List of computer security certifications

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

• Altered Security
• ASIS International
• APMG International
• Blockchain Council
• Blockchain Training Alliance
• Cloud Credential Council (CCC)
• CertNexus
• CERTCOP
• CompTIA
• CREST
• Crypto Consortium
• Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
• CWNP
• CyberDefenders
• Cyber Struggle
• EC Council
• EITCA/IS
• INE Security
• EXIN
• GAQM
• GIAC
• HISPI
• InfoSec Institute
• IBITGQ
• TCM Security
• The IIA
• IAPP
• ISACA
• ISECOM
• ISC2
• Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
• Lunarline
• Mile2
• Offensive Security
• PECB
• The Open Group
• The SecOps Group
• SECO-Institute
• SABSA
• Star Certification
• Zero-Point Security
• EC First
• 8kSec ^[1]
• Hack The Box (HTB)
• TryHackMe (THM)
• CyberWarfareLabs (CWL)
• CNITSEC

Vendor-specific

• Alibaba (Cloud)
• AWS
• Cisco
• Check Point
• Fortinet
• Google
• IBM
• Jamf
• Juniper
• Microsoft
• Kali
• OpenText
• Palo Alto
• Red Hat
• Symantec (since 2012 NortonLifeLock)

List of certifications

See also: Tech certificate

Vendor-neutral

^{[Notes 2]}

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
	CRTM	Certified Red Team Master
	CARTP	Certified Azure Red Team Professional
	CAWASP	Certified Azure Web Application Security Professional	Application Security
SECO-Institute	S-ITSF	IT-Security Foundation	General Cyber Security	3 years	N/A
	S-ITSP	IT-Security Practitioner
	S-ITSE	IT-Security Expert
	S-CITSO	Certified IT-Security Officer
	S-DPF	Data Protection Foundation	Privacy	No expiration [2]
	S-DPP	Data Protection Practitioner		1 year [3]
	S-CDPO	Certified Data Protection Officer		3 years
	S-EHF	Ethical Hacking Foundation	Penetration Testing	3 years
	S-EHP	Ethical Hacking Practitioner
	S-SPF	Secure Programming Foundation	Software Development
	S-DWF	Dark Web Foundation	Threat Intelligence
ISC2	CC	Certified in CyberSecurity	General Cyber Security	3 years (continuously)
	CISSP	Certified Information Systems Security Professional	Management		127,734 [4]
	ISSAP	Information Systems Security Architecture Professional	Security Architecture		1,952 [5]
	ISSEP	Information Systems Security Engineering Professional	IT-Administration		1,147 [5]
	ISSMP	Information Systems Security Management Professional	Management		1,196 [5]
	SSCP	Systems Security Certified Practitioner	IT-Administration		4,319 [5]
	CCSP	Certified Cloud Security Professional	Cloud Security		3,549 [5]
	CGRC	Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance	Auditing		2,671 [5]
	CSSLP	Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional	Software Development		2,214 [5]
CompTIA	Security+	CompTIA Security+ [6]	IT-Administration	3 years [7]	N/A
	CySA+	CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst	Security Analysis
	PenTest+	CompTIA Pentest+	Penetration Testing
	CASP+	CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner	General Cyber Security
ISACA	CISA	Certified Information Systems Auditor	Auditing	3 years	115,000 [8]
	CISM	Certified Information Security Manager	Management		27,000 [8]
	CRISC	Certified In Risk and Information Systems Control	Risk Management		18,000 [8]
	CGEIT	Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT	Management		6,000 [8]
	CSX-F	Cyber Security Fundamentals	General Cyber Security		N/A
	CSX-T	Cyber Security Technical Foundations
	CSX-P	Cyber Security Practitioner
	CSX-A	Cyber Security Audit	Auditing
	CDPSE	CERTIFIED DATA PRIVACY SOLUTIONS ENGINEER	Data Privacy
GIAC	GSE	Security Expert	General Cyber Security	4 years [9]	N/A
	GSEC	Security Essentials
	GCIA	Certified Intrusion Analyst	Security Analysis
	GISF	GIAC Information Security Fundamentals	General Cyber Security
	GCED	Certified Enterprise Defender	Cyber Defense
	GCWN	Certified Windows Security Administrator	IT-Administration
	GMON	Continuous Monitoring Certification	Threat Intelligence
	GCCC	Critical Controls Certification	Cyber Defense
	GCLD	Cloud Security Essentials
	GDSA	Defensible Security Architecture	Security Architecture
	GCDA	Certified Detection Analyst	Threat Intelligence
	GDAT	Defending Advanced Threats	Cyber Defense
	GCIH	Certified Incident Handler	Incident Response
	GPEN	Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing
	GWAPT	Web Application Penetration Tester
