Cybersecurity
Security Assessment & Testing certifications
32 active certifications from 16 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.
4 Beginner27 Intermediate1 Expert
Beginner 4 active
- ISACA Cybersecurity AuditISACA Cybersecurity Audit Certificate
ISACA
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $299
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- EXIN CITSFEXIN Cyber and IT Security Foundation
EXIN
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by EXIN
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- TUV CyAwareTUV Rheinland Cybersecurity Awareness (GERMAN)
TÜV Rheinland
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by TÜV Rheinland
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- TUV CySecCybersecurity Specialist (TÜV Rheinland)
TÜV Rheinland
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by TÜV Rheinland
- Renewal
- Every 5 years
Intermediate 27 active
- CISAISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor
ISACA
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $760
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CTPRPShared Assessments Certified Third-Party Risk Professional
Shared Assessments
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $695
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PCI ASVPCI Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) Employee
PCI SSC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$1,500 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- GCCCGIAC Critical Controls Certification
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $999
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- GCIAGIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $999
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- GRCAOCEG GRC Auditor
OCEG
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by OCEG
- Renewal
- Every 5 years
- IIA CIAThe Institute of Internal Auditors Certified Internal Auditor
IIA
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $1,275
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
- PCI QSAPCI Qualified Security Assessor
PCI SSC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $3,600
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PECB 27001LAPECB ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
PECB
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by PECB
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- BSI 42001 LABSI ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Lead Auditor Practitioner Qualification
BSI
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by BSI
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CT-SECISTQB Certified Tester – Security Tester
ISTQB
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by ISTQB
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PECB 42001LAPECB ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor
PECB
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by PECB
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
Show all 27 intermediate certifications (15 more)
- C)CSSAMile2 Certified Cybersecurity Systems Auditor
Mile2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $500
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CM)CSSAMile2 Certified Master Cybersecurity Systems Auditor
Mile2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $3,180
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CT-STEISTQB Certified Tester – Security Test Engineer
ISTQB
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by ISTQB
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- APMG 20000AAPMG ISO/IEC 20000 Auditor
APMG
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by APMG
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- APMG 27001AAPMG ISO/IEC 27001 Auditor
APMG
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by APMG
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- C)ISMS LA/LIMile2 Certified Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer
Mile2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $500
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CBCADRI Certified Business Continuity Auditor
DRI International
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $400
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
- CBCLADRI Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor
DRI International
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $400
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
- CIS IAIBITGQ ISO 27001:2022 Certified ISMS Internal Auditor
IBITGQ
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by IBITGQ
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CIS LAIBITGQ ISO 27001:2022 Certified ISMS Lead Auditor
IBITGQ
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by IBITGQ
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CISSTGAQM Certified Information Systems Security Tester
GAQM
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $190
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CTPRAShared Assessments Certified Third-Party Risk Assessor
Shared Assessments
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $1,495
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- GMONGIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $999
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- GX-IAGIAC Experienced Intrusion Analyst
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $1,299
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- IS18Mile2 IS18 Controls
Mile2
Renamed from IS20- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Mile2
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
Expert 1 active
- AAIAISACA Advanced in AI Audit
ISACA
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $599
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
Retired certifications (6)
No longer offered; listed for reference, with the replacement where the issuer names one.
- C)ISSA Mile2 Certified Information Systems Security Auditor
- CSA CCAK Cloud Security Alliance / ISACA Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge retired 2025-10-03
- GEVA GIAC Enterprise Vulnerability Assessor
- GSNA GIAC Systems and Network Auditor
- TUV Auditor IT Security Auditor (TÜV) retired 2024-03
- TUV MSA Mobile Security Analyst with TÜV Rheinland Certified Qualification retired 2021-03