Practical guides for IT managers tracking team certifications, managing renewals, and closing skill gaps.
Every current CompTIA certification - A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, SecurityX and more - expires three years from the date you earn it. To keep your certified status, you renew through the CompTIA Continuing Education (CE) program by earning CEUs, completing CertMaster CE, or passing a higher-level exam that renews the certs below it. This guide covers the renewal rules for every CompTIA certification in one place: how often you renew, how many CEUs each cert needs, what it costs, and how the CompTIA renewal pyramid lets one exam renew your whole stack.
CySA+, PenTest+ and SecurityX renew Security+ automatically - CISSP only counts as CEUs, and Linux+ doesn't help at all. Here's the full 2026 breakdown of every renewal path.
CompTIA Security+ is one of the most widely held IT security certifications in the world, but it isn't permanent. Every Security+ holder must renew every 3 years by earning 50 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and paying the annual CE fee, or risk losing their certified status. This guide walks through exactly how to renew Security+, every approved CEU activity, and the costs involved.
The GIAC certified professionals directory is the official, real-time source of truth for every GIAC certification holder worldwide. This guide covers how to access the directory, verify any certification holder, search for GIAC certified professionals by specialisation, understand the GIAC vs SANS directory distinction, and automate cert verification across your own team.
GIAC certifications are among the most respected credentials in IT security - but managing renewal dates, verifying analyst credentials, and tracking coverage gaps across a whole team is harder than it should be. This guide covers everything security managers need to know about GIAC certification tracking, from using the official directory to automating expiry alerts.
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