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GIAC · professional
GASAE
GIAC AI Security Automation Engineer

GIAC certification for AI Security Automation. Focus on agentic workflows, automated adversary emulation, AI-enabled response playbooks. Launched April 2026 — brand new.

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Cost

Exam fee
GASAE$979
Annual maintenance fee
GASAE
3-year cost of ownership
GASAE$979

Exam mechanics

Pass mark
GASAE70% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GASAE$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GASAE
Validity
GASAE4 yrs
CPE / yr
GASAE9 CPEs
Delivery
GASAEmixed

Salary signal (US base)

Range
GASAE$130K – $200K
Median
GASAE$160,000
Premium %
GASAE
Role context
GASAEAI security automation engineer, US, 4-6 years. Brand-new role category.

Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
GASAE7.5
Practice evidence
GASAE6.5
Maintenance
GASAE8.5
Market recognition
GASAE4.0
Average
GASAE6.6

Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
GASAEGlobal
ISO 17024 accredited
GASAE
DoD 8140 baseline
GASAE
Holders worldwide
GASAE
Current version
GASAELaunched 2024 (2024-09)

Domain coverage

C1Adversarial Machine Learning
GASAE● core
C2LLM-Specific Attacks
GASAE● core

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