A response and recovery course for the people living through a compromised database, whether it was locked, encrypted, exfiltrated or tampered with. You will work through the first hour, first day, first week and first month: preserving evidence before cleanup destroys it, restoring from backup without restoring the attacker's access path, proving what was actually read, and hardening the database so the next incident is smaller.
Nothing. Every course, exam, and certificate on the catalog is free — including retakes. All you need is a free Safeguard account.
None. The flagship course, Safeguard Certified Practitioner, is a beginner-level course — basic familiarity with how software is built helps, but every exam question is answerable from the lessons themselves.
You can retake it after a 24-hour cooldown, as many times as you need. Retakes are free, and each attempt draws a fresh random set of questions.
The Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential is valid for 24 months from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown live on its public verification page. Renewing means passing the current exam again.
