Awarded for completing Intruders, Malicious Software and Firewall Architectures and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to classify intruders and malicious software, reason about detection error rates, and design layered firewall and segmentation defences.
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.