Certifications & Credentials

Explore our core governance and risk credentials backed by practical audit experience.

Certifications Overview

Explore our extensive certifications and credentials in governance, risk, and audit practices.

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Validates the competence to plan, lead and report audits of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) against ISO/IEC 27001. Certified lead auditors demonstrate knowledge of audit principles, evidence sampling, nonconformity handling, and audit program management across first/second/third-party audits.

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Confirms the ability to establish, implement, operate and continually improve an ISMS aligned to ISO/IEC 27001. Focus areas include scope definition, risk assessment/treatment, control selection, measurement, awareness, and maintaining the ISMS lifecycle.

CISM — Certified Information Security Manager

Management-focused credential proving skills to govern the enterprise security function, align security with business objectives, manage risk, and lead incident response/continuity capabilities. Geared to security managers, program leads and risk leaders.

CISA — Certified Information Systems Auditor

The benchmark for IT audit, assurance and control professionals. Covers IS audit process, IT governance, acquisition/development, operations/resilience, and protection of information assets—emphasizing a risk-based audit approach.

MCP · MCSA · MCSE

Microsoft’s classic product-based certifications (now retired) that validated skills on Windows Server/SQL Server and related stacks. Existing credentials remain on transcripts; Microsoft moved to role-based certs in 2020–2021.

Former professional-level security track (pre-CCNP Security). It validated the ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Cisco security solutions (firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS). Cisco consolidated/retired older tracks; active certs remained valid until expiry.