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GIAC / SANS · professional
GCTI
GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence

Structured threat intel production, ATT&CK, analytic tradecraft.

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› Cost

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

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
GCTI71% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GCTI$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GCTI100–180 hrs
Validity
GCTI4 yrs
CPE / yr
GCTI9 CPEs
Delivery
GCTIonline proctored

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
GCTI$110K – $170K
Median
GCTI$135,000
Premium %
GCTI—
Role context
GCTIThreat intelligence analyst, US, 3-5 years.

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
GCTI8.0
Practice evidence
GCTI4.5
Maintenance
GCTI7.5
Market recognition
GCTI6.5
Average
GCTI6.6

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
GCTIGlobal · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GCTI✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GCTI—
Holders worldwide
GCTI4,000
Current version
GCTI2024 FOR578 refresh (2024-06)

› Domain coverage

A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
GCTI● core
A21Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
GCTI○ touched
A22Information Operations & Cognitive Security
GCTI○ touched
A8Threat Intelligence
GCTI● core

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