GIAC
GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender
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- Exam cost
- $999 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 1 proctored exam, 115 questions, 3 hours, minimum passing score of 69%
- Prerequisites
- Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification. College level courses or self paced study through another program or materials may meet the needs for mastery.
- Estimated salary premium
- 15–15% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 4-year cycle · 36 CPE/CEU credits per year
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Defensive network infrastructure
- Packet analysis
- Penetration testing
- Incident handling
- Malware removal
- Network protocols defense
- Audit techniques
- Center for Internet Security benchmarks
- Critical Security Controls
- Cloud-based defensive measures
- Detective and preventive controls
- Digital forensics methods
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