	GXPN	Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
	GMOB	Mobile Device Security Analyst	Security Analysis
	GAWN	Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks	Wireless Security
	GPYC	Python Coder	Software Development
	GCFA	Certified Forensic Analyst	Forensics
	GCFE	Certified Forensic Examiner
	GREM	Reverse Engineering Malware	Malware Analysis
	GNFA	Network Forensic Analyst	Forensics
	GCTI	Cyber Threat Intelligence	Threat Intelligence
	GASF	Advanced Smartphone Forensics	Forensics
	GSLC	Security Leadership	Management
	GSNA	Systems and Network Auditor	Auditing
	GISP	Information Security Professional	General Cyber Security
	GLEG	Law of Data Security & Investigations	Forensics
	GCPM	Certified Project Manager	Management
	GSTRT	Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership
	GWEB	Certified Web Application Defender	Software Development
	GICSP	Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional	Critical Infrastructure Security
	GRID	Response and Industrial Defense
	GCIP	Critical Infrastructure Protection
	GOSI	Open Source Intelligence	Threat Intelligence
	GBFA	Battlefield Forensics and Acquisition	Forensics
	GCSA	Cloud Security Automation	Cloud Security
	GFCT	Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies
	GSOC	Security Operations Certified	Security Operations
	GPCS	Public Cloud Security	Cloud Security
CyberDefenders	CCD	Certified CyberDefender	Cyber Defense	No expiration [10]	N/A
EC-Council	CSCU	EC-Council Certified Secure Computer User	Security Awareness
	CND	EC-Council Certified Network Defender	Network Security	3 years [11]	N/A
	CEH	EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker	Penetration Testing		N/A
	CEH-Practical (Master)	EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Practical (Master)
	ECSA	EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
	ECSA-Master (Practical)	EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical)
	LPT-Master (Practical)	EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester (Master)		1 year [Notes 3] [12]	N/A
	E|ISM	EC-Council Information Security Manager	Management	3 years [11]	N/A
	CCISO	EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer		1 year [13]	N/A
	ECIH	EC-Council Certified Incident Handler	Incident Response	3 years [11]	N/A
	CHFI	EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator	Forensics
	EDRP	EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional	Disaster Recovery
	ECES	EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist	Encryption
	CASE Java	EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer Java	Software Development
	CASE .Net	EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer .Net
	CTIA	EC-Council Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst	Threat Intelligence
	CSA	EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst	Security Analysis
	ECSS	EC-Council Certified Security Specialist	General Cyber Security
	CCSE	EC-Council Cloud Security Engineer	Cloud Security
OffSec	OSCP	OffSec Certified Professional	Penetration Testing	No expiration [14]	N/A
	OSWP	OffSec Wireless Professional
	OSWA	OffSec Web Assessor
	OSEP	OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester
	OSED	OffSec Security Exploit Developer	Exploit Development
	OSWE	OffSec Web Expert	Penetration Testing
	OSCE3	OffSec Certified Expert3
	OSEE	OffSec Exploitation Expert	Exploit Development
	OSDA	OffSec Defensive Analyst	Security Operations
	OSMR	OffSec macOS Researcher	Exploit Development
	OSIR	OffSec Incident Responder	Incident Response	Starting with certifications new to the market in 2024, OffSec certifications will expire after 3 years.
	OSMR	OffSec Threat Hunter	Threat Hunting
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
Cloud Credential Council	PCSM	CCC Professional Cloud Security Manager
IAPP	CIPP	Certified Information Privacy Professional	Privacy	2 years	50,000 Total
	CIPM	Certified Information Privacy Manager
	CIPT	Certified Information Privacy Technologist
INE Security	eJPT	eLearnSecurity Certified Junior Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing	No expiration	N/A
	eWPT	eLearnSecurity Web Application Penetration Tester
	eWPTX	eLearnSecurity Web Application Penetration Tester eXtreme
