No expiration N/A
OSWE OffSec Web Expert Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSCE3 OffSec Certified Expert3 Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
OSEE OffSec Exploitation Expert Exploit Development No expiration N/A
OSDA OffSec Defensive Analyst Security Operations No expiration N/A
OSMR OffSec macOS Researcher Exploit Development No expiration N/A
EITCI EITCA/IS EITCA Information Technologies Security Academy General Cyber Security No expiration N/A
CSA CCSK CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge Cloud Security No expiration N/A
Cloud Credential Council PCSM CCC Professional Cloud Security Manager Cloud Security No expiration N/A
IAPP CIPP Certified Information Privacy Professional Privacy 2 years 50,000 Total
CIPM Certified Information Privacy Manager Privacy 2 years
CIPT Certified Information Privacy Technologist Privacy 2 years
INE Security eJPT eLearnSecurity Certified Junior Penetration Tester Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eCPPT eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eWPT eLearnSecurity Web Application Penetration Tester Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eMAPT eLearnSecurity Mobile Application Penetration Tester Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eCPTX eLearnSecurity Certified Penetration Tester eXtreme Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eCIR eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Response Professional Incident Response No expiration N/A
eCXD eLearnSecurity Exploit Development Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
eNDP eLearnSecurity Network Defense Professional Network Security No expiration N/A
eCRE eLearnSecurity Certified Reverse Engineer Malware Analysis No expiration N/A
eCTHP eLearnSecurity Certified Threat Hunting Professional Threat Hunting No expiration N/A
eCMAP eLearnSecurity Certified Malware Analysis Professional Malware Analysis No expiration N/A
eWDP eLearnSecurity Web Defense Professional Web Defense No expiration N/A
eCDFP eLearnSecurity Certified Digital Forensics Professional Digital Forensics No expiration N/A
CREST CPSA CREST Practitioner Security Analyst Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
CRT CREST Registered Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
CCT App CREST Certified Web Application Tester Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
CCT Inf CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
CCSAS CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist Attack Simulation 3 Years N/A
CCSAM CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager Attack Simulation 3 Years N/A
CCWS CREST Certified Wireless Specialist Wireless security 3 Years N/A
CPTIA CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst Threat Intelligence 3 Years N/A
CRTIA CREST Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst Threat Intelligence 3 Years N/A
CCTIM CREST Certified Threat Intelligence Manager Threat Intelligence 3 Years N/A
CPIA CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
CRIA CREST Registered Intrusion Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
CCNIA CREST Certified Network Intrusion Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
CCHIA CREST Certified Host Intrusion Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
CCMRE CREST Certified Malware Reverse Engineer Malware Analysis 3 Years N/A
CCIM CREST Certified Incident Manager Incident Response 3 Years N/A
CRTSA CREST Registered Technical Security Architect Security Architecture 3 Years N/A
InfoSec Institute CCFE Certified Computer Forensics Examiner Forensics 4 years N/A
CCTHP Certified Cyber Threat Hunting Professional Threat Hunting 4 years N/A
CDRP Certified Data Recovery Professional Disaster Recovery 4 years N/A
CEPT Certified Expert Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years N/A
CEREA Certified Expert Reverse Engineering Analyst Malware Analysis 4 years N/A
CMWAPT Certified Mobile and Web Application Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years N/A
CMFE Certified Mobile Forensics Examiner Forensics 4 years N/A
CPT Certified Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 4 years N/A
CRTOP Certified Red Team Operations Professional Red Teaming 4 years N/A
CREA Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst Malware Analysis 4 years N/A
CSSA Certified SCADA Security Architect Critical Infrastructure Security 4 years N/A
CSAP Certified Security Awareness Practitioner Security Awareness 4 years N/A
Cyber Struggle[notability?] CSAE Cyber Struggle Aegis Security Analysis N/A N/A
CSR Cyber Struggle Ranger Red Teaming N/A N/A
CSTPO Cyber Struggle Tactical Pistol Operator Tactical fire gun shooting N/A N/A
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) SecE Linux Professional Institute Security Essentials General Cyber Security No expiration[21] N/A
