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› Cost
Exam fee
GMON$979
Exam fee
$979
Annual maintenance fee
GMON—
Annual maintenance fee
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3-year cost of ownership
GMON$979
3-year cost of ownership
$979
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GMON74% (scaled per attempt)
Pass mark
74% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GMON$999 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GMON100–200 hrs
Study time
100–200 hrs
Validity
GMON4 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
CPE / yr
GMON9 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
Delivery
GMONmixed
Delivery
mixed
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GMON$100K – $150K
Range
$100K – $150K
Median
GMON$120,000
Median
$120,000
Premium %
GMON—
Premium %
—
Role context
GMONDetection engineer / SOC senior analyst, US, 3-5 years.
Role context
Detection engineer / SOC senior analyst, US, 3-5 years.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GMON8.0
Schema quality
8.0
Practice evidence
GMON5.5
Practice evidence
5.5
Maintenance
GMON7.0
Maintenance
7.0
Market recognition
GMON5.5
Market recognition
5.5
Average
GMON6.5
Average
6.5
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GMONGlobal
Recognition
Global
ISO 17024 accredited
GMON—
ISO 17024 accredited
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DoD 8140 baseline
GMON—
DoD 8140 baseline
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Holders worldwide
GMON—
Holders worldwide
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Current version
GMON2024 SEC511 refresh (2024-04)
Current version
2024 SEC511 refresh (2024-04)
› Domain coverage
A10Security Operations
GMON● core
A10Security Operations
● core
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
GMON● core
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
● core
A25Security Architecture & Engineering
GMON● core
A25Security Architecture & Engineering
● core
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