Proofpoint Security Awareness — Proofpoint Certified Security Awareness Specialist

BeginnerVendor credential · course + assessmentActiveEmerging

The 2025 cohort closed on 30 June 2025; no validity period is stated.

Vendor credential: earned by completing the vendor's own course and its assessment, not a proctored certification exam. CertAscent keeps it out of exam comparisons, practice questions and equivalences.

Issuer
Proofpoint
Industry
Cybersecurity
Domain
Security & Risk Management
Level
Beginner
Type
Vendor credential · course + assessment
Cost
$0 — verified 2026-09-24 · official price

Requirements

No formal requirements are published; anyone can take the course and its assessment.

Renewal & maintenance

Renewal policy not catalogued yet — verify with the issuer.

Recognition

Proofpoint's free Cybersecurity Leadership specialist programme on building a security awareness and behaviour-change programme.

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