Validates knowledge of security governance, executive leadership, program management, core security competencies, and strategic planning, finance and procurement.
1,099Has prerequisites
DoD 8570 Certifications: IAT, IAM and CSSP Requirements
Find certifications for legacy job requirements such as “IAT Level II” or “CSSP Analyst.” DoD 8140 replaced this framework; confirm the current requirement with the employer.
Validates knowledge of securing cloud environments, including architecture, data, platforms, applications, operations and cloud legal and compliance requirements.
734Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of attacker tools and techniques, including reconnaissance, system, network, web, wireless and cloud attacks, and cryptography.
1,050Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of identifying, detecting, responding to and recovering from cybersecurity threats using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
367.50No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of authorizing and maintaining secure systems, including scoping, control selection, implementation, assessment and ongoing compliance.
734Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of digital forensics, including evidence handling and analysis of disks, operating systems, networks, cloud and mobile.
750Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of IT auditing, covering audit processes, IT governance, systems development, operations, resilience and information asset protection.
810Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of information security governance, risk management, security program development and management, and incident management.
810Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of designing security architecture, including governance, risk, architecture modeling, infrastructure security and identity and access management.
599Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of building security into systems from requirements through disposal, using systems engineering and risk management.
599Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of security leadership, including operational management, systems lifecycle, risk, security operations, contingency planning and legal compliance.
599Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of designing and managing security programs, including risk, architecture, access control, operations and software security.
884Has prerequisites
Validates foundational IT support knowledge across hardware, operating systems, networking, security and troubleshooting common technical problems.
548No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of security operations, including alert and log analysis, vulnerability prioritization, incident handling and reporting.
439No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of networking concepts, implementation, operations, security and troubleshooting for managing and supporting modern networks.
399No prerequisites
Validates practical skills in planning, performing and reporting penetration tests, from scoping and reconnaissance to exploitation and post-exploitation.
439No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of security threats, protective controls, risk management and incident response across modern IT environments.
439No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of enterprise security architecture and engineering, including governance, risk, compliance and security operations.
544No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of building security into software, from requirements and design to testing, deployment and supply chain.
734Has prerequisites
Validates knowledge of security operations work, including security concepts, monitoring, host-based analysis, network intrusion analysis and security procedures.
300No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of enterprise defense, including hardening, detection, network and identity analysis, incident response and malware triage.
999No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of digital forensics and incident response, including memory forensics, timelines, Windows artifacts and enterprise investigations.
999No prerequisites
Validates practical skills in network intrusion detection, including packet-level TCP/IP analysis, tcpdump, Wireshark, Snort, Zeek and network forensics.
999No prerequisites
Validates practical skills in detecting, investigating and responding to security incidents, including attacker techniques, credential attacks and exploitation.
999No prerequisites
Validates hands-on knowledge of securing industrial control systems, including architecture, threats and attacks, communications, hardening, governance and recovery.
999No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of access control, networking, cryptography, Linux and Windows security, cloud security and incident handling.
999No prerequisites
Validates knowledge of managing security programs, including policy, risk, projects, vendors, SOC management and incident response.
999No prerequisites
Validates practical skills in implementing access controls, monitoring risk, responding to incidents and securing networks, systems and applications.
384Has prerequisites
Understanding DoD 8570 job requirements
These legacy categories do not have a one-to-one crosswalk with 8140 work roles. Ask the employer for the current work-role code, proficiency, accepted credentials and deadline to qualify.
IAT
Information Assurance Technical: technical implementation and support of information systems.
IAM
Information Assurance Management: managing information assurance programs and responsibilities.
IASAE
Information Assurance System Architecture and Engineering: designing and engineering secure systems.
CSSP
Cybersecurity Service Provider: defensive analysis, infrastructure support, incident response, auditing and management.
Sources and scope
Categories use the 2019 DoD 8570 baseline chart and retained later approval evidence for CCSP, PenTest+ and CCISO. SecurityX was listed under its former CASP+ name, CGRC as CAP, and Cisco Cybersecurity Associate as CCNA Cyber Ops. Retired credentials without a current CertUp profile are omitted.
The current CCNA is not an unrestricted 8570 baseline option. A limited waiver temporarily accepts it for designated personnel who held CCNA Security before February 24, 2020. Those exceptions are not listed as general options above.
This is a reference for interpreting legacy categories, not a current 8140 work-role mapping. In IAT and IAM, certifications at higher levels also meet lower levels. IASAE and CSSP membership follows the listed category.
Confirm the work role, proficiency and accepted qualification with the employer or supervisor before choosing a credential. See the official document library for current policy and guidance.