DOD Directive 8570 ensures that those performing information assurance (security) measures have the necessary skills and knowledge to protect important information. New hires must obtain appropriate baseline certifications within six months of being assigned to information assurance functions.
The table below shows required baseline certifications by IAT level. The hyperlinks denote certification training available from NHDoD.
IAT Level I | IAT Level II | IAT Level III |
A+* | CCNA Security* | CASP+* |
CCNA-Security* | CySA+* | CCNP Security |
CND | GICSP | CISA |
Network+* | GSEC | CISSP (or Associate)* |
SSCP | Security+* | GCED |
CND | GCIH | |
SSCP |
IAM Level I | IAM Level II | IAM Level III |
CAP | CAP | CISM |
CND | CASP+* | CISSP (or Associate)* |
Cloud+ | CISM | GSLC |
GSLC | CISSP (or Associate)* | CCISO |
Security+* | GSLC | |
CCISO |
IASAE I | IASAE II | IASAE III |
CASP+* | CASP+* | CISSP-ISSAP |
CISSP (or Associate)* | CISSP (or Associate)* | CISSP-ISSEP |
CSSLP | CSSLP |
CSSP Analyst | CSSP Infrastructure Support | CSSP Incident Responder |
CEH* | CEH* | CEH* |
CFR | CySA+* | CFR |
CCNA Cyber Ops | GICSP | CCNA Cyber Ops |
CCNA-Security* | SSCP | CCNA-Security* |
CySA+* | CHFI | CHFI |
GCIA | CFR | CySA+* |
GCIH | Cloud+ | GCFA |
GICSP | CND | GCIH |
Cloud+ | SCYBER | |
SCYBER | PenTest+ | |
PenTest+ |
CSSP Auditor | CSSP Manager |
CEH* | CISM |
CySA+* | CISSP-ISSMP |
CISA | CCISO |
GSNA | |
CFR | |
PenTest+ |
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