As of September 2008, the certification requirements for the Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) have changed. The old certification required five exams but the new one requires four exams (three mandatory and one elective) plus the CCNA security as a prerequisite. If you already hold a CCSP, then in order to recertify you just need to pass ANY 642 exam that is part of the professional level. This will renew your CCSP certification for three years.

Professionals certified with the Cisco CCSP qualification are also recognized as INFOSEC professionals (4013 standard). The 4013 training standard is suggested by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).

The Table below shows the exam requirements for obtaining the new CCSP certification:

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