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GIAC / SANS · professional
GCTIGIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence
Structured threat intel production, ATT&CK, analytic tradecraft.
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GIACGOSI
GIAC / SANSGCTI
› Cost
Exam fee
GOSI$979
GCTI$979
Exam fee
$979
$979
Annual maintenance fee
GOSI—
GCTI—
Annual maintenance fee
—
—
3-year cost of ownership
GOSI$979
GCTI$979
3-year cost of ownership
$979
$979
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
GOSI71% (scaled per attempt)
GCTI71% (scaled per attempt)
Pass mark
71% (scaled per attempt)
71% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GOSI$999 fee · 30d wait
GCTI$999 fee · 30d wait
Retake policy
$999 fee · 30d wait
$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GOSI100–200 hrs
GCTI100–180 hrs
Study time
100–200 hrs
100–180 hrs
Validity
GOSI4 yrs
GCTI4 yrs
Validity
4 yrs
4 yrs
CPE / yr
GOSI9 CPEs
GCTI9 CPEs
CPE / yr
9 CPEs
9 CPEs
Delivery
GOSImixed
GCTIonline proctored
Delivery
mixed
online proctored
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
GOSI$95K – $150K
GCTI$110K – $170K
Range
$95K – $150K
$110K – $170K
Median
GOSI$120,000
GCTI$135,000
Median
$120,000
$135,000
Premium %
GOSI—
GCTI—
Premium %
—
—
Role context
GOSIOSINT analyst / threat-intel collector, US, 3-5 years.
GCTIThreat intelligence analyst, US, 3-5 years.
Role context
OSINT analyst / threat-intel collector, US, 3-5 years.
Threat intelligence analyst, US, 3-5 years.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
GOSI8.0
GCTI8.0
Schema quality
8.0
8.0
Practice evidence
GOSI6.0
GCTI4.5
Practice evidence
6.0
4.5
Maintenance
GOSI7.5
GCTI7.5
Maintenance
7.5
7.5
Market recognition
GOSI5.5
GCTI6.5
Market recognition
5.5
6.5
Average
GOSI6.8
GCTI6.6
Average
6.8
6.6
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
GOSIGlobal
GCTIGlobal · US · EU · UK
Recognition
Global
Global · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GOSI—
GCTI✓
ISO 17024 accredited
—
✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GOSI—
GCTI—
DoD 8140 baseline
—
—
Holders worldwide
GOSI—
GCTI4,000
Holders worldwide
—
4,000
Current version
GOSI2024 SEC487 refresh (2024-04)
GCTI2024 FOR578 refresh (2024-06)
Current version
2024 SEC487 refresh (2024-04)
2024 FOR578 refresh (2024-06)
› Domain coverage
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
GOSI·
GCTI● core
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
·
● core
A21Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
GOSI·
GCTI○ touched
A21Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
·
○ touched
A22Information Operations & Cognitive Security
GOSI·
GCTI○ touched
A22Information Operations & Cognitive Security
·
○ touched
A8Threat Intelligence
GOSI● core
GCTI● core
A8Threat Intelligence
● core
● core
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