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Cybersecurity certification roadmap (cross-vendor)

This is a cross-vendor view of Cybersecurity credentials, drawn from our seed data and ordered from foundational to advanced.

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Certification details change. Always confirm final pricing, availability, and credential terms on the official provider page linked in the sources below before you pay for anything.

This is a cross-vendor view of Cybersecurity credentials, drawn from our seed data and ordered from foundational to advanced. It spans 2 vendor(s) so you can compare the domain's options side by side for planning.

Vendors and levels here are not a fixed sequence to complete in order. Pick based on your target role and your employer context rather than collecting every tier. A credential is a signal of skill, not a hiring guarantee — start the RoleMath planner to see which roles fit you and which credentials map to them.

Cybersecurity credentials across vendors

CredentialVendorLevelTypeExam codesLinks
Cisco Certified Support Technician CybersecurityCiscoEntryCertification100-160—
CompTIA Security+CompTIAFoundationCertificationSY0-701Details · Cost
CompTIA CySA+CompTIAIntermediateCertificationCS0-003—
CompTIA PenTest+CompTIAIntermediateCertificationPT0-003—
Cisco CCNA CybersecurityCiscoAssociateCertification200-201—
CompTIA SecurityXCompTIAAdvancedCertificationCAS-005—

These pages draw on the same sourced data, and are the closest to what you just read.

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Core source records

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IDSupportsSourceChecked
CIT-01Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity (Cisco) — level, track, exam (100-160)official page2026-06-30
CIT-02CompTIA Security+ (CompTIA) — level, track, exam (SY0-701)official page2026-07-21
CIT-03CompTIA CySA+ (CompTIA) — level, track, exam (CS0-003)official page2026-08-02
CIT-04CompTIA PenTest+ (CompTIA) — level, track, exam (PT0-003)official page2026-07-21
CIT-05Cisco CCNA Cybersecurity (Cisco) — level, track, exam (200-201)official page2026-06-30
CIT-06CompTIA SecurityX (CompTIA) — level, track, exam (CAS-005)official page2026-06-25

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