GIAC
GIAC Security Operations Certified
GSOC · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $999 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 1 proctored exam, 75 questions, 2 hours, Minimum passing score of 67%
- Prerequisites
- | Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification. College level courses or study through another program may meet the needs for mastery. No explicit prerequisites mentioned. | | Renewal Period | Every 4 years | | Renewal Fee | $499 | | CPE Requirements | 36 CPEs every 4 years | | Study Hours | 55 hours (average for GIAC certifications) | |
- Estimated salary premium
- 15–15% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 4-year cycle · 36 CPE/CEU credits per year
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** SOC monitoring
- Incident Response
- SIEMs
- Threat Intelligence Platforms
- Enterprise Attack Analysis
- Endpoint Defense
- HTTP(S) Analysis
- Interpreting Events (Windows/Linux)
- Intrusion Triage
- Network Traffic Analysis
- Operational Improvement
- Protocol Attacks and Analysis
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