ISC2’s premier, accredited cybersecurity certifications remain on the leading edge of today’s AI cybersecurity practices
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ISC2 – the world’s leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals – today published its Exam Guidance for Artificial Intelligence. As AI adoption accelerates, the roles and responsibilities of cybersecurity professionals are evolving to reflect the growing need for organizations to secure AI systems and manage AI risk. This new publication provides exam candidates and their employers with insight into how AI security concepts are incorporated into the ISC2 certification exam outlines.
“ISC2’s rigorous certification maintenance practice ensures we stay attuned to evolving job roles, and the knowledge, skills and abilities cybersecurity professionals need to successfully secure their organizations,” said ISC2 Chief Operating Officer Casey Marks. “Today’s guidance reflects how securing AI systems is increasingly incorporated into our exam content, requiring exam candidates to demonstrate their expertise addressing one of today’s most pressing security challenges.”
The ISC2 Exam Guidance for Artificial Intelligence maps where AI concepts appear within more than 50 core cybersecurity exam domains across ISC2’s entire certification portfolio.
Through a rigorous, 3-year exam refresh cycle—including Job Task Analysis (JTA), exam blueprint development, item writing, peer review, standard setting and publishing—certified subject matter experts and practitioners from the field validate that ISC2 exams reflect real‑world professional requirements. As AI capabilities intersect core cybersecurity domains, these experts regularly integrate AI‑focused tasks and security considerations into the certification exam blueprints, ensuring ISC2 exams remain relevant, timely and rigorous.
AI security concepts have been integrated throughout core cybersecurity domains, spanning Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations and Software Development Security, and more.
See the Exam Guidance for Artificial Intelligence to learn more.
Building New AI Security Skills
ISC2 also integrates AI throughout its continuing education opportunities for existing members and cybersecurity professionals looking to build and demonstrate their AI security skills. These include the AI security certificate, courses, research and peer-developed articles sharing best practices.
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