ProfessionalVendor-neutralEC-Council· issued from US

COASP

Certified Offensive AI Security Professional

EC-Council certification for offensive AI security. Focus on Prompt Injection, Model Extraction, Training Data Poisoning, Agent Hijacking, LLM Jailbreaking. Aligned with OWASP LLM Top 10, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001. Brand new since February 2026.

Exam fee
$450
Ongoing
$80/yr AMF · 40 CPE/yr
Study time
40–100 hrs
Delivery
Hybrid
Validity
3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

14.5 / 40

Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.

Blueprint rigor
How well-defined and rigorous the exam blueprint is.
AI Security Practitioner ECO is broad; lighter than OffSec OSAI.
5.0/10
Practical evidence
Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.
Includes lab-style items but breadth-over-depth.
2.0/10
Currency & upkeep
How aggressively content is kept current with the field.
Updates trail the AI security field.
5.0/10
Market recognition
How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.
Brand-new; weak market signal so far.
2.5/10

› Built for these roles

AI Red TeamerPenetration TesterAI Security Researcher

› Exam format

Details pending

Retake policy
Fee: $499 per attempt
Wait: 0d between attempts

First retake immediate; 14 days between attempts 2-3, 1 month between 3-4, 3 months between 4-5. Max 5 attempts/year.

› Recertification

ECE Credits

› 3-year cost of ownership

Exam (1×)
$450
AMF (3×)
$240@$80/yr
Total
$690

Excludes study materials, training, retake risk, and lost-wage opportunity. Use as a floor estimate.

› NICE Framework work roles

The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.

DD-WRL-001OG-WRL-014PD-WRL-007PD-WRL-006
Recognition
Global
Exam languages
en

› Core domains covered

The 2 domains this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.

› Prerequisites

Experience

Not specified

› Careers that commonly pursue this cert

AI Security Engineer

Secure AI/ML systems from adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and model compromise. The fastest-growing specialization in cybersecurity.

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