LPIC-3 Security Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Security IT-Administration 5 years[22] N/A
Mile2 C)SA1 Certified Security Awareness 1 Security Awareness 3 Years N/A
C)SA2 Certified Security Awareness 2 Security Awareness 3 Years N/A
C)SP Certified Security Principles General Cyber Security 3 Years N/A
C)ISSO Certified Information Systems Security Officer Management 3 Years N/A
IS20 Information Security 20 Security Controls General Cyber Security 3 Years N/A
C)SLO Certified Security Leadership Officer Management 3 Years N/A
C)VA Certified Vulnerability Assessor Vulnerability Management 3 Years N/A
C)PEH Certified Professional Ethical Hacker Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
C)PTE Certified Penetration Tester Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
C)PTC Certified Penetration Testing Consultant Penetration Testing 3 Years N/A
C)PSH Certified PowerShell Hacker Scripting 3 Years N/A
C)IHE Certified Incident Handling Engineer Incident Response 3 Years N/A
C)DFE Certified Digital Forensic Examiner Forensics 3 Years N/A
C)VFE Certified Virtualization Forensics Engineer Forensics 3 Years N/A
C)NFE Certified Network Forensics Examiner Forensics 3 Years N/A
C)DRE Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer Disaster Recovery 3 Years N/A
C)HISSP Certified Healthcare Information Systems Security Professional Healthcare 3 Years N/A
C)ISMS-LA Certified Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor Auditing 3 Years N/A
C)ISMS-LI Certified Information Security Management Systems Lead Implementer Risk Management 3 Years N/A
C)ISSA Certified Information Security Systems Auditor Auditing 3 Years N/A
C)SWAE Certified Secure Web Application Engineer Application Security 3 Years N/A
C)VCP Certified Virtualization Principles Virtualization 3 Years N/A
C)VE Certified Virtualization Engineer Virtualization 3 Years N/A
C)CSO Certified Cloud Security Officer Cloud Security 3 Years N/A
C)VSE Certified Virtualization Systems Engineer Virtualization 3 Years N/A
C)ISSM Certified Information Systems Security Manager Management 3 Years N/A
C)ISRM Certified Information Systems Risk Manager Risk Management 3 Years N/A
ISCAP Information Systems Certification & Accreditation Professional Auditing 3 Years N/A
C)SWAE Certified Secure Web Application Engineer Web Security 3 Years N/A
C)ISS Certified IPv6 Security Specialist Network Security 3 Years N/A
C)CSA Certified Cybersecurity Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
C)CTA Certified Cyber Threat Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
C)CTIA Certified Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Threat Intelligence 3 Years N/A
ASIS International CPP Certified Protection Professional Management 3 Years N/A
APP Associate Protection Professional Management 3 Years N/A
PCI Professional Certified Investigator Forensics 3 Years N/A
PSP Physical Security Professional Physical Security 3 Years N/A
SABSA SABSA-SCF SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Foundation Certificate Security Architecture 3 Years N/A
SABSA-SCP SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Practitioner Certificate Security Architecture 3 Years N/A
SABSA-SCM SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Master Certificate Security Architecture 3 Years N/A
APMG International ISO/IEC 27001-F ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation Standards No expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-P ISO ISO/IEC 27001 Practitioner - Information Security Officer Standards No expiration N/A
NCSP-F NIST Cyber Security Professional Foundation Standards No expiration N/A
NCSP-P NIST Cyber Security Professional Practiioner Standards No expiration N/A
EXIN PDP-E EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Essentials Privacy No expiration N/A
PDP-F EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Foundation Privacy No expiration N/A
PDP-P EXIN Privacy and Data Protection Practitioner Privacy No expiration N/A
CIT-F EXIN Cyber & IT Security Foundation General Cyber Security No expiration N/A
CEF EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-F EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Foundation Standards No expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-P EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Professional Standards No expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-E EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Expert Standards No expiration N/A
SP-F EXIN Secure Programming Foundation Software Development No expiration N/A
IBITGQ EU GDPR F Certified EU General Data Protection Regulation Foundation Standards No expiration N/A
EU GDPR P Certified EU General Data Protection Regulation Practitioner Standards No expiration N/A