	eMAPT	eLearnSecurity Mobile Application Penetration Tester
	eCPT	eLearnSecurity Certified Penetration Tester
	eCIR	eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Response Professional	Incident Response
	eCTHP	eLearnSecurity Certified Threat Hunting Professional	Threat Hunting
	eCDFP	eLearnSecurity Certified Digital Forensics Professional	Digital Forensics
CREST	CPSA	CREST Practitioner Security Analyst	Penetration Testing	3 Years	N/A
	CRT	CREST Registered Penetration Tester
	CCT App	CREST Certified Web Application Tester
	CCT Inf	CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester
	CCSAS	CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist	Attack Simulation
	CCSAM	CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager
	CCWS	CREST Certified Wireless Specialist	Wireless security
	CPTIA	CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst	Threat Intelligence
	CRTIA	CREST Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst
	CCTIM	CREST Certified Threat Intelligence Manager
	CPIA	CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst	Security Analysis
	CRIA	CREST Registered Intrusion Analyst
	CCNIA	CREST Certified Network Intrusion Analyst
	CCHIA	CREST Certified Host Intrusion Analyst
	CCMRE	CREST Certified Malware Reverse Engineer	Malware Analysis
	CCIM	CREST Certified Incident Manager	Incident Response
	CRTSA	CREST Registered Technical Security Architect	Security Architecture
InfoSec Institute	CCFE	Certified Computer Forensics Examiner	Forensics	4 years	N/A
	CCTHP	Certified Cyber Threat Hunting Professional	Threat Hunting
	CDRP	Certified Data Recovery Professional	Disaster Recovery
	CEPT	Certified Expert Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing
	CEREA	Certified Expert Reverse Engineering Analyst	Malware Analysis
	CMWAPT	Certified Mobile and Web Application Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing
	CMFE	Certified Mobile Forensics Examiner	Forensics
	CPT	Certified Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing
	CRTOP	Certified Red Team Operations Professional	Red Teaming
	CREA	Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst	Malware Analysis
	CSSA	Certified SCADA Security Architect	Critical Infrastructure Security
	CSAP	Certified Security Awareness Practitioner	Security Awareness
Cyber Struggle[ notability? ]	CSAE	Cyber Struggle Aegis	Security Analysis	No expiration	N/A
	CSR	Cyber Struggle Ranger	Red Teaming
	CSTPO	Cyber Struggle Tactical Pistol Operator	Tactical fire gun shooting
Linux Professional Institute (LPI)	SecE	Linux Professional Institute Security Essentials	General Cyber Security	No expiration [15]	N/A
	LPIC-3 Security	Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Security	IT-Administration	5 years [16]	N/A
Mile2	C)SA1	Certified Security Awareness 1	Security Awareness	3 Years	N/A
	C)SA2	Certified Security Awareness 2
	C)SP	Certified Security Principles	General Cyber Security
	C)ISSO	Certified Information Systems Security Officer	Management
	IS20	Information Security 20 Security Controls	General Cyber Security
	C)SLO	Certified Security Leadership Officer	Management
	C)VA	Certified Vulnerability Assessor	Vulnerability Management
	C)PEH	Certified Professional Ethical Hacker	Penetration Testing
	C)PTE	Certified Penetration Tester
	C)PTC	Certified Penetration Testing Consultant
	C)PSH	Certified PowerShell Hacker	Scripting
	C)IHE	Certified Incident Handling Engineer	Incident Response
	C)DFE	Certified Digital Forensic Examiner	Forensics
	C)VFE	Certified Virtualization Forensics Engineer
	C)NFE	Certified Network Forensics Examiner
	C)DRE	Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer	Disaster Recovery
	C)HISSP	Certified Healthcare Information Systems Security Professional	Healthcare
	C)ISMS-LA	Certified Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor	Auditing
	C)ISMS-LI	Certified Information Security Management Systems Lead Implementer	Risk Management
	C)ISSA	Certified Information Security Systems Auditor	Auditing
	C)SWAE	Certified Secure Web Application Engineer	Application Security
	C)VCP	Certified Virtualization Principles	Virtualization
	C)VE	Certified Virtualization Engineer
	C)CSO	Certified Cloud Security Officer	Cloud Security
	C)VSE	Certified Virtualization Systems Engineer	Virtualization
