{
  "name": "Cybersecurity certification exam changes",
  "description": "Launch and retirement dates the certifying bodies have published, one row per event, each with its source.",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite_as": "DecipherU, Exam changes dataset, https://decipheru.com/exam-changes",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-07",
  "columns": [
    "exam",
    "exam_slug",
    "event",
    "kind",
    "date",
    "date_is_approximate",
    "source_label",
    "source_url",
    "checked"
  ],
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    {
      "exam": "CompTIA CySA+",
      "exam_slug": "cysa-plus-prep",
      "event": "CS0-004 launches",
      "kind": "starts",
      "date": "2026-06-23",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "CompTIA CySA+ V4 (CS0-004)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/cybersecurity-analyst/v4/",
      "checked": "2026-10-07"
    },
    {
      "exam": "ISC2 CCSP",
      "exam_slug": "ccsp-prep",
      "event": "New CCSP outline takes effect",
      "kind": "starts",
      "date": "2026-08-01",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "ISC2: CCSP exam outline revised",
      "source_url": "https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2026/06/isc2-ccsp-exam-outline-revised",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    },
    {
      "exam": "ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)",
      "exam_slug": "isc2-cc-prep",
      "event": "New CC outline takes effect",
      "kind": "starts",
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "ISC2: inside the updated CC exam",
      "source_url": "https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2026/08/inside-the-updated-isc2-cc-exam",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    },
    {
      "exam": "ISACA CISM",
      "exam_slug": "cism-prep",
      "event": "New CISM outline takes effect",
      "kind": "starts",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "ISACA: CISM exam content outline update",
      "source_url": "https://www.isaca.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2026/isaca-updates-cism-exam-content-outline-factoring-in-todays-technologies-security-responsibilities",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    },
    {
      "exam": "CompTIA Security+",
      "exam_slug": "security-plus-prep",
      "event": "SY0-801 launches",
      "kind": "starts",
      "date": "2026-11-17",
      "date_is_approximate": true,
      "source_label": "CompTIA Security+ V8 (SY0-801)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/security/v8/",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    },
    {
      "exam": "CompTIA CySA+",
      "exam_slug": "cysa-plus-prep",
      "event": "CS0-003 retires in English",
      "kind": "retires",
      "date": "2026-12-22",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "CompTIA CySA+ V4 (CS0-004)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/cybersecurity-analyst/v4/",
      "checked": "2026-10-07"
    },
    {
      "exam": "CompTIA CySA+",
      "exam_slug": "cysa-plus-prep",
      "event": "CS0-003 retires in Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish",
      "kind": "retires",
      "date": "2027-03-23",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "CompTIA CySA+ V4 (CS0-004)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/cybersecurity-analyst/v4/",
      "checked": "2026-10-07"
    },
    {
      "exam": "CompTIA Security+",
      "exam_slug": "security-plus-prep",
      "event": "SY0-701 retires in English",
      "kind": "retires",
      "date": "2027-06-11",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "CompTIA Security+ V8 (SY0-801)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/security/v8/",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    },
    {
      "exam": "CompTIA Security+",
      "exam_slug": "security-plus-prep",
      "event": "SY0-701 retires in Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai",
      "kind": "retires",
      "date": "2027-08-13",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "source_label": "CompTIA Security+ V8 (SY0-801)",
      "source_url": "https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/security/v8/",
      "checked": "2026-10-04"
    }
  ]
}