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Credentialing is the process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational members or organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy.

In the Computer security or Information security fields, there are a number of tracks a professional can take to demonstrate qualifications. 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) body sponsored 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.

Scope note: 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.

List of certifications

Credential abbreviation Certification Title Issuing Organization Focus Costs[Notes 1] Validity duration Number issued
Preparation Exam Renewal fee
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC)² Leadership, Operations - 699 US$[1] 85 US$ (anually)[2] 3 years (continuously)[2] 127,734[3]
CISSP-ISSAP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional Architecture - 599 US$[1] 35 US$ (anually)[Notes 2][4] 3 years (continuously)[4] 1,952[3]
CISSP-ISSEP Information Systems Security Engineering Professional Engineering - 599 US$[1] 35 US$ (anually)[Notes 2][4] 3 years (continuously)[4] 1,147[3]
CISSP-ISSMP Information Systems Security Management Professional Management - 599 US$[1] 35 US$ (anually)[Notes 2][4] 3 years (continuously)[4] 1,196[3]
SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner IT-Administration - 249 US$[1] 65 US$ (anually)[5] 3 years (continuously)[5] 4,319[3]
CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional Cloud - 599 US$[1] 100 US$ (anually)[6] 3 years (continuously)[6] 3,549[3]
CAP Certified Authorization Professional Authorization - 599 US$[1] 65 US$ (anually)[7] 3 years (continuously)[7] 2,671[3]
CSSLP Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional Software Security - 599 US$[1] 100 US$ (anually)[8] 3 years (continuously)[8] 2,214[3]
HCISPP HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner Healthcare - 599 US$[1] 65 US$ (anually)[9] 3 years (continuously)[9] 1,110[3]
Security+ CompTIA Security+ CompTIA IT-Administration - 330 US$[10] 50 US$ (anually)[Notes 3][11] 3 years[12]
CySA+ CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst Intrusion Detection - 346 US$[10] 50 US$ (anually)[Notes 3][11] 3 years[13]
PenTest+ CompTIA Pentest+ Penetration Testing - 346 US$[14]
CASP CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Operations - 439 US$[10] 50 US$ (anually)[Notes 3][11] 3 years[15]
CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor ISACA 1 year / 3 years
CISM Certified Information Security Manager
CRISC Certified In Risk and Information Systems Control
GISF GIAC Information Security Fundamentals GIAC lifetime
C)PTE Certified Penetration Testing Engineer Mile2
CSCU Certified Secure Computer User EC-Council 125 US$[16] -[Notes 4] 20 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] lifetime[18]
CND Certified Network Defender IT-Administration 100 US$[16] 350 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Penetration Testing 100 US$[16] 950 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
CEH (Practical) Certified Ethical Hacker (Practical) Penetration Testing -[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
ECSA EC-Council Certified Security Analyst Penetration Testing 100 US$[16] 999 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
ECSA (Practical) EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical) Penetration Testing -[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
LPT (Master) Licensed Penetration Tester (Master) Penetration Testing -[16] 899 US$[16] 250 US$ (anually)[16] 1 year[Notes 6][16]
CCISO Certified Chief Information Security Officer Leadership, Management 100 US$[16] 999 US$[16] 100 US$ (anually)[19] 1 year[20]
ECIH EC-Council Certified Incident Handler Incident Handling 100 US$[16] 199 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
CHFI Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator Intrusion Detection 100 US$[16] 500 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
EDRP EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional Disaster Recovery 100 US$[16] 350 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
ECES EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist Encryption 100 US$[16] 199 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
CASE Java Certified Application Security Engineer Java Software Security 100 US$[16] 350 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
CASE .Net Certified Application Security Engineer .Net Software Security 100 US$[16] 350 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]
ECSS EC-Council Certified Security Specialist IT-Administration 100 US$[16] 199 US$[16] 80 US$ (anually)[Notes 5][17] 3 years[18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Additional costs for training material, courses and seminars may apply.
  2. ^ a b c in addition to CISSP renewal fees
  3. ^ a b c Renewal fees only apply for the highest certificate.
  4. ^ Only available in combination with courseware. Bundle price see Preparation.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fees apply per member, not per certificate. No additional fees for members that also hold CCISO or LPT certificate.
  6. ^ First validation period after exam is 2 years.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "(ISC)² Exam Pricing | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - GoCertify". www.gocertify.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Member Counts | How Many (ISC)² Members Are There Per Certification | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "IT Security Architect, Engineer, and Management Certifications | CISSP Concentrations | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ^ a b "IT Security Certification | SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  6. ^ a b "Cloud Security Certifications: CCSK vs CCSP – Confidis". www.confidis.co. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. ^ a b "Security Authorization Certification | CAP - Certified Authorization Professional | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  8. ^ a b "Software Security Certification | CSSLP - Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ^ a b "Healthcare Security Certification | HCISPP - HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner | (ISC)²". www.isc2.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  10. ^ a b c "Exam Prices | Testing | CompTIA IT Certifications". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  11. ^ a b c "CE Program Fees | Continuing Education | CompTIA IT Certifications". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  12. ^ "CompTIA Security+ Certification". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  13. ^ "CompTIA (CySA+) Cybersecurity Analyst+ Certification | CompTIA IT Certifications". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  14. ^ "PenTest+ (Plus) Certification | CompTIA IT Certifications". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  15. ^ "(CASP) Advanced Security Practitioner Certification | CompTIA IT Certifications". certification.comptia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Application Process Eligibility". cert.eccouncil.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Membership". cert.eccouncil.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "ECE Policy". cert.eccouncil.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  19. ^ "CISO FAQ - EC-Council". EC-Council. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  20. ^ "CISO FAQ - EC-Council". EC-Council. Retrieved 2018-07-24.