Frequently Asked Questions
Security certification is an excellent next step for MCSEs, CNEs, Security+ professionals, as well as CCNAs. Adding security skills to your system administration knowledge is an excellent way to make you more valuable to employers and further enhance your career options.
The first step is to determine the certification level that best suits your job role. We have created an interactive Skills Map to help you decide the best learning path for you. Once you've determined the proper course for your needs, verify that you meet the established prerequisites for that certification level. Go to course descriptions.
Classroom training is available through our network of Authorized Training Partners (ATP). Find an ATP. You may also purchase the official course curriculum for independent study. ShopSCP.
The SCNS, SCNP and SCNA certifications are designed to remain as current as possible with security technologies and the security industry. Therefore, the certifications do have limited lifetimes to them. Once you attain a certification, that credential is valid for two years. In order to keep the certification valid, you will be required to pass the SIS exam for the SCNP and the TSE exam for the SCNA.
Exams are replaced whenever a significant event or change happens to the security industry.
No, you may not use a calculator (either brought in or on the PC) during an exam. The SCP exams do not allow any items to be brought into the exams, including calculators.
Students failing to pass the exam on their first attempts may retake the exam again at any time. If a student fails to pass the exam on the second attempt, he or she must wait 30 days to retake the exam. Once you pass the exam, you must wait one year before you may attempt the exam again?
SCP exams include proprietary and confidential information, and you must agree to maintain the integrity of this information to continue with any SCP exam.
Individuals caught cheating on an SCP exam will have any previously earned credential revoked, and will no longer be eligible to receive any future SCP certifications.
You will receive your exam results immediately onscreen upon the completion of the exam. Once you have passed the required tests, you will receive your certificate and other materials within 3-6 weeks.