![[Featured Image] Information security professionals interacting in a professional environment, discussing entry-level information security certifications.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/57FdxAVCpsc3M37eODL9HV/8fb0dbaeb6e68ebe8c99e2cebef8290d/GettyImages-1434116614.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
4 Popular Entry-Level Information Security Certifications and Certificates
Explore 4 types of entry-level information security certifications and certificates, such as the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, as well as the cost and requirements for each.
June 6, 2025
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![[Featured Image]: Professionals in a work environment talking about CIPP certification while reviewing data on a laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7tdHiJAn6qu97Hf75Xi4f4/b60b49548d6a2688202f44858088e558/GettyImages-1249811630.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] An aspiring professional studies to become a certified forensic computer examiner and prepares for their upcoming exam.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/18szDBNUCUer5xJqAdusOZ/332b1d38a607700cb111e3fb311d52b9/GettyImages-1438676678.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)



![[Featured Image] A network architect works on a computer, helping design data communications networks for their organization.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/e2HMN1EfDAntfblzQnCKJ/f05665df05a65ced5703c6f21ccf63fb/GettyImages-555468363.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Cybersecurity professionals collaborate, discussing identity access management (IAM) tools and techniques in a work environment.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/68slQvzz5b6oMArN0dLtbI/5dc2c4a24f941018e5770fea90d24609/GettyImages-2148178483.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Computer support specialists in a workspace, interacting with each other while discussing certification topics.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1waZRTE0cvQMQj9gLI5oxo/36beefe1144c96d3f003d9cace52a825/GettyImages-2188069547.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Professionals in a work environment discussing DevOps vs. CI/CD while looking at a computer with code.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3rhteTzvvxpDLg7PbiVQCN/cc8d58060a46c9fa5ad20f8097b11035/GettyImages-1150427776.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] DataOps and MLOps specialists in a workspace, interacting while reviewing code on their computer screens.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1Az8g6UX0BxMMnirjOqpIl/7e0e2526ff735980195d91a3fdc01a5e/GettyImages-2191069040.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] IT professionals in a work environment testing software on their computers.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1qaC2uHolsDW9UrMneIaDJ/41fa31c0bb63d41e5253e91c263b90ef/GettyImages-2191365038.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Certified Kubernetes administrators collaborate in a workspace, smiling and interacting while they discuss Kubernetes administration.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6qMyPvyaowmjisiu5SG2tK/10ebcc515d8de7f061f56b44ba45158a/GettyImages-2045550619.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Cybersecurity specialists in a professional environment, analyzing security-related code on their computer and interacting about the topic.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/FR3OV7ExYJpjT5HO9bewL/d83fe8a1d6c21af5eefc1b49f5ff125c/GettyImages-1646500551.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Network administrators collaborating in an office environment, with one holding a computer while discussing the network administrator certification they consider pursuing.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6KYNs293KiOXqePtzL875z/d2dbc62bde97e3a644982425cde1eb0c/GettyImages-1334004253.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