C-DPO Certified Data Protection Officer Privacy No expiration N/A
C BS PIMS LI Certified BS 10012 PIMS Lead Implementer Standards No expiration N/A
CCPA F California Consumer Privacy Act Foundation Privacy No expiration N/A
C IDP F Certified Introduction to Data Protection Privacy No expiration N/A
CIS F Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Foundation Standards No expiration N/A
CIS LI Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer Standards No expiration N/A
CIS LA Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Auditor Standards No expiration N/A
CIS IA Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Internal Auditor Standards No expiration N/A
CISRM Certified ISO 27005 ISMS Risk Management Standards No expiration N/A
PCI IM PCI DSS Implementation Standards No expiration N/A
CCRMP Managing Cyber Security Risk Management No expiration N/A
CIRM F Cyber Incident Response Management Foundation Incident Response No expiration N/A
C CR P Certified Cyber Resilience Practitioner Management No expiration N/A
CITGP Implementing IT Governance – Foundation & Principles Management No expiration N/A
C CS F Certified Cyber Security Foundation General Cyber Security No expiration N/A
CertNexus CFR CyberSec First Responder Incident Response 3 Years N/A
CIOTSP Certified IoT Security Practitioner (CIoTSP) IoT 3 Years N/A
IRBIZ Incident Response for Business Professionals Incident Response 3 Years N/A
CSC Cyber Secure Coder Software Development 3 Years N/A
CYBERSAFE CyberSAFE End user security 1 Year N/A
Lunarline CEHT Certified Expert Hunt Team Threat Hunting 3 Years N/A
CECS Certified Expert Cloud Security Cloud Security 3 Years N/A
CEIA Certified Expert Independent Assessor Auditing 3 Years N/A
CEPM Certified Expert Program Manager Management 3 Years N/A
CERP Certified Expert RMF Professional Management 3 Years N/A
CESA Certified Expert Security Analyst Security Analysis 3 Years N/A
McAfee Institute CECI Certified Expert in Cyber Investigations Forensics 2 Years N/A
CCII Certified Cyber Intelligence Investigator Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
CCIP Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
CSMIE Certified Social Media Intelligence Expert Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
SMIA Certified Social Media Intelligence Analyst Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
CCTA Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
CPCI Certified Professional Criminal Investigator Forensics 2 Years N/A
CORCI Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator Forensics 2 Years N/A
CEL Certified Executive Leader Management 2 Years N/A
CHTI Certified Human Trafficking Investigator Forensics 2 Years N/A
CCFI Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator Forensics 2 Years N/A
WVTS Certified Workplace violence and threat specialist Forensics 2 Years N/A
C|OSINT Certified in Open Source Intelligence Threat Intelligence 2 Years N/A
The IIA CIA Certified Internal Auditor Auditing 160,000+
CRMA Certification in Risk Management Assurance Risk Management N/A
QIAL Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership Auditing N/A
GAQM CSST Certified Software Security Tester Software Development No Expiration N/A
CASST Certified Advanced Software Security Tester Software Development No Expiration N/A
CISP Certified Information Security Professional General Cyber Security 5 Years N/A
CISSM Certified Information Systems Security Manager Management 5 Years N/A
CISST Certified Information Systems Security Tester Security Testing No Expiration N/A
CPT Certified Penetration Tester Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
CFA Certified Forensic Analyst Forensics No Expiration N/A
CPEH Certified Professional Ethical Hacker Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-CIA ISO 27001 ISMS Certified Internal Auditor Auditing No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-27002-LA ISO 27001-27002 Lead Auditor Auditing No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-LA ISO 27001:2013 ISMS Certified Lead Auditor Auditing No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27001-F ISO 27001:2013 ISMS Foundation Standards No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27002-F ISO 27002 Foundation Standards No Expiration N/A
ISO/IEC 27002-LI ISO 27002 Lead Implementer Standards 4 Years N/A
ISO/IEC 31000-LRM ISO 31000 Certified Lead Risk Manager Standards No Expiration N/A
ISECOM OPSA OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst Security Analyst No Expiration N/A
OPST OSSTMM Professional Security Tester Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
OPSE OSSTMM Professional Security Expert General Cyber Security No Expiration N/A
OWSE OSSTMM Wireless Security Expert Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
