Global Information Assurance Certification

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is an information security certification entity that specialises in technical and practical certification as well as new research in the form of its GIAC Gold program. SANS Institute founded the certification entity in 1999 and the term GIAC is trademarked by The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies.

GIAC provides a set of vendor-neutral computer security certifications linked to the training courses provided by the SANS. GIAC is specific to the leading edge technological advancement of IT security in order to keep ahead of "black hat" techniques. Papers written by individuals pursuing GIAC certifications are presented at the SANS Reading Room on GIAC's website.

Initially all SANS GIAC certifications required a written paper or "practical" on a specific area of the certification in order to achieve the certification. In April 2005, the SANS organization changed the format of the certification by breaking it into two separate levels. The "silver" level certification is achieved upon completion of a multiple choice exam. The "gold" level certification can be obtained by completing research paper and has the silver level as a prerequisite.

As of June 18, 2012, GIAC claims to have granted 42,663 certifications worldwide.

SANS GIAC Certifications

Security Administration

Code	Name	Status
GISF	GIAC Information Security Fundamentals
GSEC	GIAC Security Essentials Certification
GPPA	GIAC Certified Perimeter Protection Analyst	Formerly GCFW (Certified Firewall Analyst)
GCIA	GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst
GCIH	GIAC Certified Incident Handler
GCUX	GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator
GCWN	GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator
GCED	GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender
GPEN	GIAC Penetration Tester
GWAPT	GIAC Certified Web Application Penetration Tester
GAWN	GIAC Assessing Wireless Networks
GCCC	GIAC Critical Controls Certification
GSIP	GIAC Secure Internet Presence	Retired
GSOC	GIAC Securing Oracle Certification	Retired

Audit

Code	Name	Status
G7799	GIAC Certified ISO-17799 Specialist
GSNA	GIAC Systems and Network Auditor
GSAE	GIAC Security Audit Essentials	Retired

Management

Code	Name	Status
G2700	GIAC Certified ISO-27000 Specialist	Retired
GISP	GIAC Information Security Professional
GSLC	GIAC Security Leadership Certification
GCPM	GIAC Certified Project Manager
GCSC	GIAC Certified Security Consultant	Retired

Operations

Code	Name	Status
GOEC	GIAC Operations Essentials Certification	Retired

Software Security and/or Secure Coding

Code	Name	Status
GNET	GIAC .Net	Retired
GSSP C	GIAC Secure Software Programmer C	Retired
GSSP-JAVA	GIAC Secure Software Programmer Java
GSSP-.NET	GIAC Secure Software Programmer .NET
GWEB	GIAC Certified Web Application Defender

Forensics

Code	Name	Status
GCFE	GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner
GCFA	GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
GREM	GIAC Certified Reverse Engineering Malware
GNFA	GIAC Certified Network Forensic Analyst

Legal

Code	Name	Status
GLEG	GIAC Legal Issues

Expert

Code	Name	Status
GSE	GIAC Security Expert
GSE-Malware	GIAC Security Expert in Malware	Retired
GSE-Compliance	GIAC Security Expert in Compliance	Retired

External links

• Official website