Cybersecurity Certification Roadmap
Struggling to decide on your next certification? Use the dynamic chart below to understand how the cybersecurity community values different certifications.
Cybersecurity Certification Roadmap
Struggling to decide on your next certification? Use the dynamic chart below to understand how the cybersecurity community values different certifications.
Satisfaction (Vertical Axis)
The average score across all votes for each certification determines its position on the vertical axis.
Market Presence (Horizontal Axis)
The total number of ratings a certification receives indicates its popularity and determines its position on the horizontal axis.
Help the community make better decisions
Your input directly shapes the graph, reflecting both the popularity and satisfaction with the certifications. When you rate a certification, you evaluate three factors:
Overall Quality
Training materials & exam rigor
Cost Effectiveness
Value relative to investment
Required Skill Level
Experience needed to pass
Cybersecurity Certifications
Total 80 Certifications
CSOMBlue Team
Intermediate
CJDEBlue Team
Beginner
CRTRed Team
Advanced
GREMBlue Team
Advanced
OSCE3Red Team
Expert
GCEDBlue Team
Advanced
IWEBlue Team
Beginner
CRTLRed Team
Expert
OPSTRed Team
Expert
CGEITInfoSec
Advanced
CRISCInfoSec
Intermediate
OSEERed Team
Expert
Disclaimer
CyberDefenders offers its own blue team certification, the Certified CyberDefender (CCD). However, no certification, including ours, receives any preferential treatment in rankings. All votes are crowdsourced and unbiased. We review new certification submissions to ensure they are legitimate and maintain the quality you deserve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Roadmap
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