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GIAC · professional
GASAEGIAC 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.
Official pageIAPP · professional
AIGPArtificial Intelligence Governance Professional
AI risk, governance, and regulatory literacy (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF).
Official pageComparing
GIACGASAE
IAPPAIGP
› Cost
Exam fee
GASAE$979
AIGP$550
Exam fee
$979
$550
Annual maintenance fee
GASAE—
AIGP$250/yr
Annual maintenance fee
—
$250/yr
3-year cost of ownership
GASAE$979
AIGP$1,300
3-year cost of ownership
$979
$1,300
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GASAE70% (scaled per attempt)
AIGP300/500 (scaled, ~70%)
Pass mark
70% (scaled per attempt)
300/500 (scaled, ~70%)
Retake policy
GASAE$999 fee · 30d wait
AIGP$549 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
$549 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GASAE—
AIGP40–80 hrs
Study time
—
40–80 hrs
Validity
GASAE4 yrs
AIGP2 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
2 yrs
CPE / yr
GASAE9 CPEs
AIGP10 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
10 CPEs
Delivery
GASAEmixed
AIGPonline proctored
Delivery
mixed
online proctored
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GASAE$130K – $200K
AIGP$115K – $175K
Range
$130K – $200K
$115K – $175K
Median
GASAE$160,000
AIGP$142,000
Median
$160,000
$142,000
Premium %
GASAE—
AIGP—
Premium %
—
—
Role context
GASAEAI security automation engineer, US, 4-6 years. Brand-new role category.
AIGPAI governance / responsible AI program lead, US, 3–7 years. New role category — broad range.
Role context
AI security automation engineer, US, 4-6 years. Brand-new role category.
AI governance / responsible AI program lead, US, 3–7 years. New role category — broad range.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GASAE7.5
AIGP7.5
Schema quality
7.5
7.5
Practice evidence
GASAE6.5
AIGP0.0
Practice evidence
6.5
0.0
Maintenance
GASAE8.5
AIGP9.0
Maintenance
8.5
9.0
Market recognition
GASAE4.0
AIGP4.0
Market recognition
4.0
4.0
Average
GASAE6.6
AIGP5.1
Average
6.6
5.1
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GASAEGlobal
AIGPGlobal · US · EU
Recognition
Global
Global · US · EU
ISO 17024 accredited
GASAE—
AIGP—
ISO 17024 accredited
—
—
DoD 8140 baseline
GASAE—
AIGP—
DoD 8140 baseline
—
—
Holders worldwide
GASAE—
AIGP5,000
Holders worldwide
—
5,000
Current version
GASAELaunched 2024 (2024-09)
AIGPLaunched 2024 (2024-04)
Current version
Launched 2024 (2024-09)
Launched 2024 (2024-04)
› Domain coverage
A1Governance, Risk & Compliance
GASAE·
AIGP● core
A1Governance, Risk & Compliance
·
● core
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
GASAE·
AIGP○ touched
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
·
○ touched
B6AI for GRC & Compliance
GASAE·
AIGP○ touched
B6AI for GRC & Compliance
·
○ touched
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
GASAE● core
AIGP·
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
● core
·
C2LLM-Specific Attacks
GASAE● core
AIGP·
C2LLM-Specific Attacks
● core
·
C4AI Data Security
GASAE·
AIGP○ touched
C4AI Data Security
·
○ touched
C7AI Governance & Risk
GASAE·
AIGP● core
C7AI Governance & Risk
·
● core
C8AI Safety & Alignment
GASAE·
AIGP● core
C8AI Safety & Alignment
·
● core
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