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Cybersecurity certifications

Each cert is mapped to the domains it centrally covers in the SecProve Cyber Systems Model, plus known coverage gaps, cost, and typical study time. Click any cert for the full breakdown.

Directory of 466 certifications · grouped by domain · sub-grouped by level so you can read the progression.

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2130 cert placements

Role	Entry	Associate	Professional	Expert	Leadership
SOC Analyst	Security+Splunk Core User	AZ-500 SC-200 SC-300+ 7 more	AWS Security Specialty GCFA CREST CCHIA+ 81 more	GSE GREM GDAT+ 6 more	CISM
Penetration Tester	Security+eJPT	AZ-500 CCNA AZ-104+ 16 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty RHCA+ 108 more	CCIE Sec CCIE Ent GSE+ 22 more	CSTL S-CEHL S-CSPL
Security Engineer	Security+eJPT	CKA CKS CKAD+ 22 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty RHCA+ 96 more	CCIE Sec CCIE Ent GSE+ 20 more	S-CSPL
GRC / Compliance Analyst	—	ITIL Fdn SC-400 SC-900+ 21 more	GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer PCI QSA PECB 27001LA+ 80 more	CISSP SABSA SCM S-ISME+ 9 more	CISM GSTRT CGEIT+ 1 more
Threat Intelligence Analyst	—	CySA+MAD Fundamentals	CREST CCHIA BTL2 CREST CRT+ 13 more	GDAT	—
Incident Responder / DFIR	Security+Splunk Core User	AZ-500 SC-200 SC-300+ 8 more	AWS Security Specialty GCFA OSEP+ 83 more	GSE GREM OSCE3+ 9 more	CISM
Cloud Security Engineer	Security+	CKA CKS CKAD+ 16 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty AWS SAP+ 68 more	CCIE Sec OSWE AZ-305+ 14 more	S-CSPL
AppSec / DevSecOps Engineer	—	CEH S-SPF	OSCP BSCP GWAPT+ 18 more	OSWE HTB CWEE OSCE3+ 4 more	S-CSPL
AI Security Engineer	—	—	GASAE GOAA GMLE+ 4 more	—	—
CISO / Security Leader	—	ITIL Fdn SC-900 PECB 27001F+ 21 more	PMP PCI QSA PECB 27001LA+ 83 more	PSM I PSM II PSM III+ 13 more	CISM ITIL SL GSTRT+ 6 more
Detection Engineer	Security+Splunk Core User	AZ-500 SC-200 GSEC+ 6 more	AWS Security Specialty CREST CCHIA GCIH+ 56 more	GSE GREM GDAT+ 4 more	—
Privacy Engineer / DPO	—	SC-400 EPDPF EPDPE	GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer PCI QSA CCSP+ 19 more	CISSP AAIA AAISM+ 2 more	—
OT/ICS Security Specialist	Security+eJPT	CCNA GSEC DevNet A+ 7 more	OSCP RHCA RHCE+ 73 more	CCIE Sec CCIE Ent GSE+ 12 more	CISM
Quantum Security Specialist	—	—	CCSP SSAP CC+ 1 more	CISSP CISSP-ISSAP ISSAP	—
IAM / Identity Engineer	Security+	AZ-500 AZ-104 ITIL Fdn+ 25 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty CCNP Sec+ 99 more	CCIE Sec CRTE MS-100+ 15 more	CISM GSTRT CGEIT+ 1 more
Cloud Detection / SecOps Engineer	Security+Splunk Core User	CKA CKS CKAD+ 17 more	AWS Security Specialty AWS SAP AWS CSS+ 81 more	GSE GREM AZ-305+ 10 more	—
Security Architect	Security+	CKA CKS CKAD+ 36 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty AWS SAP+ 137 more	CCIE Sec OSWE AZ-305+ 22 more	CISM GSTRT CGEIT+ 2 more
Vulnerability Management Lead	Security+Splunk Core User	SC-200 GSEC CySA++ 7 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty CREST CCHIA+ 79 more	GSE OSWE OSCE3+ 8 more	S-CSPL
AI Governance / AI Risk Specialist	—	ITIL Fdn SC-900 PECB 27001F+ 18 more	PCI QSA PECB 27001LA PECB 27001LI+ 69 more	CISSP SABSA SCM S-ISME+ 8 more	CISM GSTRT CGEIT+ 1 more
ML Platform Security Engineer	—	CKA CKS CKAD+ 9 more	AWS Security Specialty AWS SAP AWS CSS+ 29 more	AZ-305 VCDX DCV CASP++ 3 more	—
Threat Exposure Management / Attack Surface Analyst	—	CKA CKS CKAD+ 13 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty AWS SAP+ 56 more	OSWE AZ-305 OSCE3+ 9 more	S-CSPL
Product Security Engineer	Security+	SC-400 GSEC CEH+ 3 more	OSCP AWS Security Specialty GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer+ 39 more	OSWE HTB CWEE OSCE3+ 7 more	S-CSPL
Malware Reverse Engineer	Splunk Core User	AZ-500 SC-200 CySA++ 2 more	AWS Security Specialty GCFA OSED+ 47 more	GSE GREM OSCE3+ 6 more	CISM

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