Cybersecurity
Communication & Network Security certifications
36 active certifications from 15 issuers. Within each level the most recognised come first (industry recognition, and how many career tracks use them). Open one for prerequisites, recognition and career paths.
10 Beginner19 Intermediate7 Expert
Beginner 10 active
- Network+CompTIA Network+
CompTIA
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $399
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- JNCIA-SECJuniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, Security
Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- C)NPMile2 Certified Network Principles
Mile2
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $500
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- ECC NDEEC-Council Network Defense Essentials
EC-Council
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $299
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCSACheck Point Certified Security Administrator
Check Point
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Check Point
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CCTCisco Certified Field Technician
Cisco
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Cisco
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- ITS-NSCertiport IT Specialist - Network Security
Certiport
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $133
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PAN Cyber PractitionerPalo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner
Palo Alto Networks
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Palo Alto Networks
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- SOG CNSPThe SecOps Group Certified Network Security Practitioner
The SecOps Group
Renamed from SOG NSP- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- £100 exam
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- WCNAProtocol Analysis Institute Wireshark Certified Network Analyst
Protocol Analysis Institute
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $299
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
Intermediate 19 active
- CCNACisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCNP SecCisco Certified Network Professional - Security
Cisco
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$700 (combined fees)
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CWSPCWNP Certified Wireless Security Professional
CWNP
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $349.99
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- PAN NetSec AnalystPalo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Analyst
Palo Alto Networks
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Palo Alto Networks
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- PAN NGFW EngineerPalo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall Engineer
Palo Alto Networks
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Palo Alto Networks
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- ZDTAZscaler Digital Transformation Administrator
Zscaler
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- C)WSEMile2 Certified Wireless Security Engineer
Mile2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $500
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CompTIA CNSPCompTIA Network Security Professional
CompTIA
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by CompTIA
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- ZDXAZscaler Digital Experience Administrator
Zscaler
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CCNP EntCisco Certified Network Professional - Enterprise
Cisco
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $700
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCSECheck Point Certified Security Expert
Check Point
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Check Point
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CloudNetXCompTIA CloudNetX
CompTIA
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $544
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
Show all 19 intermediate certifications (7 more)
- F5-CA, BIG-IPF5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP)
F5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by F5
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- F5-CSE, SECF5 Certified Solution Expert, Security (F5-CSE, SEC)
F5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by F5
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- F5-CTS, BIG-IP APMF5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP APM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP APM)
F5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by F5
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- F5-CTS, BIG-IP DNSF5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP DNS (F5-CTS, BIG-IP DNS)
F5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by F5
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- JNCIP-SECJuniper Networks Certified Internet Professional, Security
Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- JNCIS-SECJuniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, Security
Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- OWSEISECOM OSSTMM Wireless Security Expert
ISECOM
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by ISECOM
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
Expert 7 active
- CCIE SecCisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security
Cisco
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $2,000
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCSM-ECheck Point Certified Security Master Elite
Check Point
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Check Point
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- ZDTEZscaler Digital Transformation Engineer
Zscaler
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- Fortinet MSSPFortinet Industry Certification in MSSP Security
Fortinet
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Fortinet
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CCDECisco Certified Design Expert
Cisco
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $1,600
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCIE EntCisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Enterprise Infrastructure
Cisco
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- US$2,000 (combined fees)
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- JNCIE-SECJuniper Networks Certified Internet Expert, Security
Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Juniper Networks (HPE)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
Retired certifications (16)
No longer offered; listed for reference, with the replacement where the issuer names one.
- CCSM Check Point Certified Security Master
- CREST CCNIA CREST Certified Network Intrusion Analyst → replaced by CREST CCIM
- eNDP eLearnSecurity Network Defense Professional
- FCA Fortinet Certified Associate Cybersecurity retired 2026-07
- FCF Fortinet Certified Fundamentals Cybersecurity retired 2026-07
- FCP NS Fortinet Certified Professional - Network Security retired 2026-07
- FCSS NS Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist Network Security retired 2026-07
- FCSS ZTA Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist - Zero Trust Access retired 2026-07
- FCX Fortinet Certified Expert Cybersecurity retired 2026-07
- MNSE Mosse Institute Network Security Essentials retired unknown (no longer listed as of 2026-09-26)
- PCCET Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician retired 2025 → replaced by PAN Cyber Practitioner
- PCCSE Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer retired 2025-07 → replaced by PAN Cloud Sec Eng
- PCDRA Palo Alto Networks Certified Detection and Remediation Analyst retired 2025-04 → replaced by PAN XDR Analyst
- PCNSA Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator retired 2025 → replaced by PAN NetSec Analyst
- PCNSE Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer retired 2025-07 → replaced by PAN NGFW Engineer
- PCSAE Palo Alto Certified Cloud Security Automation Engineer retired 2025-07