Certification exams change: new versions, refreshed outlines, retirements. Booking an exam that is about to change, or studying for the old version, costs time and money. Every entry below links to the issuing body's own announcement.
The English exam is updated on this date. Check the study guide's change log for which skills were added or reworded before you book.
The English exam is updated on this date. The study guide lists the changed skills.
The English exam is updated on this date; localized versions follow about eight weeks later. The study guide lists the changed skills.
The English exam is updated on this date. The study guide lists the changed skills.
The four domains stay (Governance 18%, Risk Management 20%, Program 33%, Incident Management 29%), and enterprise architecture and information security architecture are added as content areas. Testing on or after 3 November? ISACA strongly recommends the updated prep materials.
Security+ V8 is expected on or around this date, keeping the same five domains with new weights and adding objectives on AI security risks. The English SY0-701 exam stays available until 11 June 2027.
SAP-C03 replaces SAP-C02, whose last exam day is 16 November, adding generative and agentic AI, resilience engineering and DevSecOps. Registration opens 27 October.
The exam retires on this date, which also retires the Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert certification.
A new CompTIA exam on securing operational technology and industrial systems. Pre-orders are open ahead of the December launch.
DVA-C03 replaces DVA-C02 (last day 30 November), adding AI security, AI-assisted development and container management.
The English CS0-003 exam retires on this date; translated versions follow on 23 March 2027. CS0-004 is already live, so new candidates should prepare for V4.
The last day to take the exam. No replacement is named; certifications already earned stay valid for their normal three years.
The last day to take CWNA-109. CWNA-110 is already available, so new candidates should prepare for it.
MLA-C02 becomes generally available, adding generative AI, agentic AI and Amazon Bedrock coverage. The English MLA-C01 exam already ended on 28 September 2026; Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese versions remain until this date.
The refreshed CCNA adds an AI and Network Operations domain and puts more weight on practical skills. The current exam can be taken until 2 February 2027.
The CISSP exam moves to a new exam outline on this date. Sitting before then? The current 2024 outline still applies.
The English SY0-701 exam retires on this date; Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai versions follow on 13 August 2027.
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The October 2026 release updates techniques, groups, software and campaigns across Enterprise, Mobile and ICS, with expanded coverage of recent adversary tradecraft. Exams that test ATT&CK, such as CySA+, use its tactic and technique names.
Both exams retired on this date.
CWNA-110 replaced CWNA-109 as the current version; CWNA-109 remains available until 31 December 2026.
The first major update since 2022: a new Security Governance domain replaces business continuity, and foundational AI topics run throughout.
The certification, exam and renewal assessment retired. Its successor is SC-500, Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate.
SCOR v2.0 replaced v1.1 (last test day 26 August), the first major blueprint revision since 2020, adding cloud-delivered security and SSE.
SVPN 300-730 retired with no direct replacement (last test day 26 August 2026); the email (ESA) and web (WSA) security concentrations also ended that day, and SCAZT 300-740 was refocused on Security Service Edge as SSCA.
A revised outline with new domain weights, and AI security now covered across all six domains.
The certification retired on this date.
The first stable release of the restructured, modular Mobile Application Security Testing Guide that sits alongside MASVS. MASVS itself is unchanged.
CySA+ V4 launched with reweighted domains: Security Operations 34%, Vulnerability Management 26%, Incident Response and Management 24%, Reporting and Communication 16%.
Checked against each issuer on 19 Oct 2026: no new version, outline update or retirement announced.
Dates come from the issuing bodies and can move. Always confirm with the issuer before you book your exam.