Why security technology, encryption, vulnerability tooling, and other dual-use capability can attract export control attention, using named regimes strictly as illustrations of a category rather than current rules; classification as the first practical question; encryption and offensive tooling as historically distinct categories; denied-party and sanctioned-entity screening across the life of a customer relationship; and how compliance findings can gate market access.
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.