CTA OSSTMM Certified Trust Analyst Trust Management No Expiration N/A
SAI Certified Security Awareness Instructor Cyber Security Trainer No Expiration N/A
CHA Certified Hacker Analyst Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
CHAT Certified Hacker Analyst Trainer Cyber Security Trainer No Expiration N/A
HISPI HISP Holistic Information Security Practitioner General Cyber Security 3 Years N/A
Blockchain Training Alliance CBSP Certified Blockchain Security Professional Blockchain 2 Years N/A
Crypto Consortium CCSSA CryptoCurrency Security Standard Auditor Blockchain - N/A
The Open Group OG0-041 Open FAIR Foundation Risk Management - N/A
TOGAF9-F TOGAF 9 Foundation Security Architecture - N/A
TOGAF9-C TOGAF 9 Certified Security Architecture - N/A
TCM Security PNPT Practical Network Penetration Tester Penetration Tester No Expiration N/A
PCRP Practical Career-Ready Professional Penetration Tester 3 years N/A
PJMR Practical Junior Malware Researcher Malware Analysis No Expiration N/A
Star Certification SCSU Star Cyber Secure User Security Awareness 3 years[23] N/A
EHE Star Certified Ethical Hacking Expert Penetration Testing 3 years[24] N/A
SESS Star Expert Security Specialist Penetration Testing 3 years[25] N/A
SMFAS Star Mobile Forensic and Advance Security Forensics 3 years[26] N/A
SPTE Star Penetration Tester Experts [27] Penetration Testing 3 years[28] N/A
SSCA Star Secure Cyber Analytics Penetration Testing 3 years[29] N/A
SFICH-007 Star Forensic investigator in Computer Hacking-007 Forensics 3 years[30] N/A
SSPE.Net Star Secure Programmer Expert- .Net Software Development 3 years[31] N/A
SSPE-Java Star Secure Programmer Expert- Java Software Development 3 years[32] N/A
SSPE-Android Star Secure Programmer Expert- Android Software Development 3 years[33] N/A
SSPE-PHP Star Secure Programmer Expert- PHP Software Development 3 years[34] N/A
Zero-Point Security CRTO Certified Red Team Operator Red Teaming N/A N/A
CRTL Certified Red Team Lead Red Teaming N/A N/A
EC First CCSA Certified Cyber Security Architect Security Architecture 3 years N/A
CSCS Certified Security Compliance Specialist Risk/Compliance 3 years N/A
CMMP Certified CMMC Professional Standards 3 years N/A
CWNP CWS Certified Wireless Specialist Wireless Security 3 years N/A
8kSec[35] OMSE Offensive Mobile Security Expert Red Teaming No expiration N/A

Vendor-specific

Issuing Organization Credential Abbreviation Certification Title Focus Validity duration Number issued
Cisco CCNA Security Cisco Certified Network Associate - Security Network Security
CCNP Security Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security Network Security
CCIE Security Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Security Network Security 2062[36]
CCNA CyberOps Cisco Certified Network Associate - CyberOps Network Security
Check Point CCSA Check Point Certified Security Administrator Network Security
CCSE Check Point Certified Security Expert Network Security
Kali KLCP Kali Linux Certified Professional Penetration Testing No expiration N/A
IBM - IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Security Access Manager V9.0 Access Control
- IBM Certified Associate Administrator - Security Guardium Data Protection V10.1.2 Data Protection
- IBM Certified Administrator - Security Guardium V10.0 Data Protection
- IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Identity Governance and Intelligence V5.2 Access Control
- IBM Certified Analyst - i2 Analysts Notebook V9 Threat Intelligence
- IBM Certified SOC Analyst - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Threat Intelligence
- IBM Certified Associate Analyst - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Threat Intelligence
- IBM Certified Associate Administrator - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Threat Intelligence
- IBM Certified Deployment Professional - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Threat Intelligence
- IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Security Identity Governance and Intelligence V5.2.5 Access Control
Microsoft AZ-500 Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate Cloud Security 1 year *
MS-500 Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate Cloud Security 1 year *
SC-100 Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert Security Architect 1 year *
SC-200 Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate SIEM 1 year *
SC-300 Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate IAM 1 year *
SC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrator Risk/Compliance 1 year *
SC-900 Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Fundamentals
AWS - AWS Certified Security - Specialty Cloud Security
Google - Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Cloud Security
