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
• eLearnSecurity
• EXIN
• GAQM
• GIAC
• HISPI
• InfoSec Institute
• IBITGQ
• TCM Security
• The IIA
• IAPP
• ISACA
• ISECOM
• ISC2
• Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
• Lunarline
• McAfee Institute
• Mile2
• Offensive Security
• PECB
• The Open Group
• SECO-Institute
• SABSA
• Star Certification
• Zero-Point Security
• EC First
• 8kSec
• Hack the box (HTB)

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	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
SECO-Institute	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
ISC2
	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]
	ISSAP	Information Systems Security Architecture Professional	Security Architecture	3 years (continuously) [5]	1,952 [6]
	ISSEP	Information Systems Security Engineering Professional	IT-Administration	3 years (continuously) [5]	1,147 [6]
	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]
	CGRC	Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance	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 Privacy	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
	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
	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	4 years [17]	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
	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
	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 [18]	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 [19]	N/A
	CEH	EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker	Penetration Testing	3 years [19]	N/A
	CEH-Practical (Master)	EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Practical (Master)	Penetration Testing	3 years [19]	N/A
	ECSA	EC-Council Certified Security Analyst	Penetration Testing	3 years [19]	N/A
	ECSA-Master (Practical)	EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical)	Penetration Testing	3 years [19]	N/A
	LPT-Master (Practical)	EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester (Master)	Penetration Testing	1 year [Notes 3] [20]	N/A
	E|ISM	EC-Council Information Security Manager	Management	3 years [19]	N/A
	CCISO	EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer	Management	1 year [21]	N/A
	ECIH	EC-Council Certified Incident Handler	Incident Response	3 years [19]	N/A
	CHFI	EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator	Forensics	3 years [19]	N/A
	EDRP	EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional	Disaster Recovery	3 years [19]	N/A
	ECES	EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist	Encryption	3 years [19]	N/A
	CASE Java	EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer Java	Software Development	3 years [19]	N/A
	CASE .Net	EC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer .Net	Software Development	3 years [19]	N/A
	CTIA	EC-Council Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst	Threat Intelligence	3 years [19]	N/A
	CSA	EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst	Security Analysis	3 years [19]	N/A
	ECSS	EC-Council Certified Security Specialist	General Cyber Security	3 years [19]	N/A
	CCSE	EC-Council Cloud Security Engineer	Cloud Security	3 years [19]	N/
OffSec	OSCP	OffSec Certified Professional	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSWP	OffSec Wireless Professional	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSWA	OffSec Web Assessor	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSEP	OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSED	OffSec Security Exploit Developer	Exploit Development	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSWE	OffSec Web Expert	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSCE3	OffSec Certified Expert3	Penetration Testing	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSEE	OffSec Exploitation Expert	Exploit Development	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSDA	OffSec Defensive Analyst	Security Operations	No expiration [22]	N/A
	OSMR	OffSec macOS Researcher	Exploit Development	No expiration [22]	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	No expiration	N/A
	CSR	Cyber Struggle Ranger	Red Teaming	No expiration	N/A
	CSTPO	Cyber Struggle Tactical Pistol Operator	Tactical fire gun shooting	No expiration	N/A
Linux Professional Institute (LPI)	SecE	Linux Professional Institute Security Essentials	General Cyber Security	No expiration [23]	N/A
	LPIC-3 Security	Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Security	IT-Administration	5 years [24]	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)CSSM	Certified Cybersecurity Systems 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	PJPT	Practical Junior Penetration Tester	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
	PNPT	Practical Network Penetration Tester	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
	PCRP	Practical Career-Ready Professional	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
	PJMR	Practical Junior Malware Researcher	Malware Analysis	No expiration	N/A
	PJMT	Practical Junior Mobile Tester	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
	PJWT	Practical Junior Web Tester	Penetration Tester	No expiration	N/A
Star Certification	SCSU	Star Cyber Secure User	Security Awareness	3 years [25]	N/A
	EHE	Star Certified Ethical Hacking Expert	Penetration Testing	3 years [26]	N/A
	SESS	Star Expert Security Specialist	Penetration Testing	3 years [27]	N/A
	SMFAS	Star Mobile Forensic and Advance Security	Forensics	3 years [28]	N/A
	SPTE	Star Penetration Tester Experts [29]	Penetration Testing	3 years [30]	N/A
	SSCA	Star Secure Cyber Analytics	Penetration Testing	3 years [31]	N/A
	SFICH-007	Star Forensic investigator in Computer Hacking-007	Forensics	3 years [32]	N/A
	SSPE.Net	Star Secure Programmer Expert- .Net	Software Development	3 years [33]	N/A
	SSPE-Java	Star Secure Programmer Expert- Java	Software Development	3 years [34]	N/A
	SSPE-Android	Star Secure Programmer Expert- Android	Software Development	3 years [35]	N/A
	SSPE-PHP	Star Secure Programmer Expert- PHP	Software Development	3 years [36]	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
Hack the box (HTB)	CBBH	Certified Bug Bounty Hunter		No expiration	N/A
	CPTS	Certified Penetration Testing Specialist	Penetration Testing	No expiration	N/A
	CDSA	Certified Defensive Security Analyst	Security Analyst	No expiration	N/A
	CWEE	Certified Web Exploitation Expert	Penetration Testing	No expiration	N/A

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 [37]
	CCNA CyberOps	Cisco Certified Network Associate - CyberOps	Network Security	3 years [37]
	CCNP Security	Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security	Network Security	3 years [37]
	CCIE Security	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Security	Network Security	3 years [37]	2062 [38]
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 * [39]
	MS-500	Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate	Cloud Security	1 year * [39]
	SC-100	Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert	Security Architect	1 year * [39]
	SC-200	Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate	SIEM	1 year * [39]
	SC-300	Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate	IAM	1 year * [39]
	SC-400	Microsoft Information Protection Administrator	Risk/Compliance	1 year * [39]
	SC-900	Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals	Fundamentals	No expiration [40]
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
Red hat	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	NSE 1/2/3	Network Security Professional Associate	vendor-specific products	2 years [41]
	NSE 4	Network Security Professional	firewalls	2 years [41]
	NSE 5	Network Security Analyst	administration	2 years [41]
	NSE 6	Network Security Specialist	vendor-specific products	2 years [41]
	NSE 7	Network Security Architect	firewalls	2 years [41]
	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.

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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