The assigned account security course, written for people who are not technical and have heard the slogans before. Why one reused password matters and what credential stuffing does with it, password managers and the objections that are fair, passkeys explained properly, multi-factor methods ranked honestly from strongest to weakest, approval fatigue and number matching, recovery paths, shared and service accounts, what to do in the first ten minutes after entering credentials on a fake page, and the stolen session cookie that beats a strong password and good multi-factor authentication. Thirty to forty five minutes including the assessment.
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.
