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GIAC has been an industry leader in information security certifications for years. The certifications have grown with demands of students, new threats and new technologies. Consequently, for ease of viewing and finding the appropriate certification, this listing has been grouped by subject matter and level of difficulty. Each GIAC certification is designed to stand on its own, and represents a certified individual's mastery of a particular set of knowledge and skills. There is no particular "order" in which GIAC certifications must be earned; though we recommend that candidates master lower level concepts before moving on to more advanced topics.

I just wanted to let you and your colleagues know that I very much enjoyed the web based GSEC course your organization provided. It served as a great refresher on forgotten subject matter, opened my eyes to many new areas, and reminded me of why I find InfoSec. so fascinating in the first place. The course covered a lot of pertinent material that was only gleaned over in grad. school and I truly value that.

I definitely will put this knowledge to good use and plan to consult my text materials frequently. Thanks for the great content!

- Greg Porter

GIAC certifications align with individual job based disciplines and typically correspond to topics presented in SANS full 5-6 day courses. GIAC certification attempts have a 4 month time frame. Below you will find certifications in gold boxes.

Number of certified professionals: 29,812
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