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Security Operations certifications

271 active certifications from 44 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.

50 Beginner180 Intermediate41 Expert

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Intermediate 180 active

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Expert 41 active

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Retired certifications (14)

No longer offered; listed for reference, with the replacement where the issuer names one.

  • ACE AccessData Certified Examiner
  • CDRP Infosec Institute Certified Data Recovery Professional
  • CREST CCHIA CREST Certified Host Intrusion Analyst → replaced by CREST CCIM
  • CSX-P ISACA CSX Cybersecurity Practitioner retired 2023-04-30 → replaced by CCOA
  • DV AOPH Dark Vortex Adversary Operations & Proactive Hunting
  • DV MILF Dark Vortex Malware Incident & Log Forensics
  • DV MoS Dark Vortex Malware On Steroids
  • EEHF EXIN Ethical Hacking Foundation
  • MAD CTI MITRE ATT&CK Defender Cyber Threat Intelligence
  • MAD SOCA MITRE ATT&CK Defender Security Operations Center Assessment
  • MCD Mosse Institute Certified Code Deobfuscation Specialist Certification retired unknown (no longer listed as of 2026-09-26)
  • MESE Mosse Institute Enterprise Security Engineer retired unknown (no longer listed as of 2026-09-26)
  • OSMR OffSec macOS Researcher retired 2025-11
  • SC-400 Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate retired 2025-05 → replaced by SC-401

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