Awarded for completing Building the Business Case for Security Investment and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to translate a security risk into cost, probability-weighted loss and opportunity cost terms, quantify avoided cost honestly with appropriately framed uncertainty, and structure a complete business case that competes credibly for organisational budget.
Certificates are designed to be checked, not just displayed.
The credential is valid for 12 months from issue. Its public page states the expiry date, and renewing means passing the current exam again — so the credential always reflects the current material.