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GIAC / SANS · professional
GRIDGIAC Response and Industrial Defense
Active defense and incident response for ICS environments.
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GIAC / SANSGRID
› Cost
Exam fee
GRID$979
Exam fee
$979
Annual maintenance fee
GRID—
Annual maintenance fee
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3-year cost of ownership
GRID$979
3-year cost of ownership
$979
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GRID68% (scaled per attempt)
Pass mark
68% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GRID$999 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GRID100–180 hrs
Study time
100–180 hrs
Validity
GRID4 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
CPE / yr
GRID9 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
Delivery
GRIDonline proctored
Delivery
online proctored
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GRID$115K – $175K
Range
$115K – $175K
Median
GRID$140,000
Median
$140,000
Premium %
GRID—
Premium %
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Role context
GRIDICS detection / response engineer, US, 3-5 years.
Role context
ICS detection / response engineer, US, 3-5 years.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GRID8.5
Schema quality
8.5
Practice evidence
GRID6.0
Practice evidence
6.0
Maintenance
GRID7.0
Maintenance
7.0
Market recognition
GRID6.5
Market recognition
6.5
Average
GRID7.0
Average
7.0
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GRIDGlobal · US · EU · UK
Recognition
Global · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GRID✓
ISO 17024 accredited
✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GRID—
DoD 8140 baseline
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Holders worldwide
GRID—
Holders worldwide
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Current version
GRID2024 ICS515 refresh (2024-06)
Current version
2024 ICS515 refresh (2024-06)
› Domain coverage
A10Security Operations
GRID● core
A10Security Operations
● core
A14OT/ICS Security
GRID● core
A14OT/ICS Security
● core
A7Incident Response & Forensics
GRID● core
A7Incident Response & Forensics
● core
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