	C)CSSM	Certified Cybersecurity Systems Manager	Management
	C)ISRM	Certified Information Systems Risk Manager	Risk Management
	ISCAP	Information Systems Certification & Accreditation Professional	Auditing
	C)SWAE	Certified Secure Web Application Engineer	Web Security
	C)ISS	Certified IPv6 Security Specialist	Network Security
	C)CSA	Certified Cybersecurity Analyst	Security Analysis
	C)CTA	Certified Cyber Threat Analyst
	C)CTIA	Certified Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst	Threat Intelligence
ASIS International	CPP	Certified Protection Professional	Management	3 Years	N/A
	APP	Associate Protection Professional
	PCI	Professional Certified Investigator	Forensics
	PSP	Physical Security Professional	Physical Security
SABSA	SABSA-SCF	SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Foundation Certificate	Security Architecture	3 Years	N/A
	SABSA-SCP	SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Practitioner Certificate
	SABSA-SCM	SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Master Certificate
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
	NCSP-F	NIST Cyber Security Professional Foundation
	NCSP-P	NIST Cyber Security Professional Practitioner
EXIN	PDP-E	EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Essentials	Privacy	No expiration	N/A
	PDP-F	EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Foundation
	PDP-P	EXIN Privacy and Data Protection Practitioner
	CIT-F	EXIN Cyber & IT Security Foundation	General Cyber Security
	CEF	EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation	Penetration Testing
	ISO/IEC 27001-F	EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Foundation	Standards
	ISO/IEC 27001-P	EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Professional
	ISO/IEC 27001-E	EXIN Information Security Management ISO27001 Expert
	SP-F	EXIN Secure Programming Foundation	Software Development
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
	C-DPO	Certified Data Protection Officer	Privacy	No expiration	N/A
	C BS PIMS LI	Certified BS 10012 PIMS Lead Implementer	Standards
	CCPA F	California Consumer Privacy Act Foundation	Privacy
	C IDP F	Certified Introduction to Data Protection
	CIS F	Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Foundation	Standards
	CIS LI	Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer
	CIS LA	Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Auditor
	CIS IA	Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Internal Auditor
	CISRM	Certified ISO 27005 ISMS Risk Management
	PCI IM	PCI DSS Implementation
	CCRMP	Managing Cyber Security Risk	Management
	CIRM F	Cyber Incident Response Management Foundation	Incident Response
	C CR P	Certified Cyber Resilience Practitioner	Management
	CITGP	Implementing IT Governance – Foundation & Principles
	C CS F	Certified Cyber Security Foundation	General Cyber Security
CertNexus	CFR	CyberSec First Responder	Incident Response	3 Years	N/A
	CIOTSP	Certified IoT Security Practitioner (CIoTSP)	IoT
	IRBIZ	Incident Response for Business Professionals	Incident Response
	CSC	Cyber Secure Coder	Software Development
	CYBERSAFE	CyberSAFE	End user security	1 Year	N/A
Lunarline	CEHT	Certified Expert Hunt Team	Threat Hunting	3 Years
	CECS	Certified Expert Cloud Security	Cloud Security
	CEIA	Certified Expert Independent Assessor	Auditing
	CEPM	Certified Expert Program Manager	Management
	CERP	Certified Expert RMF Professional
	CESA	Certified Expert Security Analyst	Security Analysis
McAfee Institute	CECI	Certified Expert in Cyber Investigations	Forensics	2 Years	N/A
	CCII	Certified Cyber Intelligence Investigator	Threat Intelligence
	CCIP	Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional
	CSMIE	Certified Social Media Intelligence Expert
	SMIA	Certified Social Media Intelligence Analyst
	CCTA	Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst
	CPCI	Certified Professional Criminal Investigator	Forensics
	CORCI	Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator
	CEL	Certified Executive Leader	Management
	CHTI	Certified Human Trafficking Investigator	Forensics
	CCFI	Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator
	WVTS	Certified Workplace violence and threat specialist
	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
