CyberLive - Hands-On, Real-World Practical Testing

CyberLive - The New Mark of Hands-On Cyber Security Skills

What is CyberLive?

GIAC Certifications, known for setting the standard for cyber security certifications over the past two decades, is now raising the bar even higher with CyberLive.

To assess the scope of a practitioner's abilities, CyberLive uses:

Actual programs
Actual code
Virtual machines

These elements combine to create a lab environment in which cyber security practitioners prove their knowledge, understanding, and skill. Candidates are asked practical questions that require performance of real-world-like tasks that mimic specialized job roles.

All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be taken in a proctored environment. Click here for more information.

"Increasingly, the hands-on portion is important to measure the abilities of cyber professionals." - Ben Boyle, GXPN, GDAT, GWAPT

The following GIAC certification exams currently feature CyberLive:

GCIA: Intrusion Analyst

Fundamentals of Traffic Analysis and Application Protocols
Open-Source IDS: Snort and Bro
Network Traffic Forensics and Monitoring

GCIH: Incident Handler

Incident Handling and Computer Crime Investigation
Computer and Network Hacker Exploits
Hacker Tools (Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit and Netcat)

GPEN: Penetration Tester

Comprehensive Pen Test Planning, Scoping, and Recon
In-depth Scanning and Exploitation, Post-Exploitation, and Pivoting
In-depth Password Attacks and Web App Pen Testing

GXPN: Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester

Network Attacks, Crypto, Network Booting, and Restricted Environments
Python, Scapy, and Fuzzing
Exploiting Windows and Linux for Penetration Testers

GCFA: Forensic Analyst

Advanced Incident Response and Digital Forensics
Memory Forensics, Timeline Analysis, and Anti-Forensics Detection
Threat Hunting and APT Intrusion Incident Response

Are you ready to put your skills to the test?

Cyber security professionals need:

Discipline-specific certifications
Practical testing that validates their knowledge and hands-on skills

GIAC recognized this industry-wide need, and developed CyberLive - hands-on, real-world practical testing- to fill the gaps in the market.

Solve Practical Challenges

The gamification of these exams provides both cyber security professionals and employers with a way to assess the practitioner's real-world abilities.

Test Skill Level

CyberLive testing adds additional depth and demonstrates that the cyber security practitioner has the core skills needed to address today's security challenges.

Preparing to take a GIAC Certification exam featuring CyberLive? Find out what to expect.