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Exam Pathways

Prepare for the exam. Practice for the role.

Pathways for the certifications hiring managers ask for. Each one pairs a direction-finder, flashcards and a study plan with the practice that follows the exam. Preparation only: the exams belong to their owners, and the Association is not affiliated with any of them.

28pathways

9certification owners

6disciplines

7with full prep

10advanced and expert certifications, the ones senior roles screen on

The certification landscapeEvery pathway by discipline and level. Pick an owner to see theirs.

Security

Privacy

Risk

Compliance

AI governance

Trust & assurance

Expert

SecurityXCompTIA

Advanced

CISSPISC2 CISMISACA CCSPISC2 AWS SecurityAmazon Web Services

AAISMISACA AAIAISACA

Practitioner

PenTest+CompTIA

CIPP/USIAPP CIPP/EIAPP CIPMIAPP ISO 27701 LIPECB

Open FAIRThe Open Group

CGRCISC2 ISO 27001 LIPECB

ISO 42001 LIPECB AIGPIAPP

ISO 27001 LAPECB ISO 42001 LAPECB

Foundation

Security+CompTIA AWS Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web Services SC-900Microsoft AZ-900Microsoft

ITIL 4PeopleCert (AXELOS)

AWS AI PractitionerAmazon Web Services

Full prep: flashcards, domain checks and readiness formsPractice availableOn hold

Discipline Security10 Privacy4 Risk2 Compliance4 AI governance5 Trust & assurance3

Level Foundation Practitioner Advanced Expert What exists Full prep7 Practice available21

Certification owner

Amazon Web Services3 CompTIA3 IAPP4 ISACA6 ISC23 Microsoft2 PECB5 PeopleCert (AXELOS)1 The Open Group1

Showing 28 pathways. Full prep means flashcards, domain checks and readiness forms. Practice available means flashcards. On hold means we are waiting on something before writing more, and the pathway says what.

Full prep CISSP ISC2 · Advanced Information systems security professional 150-item examStart → Full prep Security+ CompTIA · Foundation Security foundations 90-item examStart → Full prep CISM ISACA · Advanced Information security management 150-item examStart → Full prep CISA ISACA · Advanced Information systems audit 150-item examStart → Full prep CRISC ISACA · Advanced IT risk and control 150-item examStart → Full prep CGRC ISC2 · Practitioner Governance, risk and compliance 125-item examStart → Full prep CCSP ISC2 · Advanced Cloud security professional 150-item examStart → Practice available ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer PECB · Practitioner ISMS Lead Implementer 80-item examStart → Practice available ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor PECB · Practitioner ISMS Lead Auditor 80-item examStart → Practice available ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer PECB · Practitioner AI management system Lead Implementer 80-item examStart → Practice available ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor PECB · Practitioner AI management system Lead Auditor 80-item examStart → Practice available CIPP/US IAPP · Practitioner US privacy law 90-item examStart → Practice available CIPP/E IAPP · Practitioner European data protection 90-item examStart → Practice available CIPM IAPP · Practitioner Privacy programme management 90-item examStart → Practice available AIGP IAPP · Practitioner AI governance 100-item examStart → Practice available AAISM ISACA · Advanced AI security management 90-item examStart → Practice available AAIA ISACA · Advanced AI audit 90-item examStart → Practice available CGEIT ISACA · Advanced Enterprise IT governance 150-item examStart → Practice available SecurityX CompTIA · Expert Advanced security practitioner 90-item examStart → Practice available PenTest+ CompTIA · Practitioner Penetration testing 90-item examStart → Practice available AWS Certified Security – Specialty Amazon Web Services · Advanced Cloud security on AWS 65-item examStart → Practice available AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Amazon Web Services · Foundation Cloud foundations on AWS 65-item examStart → Practice available AWS Certified AI Practitioner Amazon Web Services · Foundation AI foundations on AWS 65-item examStart → Practice available SC-900 Microsoft · Foundation Security, compliance and identity fundamentals 160 cardsStart → Practice available AZ-900 Microsoft · Foundation Azure fundamentals 160 cardsStart → Practice available ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer PECB · Practitioner Privacy information management 80-item examStart → Practice available Open FAIR Foundation The Open Group · Practitioner Quantitative risk analysis 80-item examStart → Practice available ITIL 4 Foundation PeopleCert (AXELOS) · Foundation IT service management 40-item examStart →

Exam Pathways are independently authored by the Association and are not endorsed by the certification owners. They are never built from recalled or leaked exam content. Certification names are marks of their respective owners.