GAQM	CSST	Certified Software Security Tester	Software Development	No expiration	N/A
	CASST	Certified Advanced Software Security Tester
	CISP	Certified Information Security Professional	General Cyber Security	5 Years
	CISSM	Certified Information Systems Security Manager	Management
	CISST	Certified Information Systems Security Tester	Security Testing	No expiration
	CPT	Certified Penetration Tester	Penetration Tester
	CFA	Certified Forensic Analyst	Forensics
	CPEH	Certified Professional Ethical Hacker	Penetration Tester
	ISO/IEC 27001-CIA	ISO 27001 ISMS Certified Internal Auditor	Auditing
	ISO/IEC 27001-27002-LA	ISO 27001-27002 Lead Auditor
	ISO/IEC 27001-LA	ISO 27001:2013 ISMS Certified Lead Auditor
	ISO/IEC 27001-F	ISO 27001:2013 ISMS Foundation	Standards
	ISO/IEC 27002-F	ISO 27002 Foundation
	ISO/IEC 27002-LI	ISO 27002 Lead Implementer		4 Years
	ISO/IEC 31000-LRM	ISO 31000 Certified Lead Risk Manager		No expiration
ISECOM	OPSA	OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst	Security Analysis	No expiration	N/A
	OPST	OSSTMM Professional Security Tester	Penetration Tester
	OPSE	OSSTMM Professional Security Expert	General Cyber Security
	OWSE	OSSTMM Wireless Security Expert	Penetration Tester
	CTA	OSSTMM Certified Trust Analyst	Trust Management
	SAI	Certified Security Awareness Instructor	Cyber Security Trainer
	CHA	Certified Hacker Analyst	Penetration Tester
	CHAT	Certified Hacker Analyst Trainer	Cyber Security Trainer
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		No expiration
The Open Group	OG0-041	Open FAIR Foundation	Risk Management
	TOGAF9-F	TOGAF 9 Foundation	Security Architecture
	TOGAF9-C	TOGAF 9 Certified
TCM Security	PJPT	Practical Junior Penetration Tester	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
	PNPT	Practical Network Penetration Tester
	PCRP	Practical Career-Ready Professional
	PMPR	Practical Malware Research Professional	Malware Analysis
	PORP	Practical OSINT Research Professional	Open-Source Intelligence
	PIPA	Practical IoT Pentest Associate	Penetration Tester
	PSAA	Practical SOC Analyst Associate	SOC Analysis
	PMPA	Practical Mobile Pentest Associate	Penetration Tester
	PWPA	Practical Web Pentest Associate
	PWPP	Practical Web Pentest Professional
Star Certification	SCSU	Star Cyber Secure User	Security Awareness	3 years [17]	N/A
	EHE	Star Certified Ethical Hacking Expert	Penetration Testing
	SESS	Star Expert Security Specialist
	SMFAS	Star Mobile Forensic and Advance Security	Forensics
	SPTE	Star Penetration Tester Experts [18]	Penetration Testing
	SSCA	Star Secure Cyber Analytics
	SFICH-007	Star Forensic investigator in Computer Hacking-007	Forensics
	SSPE.Net	Star Secure Programmer Expert- .Net	Software Development
	SSPE-Java	Star Secure Programmer Expert- Java
	SSPE-Android	Star Secure Programmer Expert- Android
	SSPE-PHP	Star Secure Programmer Expert- PHP
Zero-Point Security	CRTO	Certified Red Team Operator	Red Teaming	No expiration	N/A
	CRTL	Certified Red Team Lead
EC First	CCSA	Certified Cyber Security Architect	Security Architecture	3 years
	CSCS	Certified Security Compliance Specialist	Risk/Compliance
	CMMP	Certified CMMC Professional	Standards
8kSec	OMSE	Certified Offensive Mobile Security Expert	Vulnerability Research	No expiration [19]
	CMSE	Certified Mobile Security Engineer	Application Security
	CISR	Certified iOS Security Researcher	Vulnerability Research
	CASR	Certified Android Security Researcher	Vulnerability Research
	CISE	Certified iOS Security Engineer	Application Security
	CASE	Certified Android Security Engineer	Application Security
CWNP	CWS	Certified Wireless Specialist	Wireless Security
Hack The Box (HTB)	CBBH	Certified Bug Bounty Hunter	Bug Hunting	No expiration
	CPTS	Certified Penetration Testing Specialist	Penetration Testing
	CDSA	Certified Defensive Security Analyst	Security Analyst
	CWEE	Certified Web Exploitation Expert	Penetration Testing
	CAPE	Certified Active Directory Pentesting Expert
TryHackMe	SAL1	Security Analyst Level 1	Security Analysis	3 years	N/A
	PT1	Jr Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing	N/A	N/A
CNITSEC	CISP-CISE	Certified Information Security Engineer	General Security	3 years	N/A
	CISP-PTE	Certified Penetration Testing Engineer	Penetration Testing
	CISP-IRE	Certified Incident Response Engineer	Incident Response

