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GIAC / SANS · professional
GICSP
Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional

IT + engineering overlap for industrial control systems.

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› Cost

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

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
GICSP69% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GICSP$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GICSP100–200 hrs
Validity
GICSP4 yrs
CPE / yr
GICSP9 CPEs
Delivery
GICSPonline proctored

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
GICSP$110K – $170K
Median
GICSP$140,000
Premium %
GICSP—
Role context
GICSPICS/SCADA practitioner / OT security engineer, US, 3-5 years.

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
GICSP8.5
Practice evidence
GICSP5.0
Maintenance
GICSP7.0
Market recognition
GICSP8.5
Average
GICSP7.3

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
GICSPGlobal · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GICSP✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GICSP✓
Holders worldwide
GICSP5,000
Current version
GICSP2024 ICS410 refresh (2024-04)

› Domain coverage

A14OT/ICS Security
GICSP● core
A2Network Security
GICSP● core
A7Incident Response & Forensics
GICSP○ touched

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