Jamf JCESA Jamf Certified Endpoint Security Admin macOS Security
Alibaba ACA ACA Cloud Security Certification Cloud Security
ACP ACP Cloud Security Certification Cloud Security
ACE ACE Cloud Security Expert Cloud Security
Redhat EX415 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux IT-Administration
EX425 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Containers and OpenShift Container IT-Administration
OpenText EnCE EnCase Certified Examiner Forensics
EnCEP EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner Forensics
CFSR EnCase Certified Forensic Security Responder Forensics
Fortinet[37] NSE 1/2/3 Network Security Professional Associate vendor-specific products 2 years[37]
NSE 4 Network Security Professional firewalls 2 years[37]
NSE 5 Network Security Analyst administration 2 years[37]
NSE 6 Network Security Specialist vendor-specific products 2 years[37]
NSE 7 Network Security Architect firewalls 2 years[37]
NSE 8 Network Security Expert firewalls 2 years
Juniper JNCIA-SEC Juniper Networks Certified Associate Network Security 3 years
JNCIS-SEC Juniper Networks Certified Specialist Network Security 3 years
JNCIP-SEC Juniper Networks Certified Professional Network Security 3 years
JNCIE-SEC Juniper Networks Certified Expert Network Security 3 years
JNCDS-SEC Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist Security Network Security 3 years
Palo Alto PCNSA Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator Network Security
PCNSE Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer Network Security
PCCET Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician General Cyber Security
PCDRA Palo Alto Networks Certified Detection and Remediation Analyst Network Security
PCCSE Palo Alto Networks Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer Cloud Security
PCSAE Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer Threat Intelligence
Symantec, (since 2015 NortonLifeLock) 250-215 Administration of Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6 Network Security
250-420 Administration of Symantec VIP (March 2017) Network Security
250-426 Administration of Symantec Data Center Security - Server Advanced 6.7 Network Security
250-428 Administration of Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 Network Security
250-430 Administration of Blue Coat ProxySG 6.6 Network Security
250-433 Administration of Blue Coat Security Analytics 7.2 Network Security
250-438 Administration of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15* Network Security
250-440 Administration of Symantec PacketShaper 11.9.1* Network Security
250-441 Administration of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection 3.0* Network Security
251/250-443 Administration of Symantec CloudSOC - R2* Network Security
250-444 Administration of Symantec Secure Sockets Layer Visibility 5.0* Network Security
250-445 Administration of Symantec Email Security.cloud - v1* Network Security
251/250-446 Administration of Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) - R1* Network Security
251/250-447 Administration of Symantec Client Management Suite 8.5* Network Security
251/250-551 Administration of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response 4.1* Network Security
250-556 Administration of Symantec ProxySG 6.7* Network Security

Microsoft 1 year * : you have to do a free refresh exam within 180 days before expiration. if not done, the certificate expire otherwise it extends by 1 year.

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Notes

  1. ^ This article is about the certification and credentialing of individuals. It does not include certification of organizations or classified computer systems by authorizing, accrediting, and approval bodies and authorities as meeting a prescribed set of safeguards.
  2. ^ a b In this chart, colors are used to help group certifications from the same issuer together and have no other significance.
  3. ^ First validation period after exam is 2 years.

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  25. ^ "(SESS) Star Expert Security Specialist | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  26. ^ "(SMFAS) Star Mobile Forensic and Advance Security | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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  30. ^ "(SFICH-007) Star Forensic investigator in Computer Hacking-007 | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  31. ^ "(SSPE.Net) Star Secure Programmer Expert- .Net | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  32. ^ "(SSPE-Java) Star Secure Programmer Expert- Java | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  33. ^ "(Android) Star Secure Programmer Expert- Android | Star Certifications". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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