Vendor-specific

^{[Notes 2]}

Issuing Organization	Credential Abbreviation	Certification Title	Focus	Validity duration	Number issued
Cisco	CCNA Security	Cisco Certified Network Associate - Security	Network Security	3 years [20]
	CCNA CyberOps	Cisco Certified Network Associate - CyberOps
	CCNP Security	Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security
	CCIE Security	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Security			2062 [21]
Check Point	CCSA	Check Point Certified Security Administrator
	CCSE	Check Point Certified Security Expert
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
	-	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
	-	IBM Certified Associate Analyst - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2
	-	IBM Certified Associate Administrator - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2
	-	IBM Certified Deployment Professional - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2
	-	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 * [22]
	MS-500	Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
	SC-100	Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert	Security Architect
	SC-200	Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate	SIEM
	SC-300	Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate	IAM
	SC-400	Microsoft Information Protection Administrator	Risk/Compliance
	SC-900	Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals	Fundamentals	No expiration [23]
AWS	-	AWS Certified Security - Specialty	Cloud Security
Google	-	Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Jamf	JCESA	Jamf Certified Endpoint Security Admin	macOS Security
Alibaba	ACA	ACA Cloud Security Certification	Cloud Security
	ACP	ACP Cloud Security Certification
	ACE	ACE Cloud Security Expert
Red hat	EX415	Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux	IT-Administration
	EX425	Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Containers and OpenShift Container
OpenText	EnCE	EnCase Certified Examiner	Forensics
	EnCEP	EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner
	CFSR	EnCase Certified Forensic Security Responder
Fortinet	NSE 1/2/3	Network Security Professional Associate	vendor-specific products	2 years [24]
	NSE 4	Network Security Professional	Firewalls
	NSE 5	Network Security Analyst	administration
	NSE 6	Network Security Specialist	vendor-specific products
	NSE 7	Network Security Architect	Firewalls
	NSE 8	Network Security Expert
Juniper	JNCIA-SEC	Juniper Networks Certified Associate	Network Security	3 years
	JNCIS-SEC	Juniper Networks Certified Specialist
	JNCIP-SEC	Juniper Networks Certified Professional
	JNCIE-SEC	Juniper Networks Certified Expert
	JNCDS-SEC	Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist Security
Palo Alto	PCNSA	Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
	PCNSE	Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
	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)
	250-426	Administration of Symantec Data Center Security - Server Advanced 6.7
	250-428	Administration of Symantec Endpoint Protection 14
	250-430	Administration of Blue Coat ProxySG 6.6
	250-433	Administration of Blue Coat Security Analytics 7.2
	250-438	Administration of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15*
	250-440	Administration of Symantec PacketShaper 11.9.1*
	250-441	Administration of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection 3.0*
	251/250-443	Administration of Symantec CloudSOC - R2*
	250-444	Administration of Symantec Secure Sockets Layer Visibility 5.0*
	250-445	Administration of Symantec Email Security.cloud - v1*
	251/250-446	Administration of Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) - R1*
	251/250-447	Administration of Symantec Client Management Suite 8.5*
	251/250-551	Administration of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response 4.1*
	250-556	Administration of Symantec ProxySG 6.7*

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.

See also

• Computer security
• Information security
• Tech ed

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. 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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