Certifications

I’ve spent my career earning, teaching and using IT and security certifications, from Microsoft in the 1990s to Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and AI today. This page lists every certification I’ve earned, with a link to verify each current one.

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[DESIGN: show these as cards with the issuer logo and a status label (Current or Career history), with filters by vendor, by domain (cloud, AI, security, networking, project management) and by status. The lists below are the content for those cards.]

Current certifications

Microsoft

AWS

Google Cloud

GitHub

ISACA

EC-Council

CompTIA

FITSI

Career history

Certifications I’ve earned that have since been retired, expired or lapsed. They’re the foundation for everything I teach today.

Microsoft

ISC2

ISACA

EC-Council

CompTIA

Cisco

GIAC (SANS)

Other

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Every current certification page includes a verification link from the issuer or Credly.

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