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GIAC / SANS · professional
GICSPGlobal Industrial Cyber Security Professional
IT + engineering overlap for industrial control systems.
Official pageGIAC · professional
GCIPGIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection
GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection
Official pageComparing
GIAC / SANSGICSP
GIACGCIP
› Cost
Exam fee
GICSP$979
GCIP$979
Exam fee
$979
$979
Annual maintenance fee
GICSP—
GCIP—
Annual maintenance fee
—
—
3-year cost of ownership
GICSP$979
GCIP$979
3-year cost of ownership
$979
$979
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GICSP69% (scaled per attempt)
GCIP70% (scaled per attempt)
Pass mark
69% (scaled per attempt)
70% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GICSP$999 fee · 30d wait
GCIP$999 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GICSP100–200 hrs
GCIP80–160 hrs
Study time
100–200 hrs
80–160 hrs
Validity
GICSP4 yrs
GCIP4 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
4 yrs
CPE / yr
GICSP9 CPEs
GCIP9 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
9 CPEs
Delivery
GICSPonline proctored
GCIPmixed
Delivery
online proctored
mixed
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GICSP$110K – $170K
GCIP$115K – $175K
Range
$110K – $170K
$115K – $175K
Median
GICSP$140,000
GCIP$140,000
Median
$140,000
$140,000
Premium %
GICSP—
GCIP—
Premium %
—
—
Role context
GICSPICS/SCADA practitioner / OT security engineer, US, 3-5 years.
GCIPCritical infrastructure / OT security analyst, US, 3-5 years.
Role context
ICS/SCADA practitioner / OT security engineer, US, 3-5 years.
Critical infrastructure / OT security analyst, US, 3-5 years.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GICSP8.5
GCIP7.0
Schema quality
8.5
7.0
Practice evidence
GICSP5.0
GCIP1.5
Practice evidence
5.0
1.5
Maintenance
GICSP7.0
GCIP7.5
Maintenance
7.0
7.5
Market recognition
GICSP8.5
GCIP4.0
Market recognition
8.5
4.0
Average
GICSP7.3
GCIP5.0
Average
7.3
5.0
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GICSPGlobal · US · EU · UK
GCIPGlobal
Recognition
Global · US · EU · UK
Global
ISO 17024 accredited
GICSP✓
GCIP—
ISO 17024 accredited
✓
—
DoD 8140 baseline
GICSP✓
GCIP—
DoD 8140 baseline
✓
—
Holders worldwide
GICSP5,000
GCIP—
Holders worldwide
5,000
—
Current version
GICSP2024 ICS410 refresh (2024-04)
GCIP2024 ICS410 refresh (2024-04)
Current version
2024 ICS410 refresh (2024-04)
2024 ICS410 refresh (2024-04)
› Domain coverage
A1Governance, Risk & Compliance
GICSP·
GCIP● core
A1Governance, Risk & Compliance
·
● core
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
GICSP·
GCIP● core
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
·
● core
A14OT/ICS Security
GICSP● core
GCIP·
A14OT/ICS Security
● core
·
A2Network Security
GICSP● core
GCIP·
A2Network Security
● core
·
A7Incident Response & Forensics
GICSP○ touched
GCIP·
A7Incident Response & Forensics
○ touched
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