What are the prerequisites to take the certification?
There are no official prerequisites to take the GIAC certifications. Any candidate who feels that he or she has the knowledge and ability to pass the certification requirements may take the certification. However, students should be aware of the technical level of the course they wish to take. The 500 level courses are more advanced than the 400 and the 400 more advanced than the 300. Be certain you are not starting at a level that is more difficult than you are prepared for. Some class descriptions provide a “quiz” to make sure you are prepared for that level course, such as Sec-502 and Sec-503 which assume that the student has a working knowledge of the technology in question and a firm grasp of TCP/IP. Please note that currently, some GIAC certifications are only offered in conjunction with a corresponding SANS training course.
CST – There are no official prerequisites for the CST. However, students should be working knowledge of basic computer skills, capable of accessing and navigating the Internet, familiarity with executing software applications, previous exposure to client/server, web, and email concepts and familiarity with the Windows environment.
