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GIAC · professional
GASAEGIAC AI Security Automation Engineer
GIAC certification for AI Security Automation. Focus on agentic workflows, automated adversary emulation, AI-enabled response playbooks. Launched April 2026 — brand new.
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› Cost
Exam fee
GMLE$979
GASAE$979
Exam fee
$979
$979
Annual maintenance fee
GMLE—
GASAE—
Annual maintenance fee
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—
3-year cost of ownership
GMLE$979
GASAE$979
3-year cost of ownership
$979
$979
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GMLE70% (scaled per attempt)
GASAE70% (scaled per attempt)
Pass mark
70% (scaled per attempt)
70% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GMLE$999 fee · 30d wait
GASAE$999 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GMLE150–300 hrs
GASAE—
Study time
150–300 hrs
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Validity
GMLE4 yrs
GASAE4 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
4 yrs
CPE / yr
GMLE9 CPEs
GASAE9 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
9 CPEs
Delivery
GMLEmixed
GASAEmixed
Delivery
mixed
mixed
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GMLE$130K – $200K
GASAE$130K – $200K
Range
$130K – $200K
$130K – $200K
Median
GMLE$160,000
GASAE$160,000
Median
$160,000
$160,000
Premium %
GMLE—
GASAE—
Premium %
—
—
Role context
GMLEML engineer in security, US, 4-6 years. Newer role category.
GASAEAI security automation engineer, US, 4-6 years. Brand-new role category.
Role context
ML engineer in security, US, 4-6 years. Newer role category.
AI security automation engineer, US, 4-6 years. Brand-new role category.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GMLE7.5
GASAE7.5
Schema quality
7.5
7.5
Practice evidence
GMLE6.0
GASAE6.5
Practice evidence
6.0
6.5
Maintenance
GMLE8.0
GASAE8.5
Maintenance
8.0
8.5
Market recognition
GMLE4.0
GASAE4.0
Market recognition
4.0
4.0
Average
GMLE6.4
GASAE6.6
Average
6.4
6.6
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GMLEGlobal
GASAEGlobal
Recognition
Global
Global
ISO 17024 accredited
GMLE—
GASAE—
ISO 17024 accredited
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DoD 8140 baseline
GMLE—
GASAE—
DoD 8140 baseline
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—
Holders worldwide
GMLE—
GASAE—
Holders worldwide
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—
Current version
GMLELaunched 2024 (2024-06)
GASAELaunched 2024 (2024-09)
Current version
Launched 2024 (2024-06)
Launched 2024 (2024-09)
› Domain coverage
B1AI-Powered Threat Detection
GMLE● core
GASAE·
B1AI-Powered Threat Detection
● core
·
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
GMLE● core
GASAE● core
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
● core
● core
C2LLM-Specific Attacks
GMLE·
GASAE● core
C2LLM-Specific Attacks
·
● core
C5AI Red Teaming
GMLE● core
GASAE·
C5AI Red Teaming
● core
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