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GIAC Certification Pricing and Fees

GIAC Certification Pricing and Fees

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GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics (GASF)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks (GAWN)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Battlefield Forensics and Acquisition (GBFA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Detection Analyst (GCDA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Project Manager (GCPM) - In Abeyance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$199

N/A

N/A

GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN) - In Abeyance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$199

N/A

N/A

GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cloud Security Architecture and Design (GCAD)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Critical Controls Certification (GCCC)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection (GCIP)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cyber Incident Leader (GCIL)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Defending Advanced Threats (GDAT)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Enterprise Incident Responder (GEIR)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Enterprise Vulnerability Assessor (GEVA) - In Abeyance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$199

N/A

N/A

GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT)

$399

$199

$199

$199

$189

N/A

GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF)

$499

$249

$249

$249

$219

N/A

GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner (GIME)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Law of Data Security & Investigations (GLEG) - In Abeyance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$199

N/A

N/A

GIAC Linux Incident Responder (GLIR)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Machine Learning Engineer (GMLE)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Mobile Device Security Analyst (GMOB)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Open Source Intelligence (GOSI)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Public Cloud Security (GPCS)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Red Team Professional (GRTP)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Strategic OSINT Analyst (GSOA)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Security Operations Certified (GSOC)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Security Operations Manager (GSOM)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA) - In Abeyance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$199

N/A

N/A

GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

$999

$899

$479

$499

$399

N/A

GIAC Experienced CyberSecurity Specialist (GX-CS)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced CyberSecurity Specialist (GX-CS) with Active GSEC

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Forensics Analyst (GX-FA)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Forensics Analyst (GX-FA) with Active GCFA

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Forensics Examiner (GX-FE)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Forensics Examiner (GX-FE) with Active GCFE

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Incident Handler (GX-IH)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Incident Handler (GX-IH) with Active GCIH

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Intrusion Analyst (GX-IA)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Intrusion Analyst (GX-IA) with Active GCIA

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT)

$1,299

$1,199

$479

$499

N/A

$39

GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT) with Active GPEN

$499

$399

$479

$499

N/A

$39

Price Notice: All prices shown in USD and exclude applicable sales tax

* Missed Proctored Exam Appointments will incur a $175 reseating fee and come with a 7 day extension from current deadline.

** Additional Renewals within 2 years of paying for a full price ($499) renewal are $249

Click here (SANS Affiliate) if you are registering for a certification attempt through an affiliate bundle option. All GIAC orders are non-transferable and non-refundable once your access has been granted. The GIAC certification program only offers certification attempts to individual candidates, including verification of individual identity at multiple steps. GIAC does not permit the resale or transfer of any certification registration or GIAC exam voucher. Each certification attempt purchased is non-transferable and any certification application / registration instance is intrinsically tied to one and only one individual account. GIAC reserves the right to change pricing at any time without notice.

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