ISC2 · Professional Certification · Foundational
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Crydd Score 63
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
ISC2 CC at a glance
- Provider
- ISC2
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Foundational
- Cost
- $199 (free training/exam offers have existed — see official page)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to earn
- 1–2 months
- Validity
- 3 years (maintained with CPE credits and annual fee)
- Format
- 100 questions, 2 hours
- Prerequisites
- None
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Skills it covers
- Security principles
- Network security basics
- Access control concepts
- Incident response basics
Where ISC2 CC takes you
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- IT Support Specialist
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