GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)
Set yourself apart with proven leadership skills and an executive mindset, bridging cybersecurity expertise with strategic assurance.
The GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT) certification validates a practitioner's preparedness to build and manage cyber security programs with an eye towards meeting the needs of the business, board members, and executives. GSTRT certification holders are qualified to develop and maintain cyber security programs, leveraging proven business analysis, strategic planning, and management tools.
Areas Covered
- Business and threat analysis
- Security programs and security policy
- Effective leadership and communications
Who is GSTRT for?
- CISOs
- Information security officers
- Security directors
- Security managers
- Aspiring security leaders
- Security personnel with responsibilities as a team lead or manager
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Exam Format
- 1 proctored exam
- 3 hours
- Minimum passing score of 76%
- 75 questions
Note: GIAC periodically reviews and may update certification specifications to ensure fairness, validity, and reliability. Using a psychometric standard-setting study, GIAC has set the passing score for the GSTRT exam at 76% for all candidates who receive the exam version released on or after November 5th, 2022.
To confirm the exam format and passing score that apply to your specific attempt, please refer to the Certification Information section of your GIAC account: https://exams.giac.org/pages/attempts.
Certification Delivery
GIAC certification attempts will be activated in your GIAC account after your application has been approved and according to the terms of your purchase. Details on delivery will be provided along with your registration confirmation upon payment. You will receive an email notification when your certification attempt has been activated in your account. You will have 120 days from the date of activation to complete your certification attempt.
NOTE: All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be proctored. There are two proctoring options: remote proctoring through ProctorU, and onsite proctoring through PearsonVUE. Click here for more information.
Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements
- Effective Management & CommsThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of effective team management and communication techniques.
- Leadership & ChangeThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of leadership and leading organizational change.
- Policy DevelopmentThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of security principles, policies, and procedures, and be able to develop effective security policies.
- Policy ManagementThe candidate will demonstrate the ability to assess, manage, and improve security policies and procedures.
- Security Program AnalysisThe candidate will understand how to analyze a company's current security program and future needs while taking organizational values and culture into account.
- Security Program DevelopmentThe candidate will be able to develop a security roadmap and build a complete program including business case, metrics, and socialization of the program.
- Understanding the BusinessThe candidate will understand vision and mission as they pertain to business, key stake holders, as well as business analysis techniques.
- Understanding the ThreatsThe candidate will understand threat actors and motivations and be able to perform threat analysis.
Practice Tests
- Practice exams are a simulation of the real exam, allowing you to become familiar with the test engine and style of questions
- Practice exams can serve as a gauge to determine if your preparation methods are sufficient
- The bank of practice questions is limited, so you may encounter the same question on multiple practice tests
- Practice exams never include actual exam questions
- Purchase a GSTRT practice test here
Other Resources
- Training is available in a variety of modalities including live training and OnDemand
- Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification
- College level courses or self-paced study through other programs or materials may meet the needs for mastery
- Understand the procedure to contest exam results
- Use this justification letter to share key details of this certification opportunity with your boss