SecAI+
CompTIA Security AI+
SecAI+ is CompTIA's answer to the need for certified professionals who combine classic cybersecurity skills with AI-specific security knowledge – officially launched in February 2026. As an 'Expansion Cert,' it is explicitly designed as a complement to existing credentials such as Security+, CySA+, or PenTest+ and targets practitioners who must secure AI systems and defend against AI-enabled attacks. Its strength lies in the practice-oriented domain structure (40% Securing AI Systems) and strong regulatory alignment story around EU AI Act and US Executive Order on AI. Weakness: The certification is only a few weeks old; job postings rarely demand it explicitly, and the market for learning materials is still thin. No hands-on labs in the exam – adversarial ML topics are tested conceptually, not practically.
› Quality score
Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.
› Built for these roles
› Exam format
CY0-001; max. 60; 60 minutes; Multiple Choice and Performance-Based Questions (PBQs); 600 of 900 points; Pearson VUE (online or test center); approx. 369 USD; ['Basic AI Concepts for Cyber (17%)', 'Securing AI Systems (40%)', 'AI-Assisted Security (24%)', 'AI Governance, Risk and Compliance (19%)']
First retake immediate; 14-day wait before each subsequent attempt. Retake fee equals the standard exam fee.
› Recertification
Validity period 3 years. Renewal via CompTIA Continuing Education (CE) program: Collection of CEUs through training, courses, publications, etc. Alternative: Passing a higher-level CompTIA certification or retaking the current exam version. Specific CEU count for SecAI+ not yet officially published at time of research (comparative value Security+: 50 CEUs / 3 years).
› NICE Framework work roles
The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.
› Core domains covered
The 3 domains this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.
Evasion attacks, poisoning attacks, model extraction, membership inference, model inversion, gradient-based attacks.
Prompt injection (direct & indirect), jailbreaking, prompt leaking, training data extraction, hallucination exploitation, agent manipulation.
ML-based anomaly detection, UEBA, network traffic analysis, deep learning for malware.
› Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. CompTIA recommends: 3–4 years IT experience, including at least 2 years practical cybersecurity experience. Prior certifications Security+, CySA+, or PenTest+ are strongly recommended, as foundational security knowledge is assumed.
› Study materials
Curated starting points. Not exhaustive — vet each against your learning style and the current exam version.
- CompTIA SecurityAI+ Study Guide — Sybex / Pearson IT Certification
- CompTIA CertMaster Learn + Labs
- Professor Messer (free)
- Jason Dion (Udemy)
- Boson ExSim-Max for SecurityAI+
- Jason Dion Practice Exams (Udemy)
› Version & lifecycle
Brand-new CompTIA AI security cert. Body of knowledge will evolve rapidly.
› Salary signal
AI security analyst (vendor-neutral), US, 3-5 years. New role category.
Robert Half Salary Guide extrapolation · 2024 · US base only · p25–p75 range
› How it compares
SecurityAI+ is engineering-flavored AI security; AIGP is governance/program-flavored.
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