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GIAC / SANS · professional
GCIA
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst

Packet and log analysis, detection engineering fundamentals.

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› Cost

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

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
GCIA67% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GCIA$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GCIA120–220 hrs
Validity
GCIA4 yrs
CPE / yr
GCIA9 CPEs
Delivery
GCIAonline proctored

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
GCIA$105K – $160K
Median
GCIA$130,000
Premium %
GCIA—
Role context
GCIANetwork intrusion analyst / SOC tier 2-3, US, 3-5 years.

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
GCIA8.5
Practice evidence
GCIA6.0
Maintenance
GCIA6.5
Market recognition
GCIA6.5
Average
GCIA6.9

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
GCIAGlobal · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GCIA✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GCIA✓
Holders worldwide
GCIA10,000
Current version
GCIA2024 SEC503 refresh (2024-04)

› Domain coverage

A10Security Operations
GCIA● core
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
GCIA● core
A2Network Security
GCIA● core

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