LIVE Certified Ransomware Specialist
Live sessions on Fridays, Feb. 7th, 14th & 21st | 10 am PT / 1 pm ET
Enrollment Closes Feb. 5th | Complete by Mar. 31st at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Enrollment is now open! Register for our upcoming live course to become a Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist today!
Our Certified Ransomware Specialist course equips you with knowledge of the latest ransomware threats and best practices for defense. You’ll also learn how Proofpoint's human-centric approach to threat and information protection can enhance your organization’s security posture.
Becoming certified is easy. Watch the three courses live or on-demand, pass the exams at the end of each course, and earn your certification! We will issue all completed certificates during the last week of February and first week of April.
Registration closes on Wednesday, February 5th at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET. The completion deadline for the course is on Monday, March 31st, 2025 at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET.
*This track is intended for all levels of cybersecurity administration roles. These are NOT technical training sessions. All courses are eligible for CPE credits through ISC(2).
Course 1
Unmasking Ransomware - A Historical and Tactical Evolution
Ransomware attacks have evolved from small-scale annoyances demanding hundreds of dollars to sophisticated operations targeting entire organizations for multi-million-dollar payouts. Understanding this evolution is critical to defending against these escalating threats.
In the first of three ransomware training courses, join Proofpoint experts to explore:
- The origins and evolution of ransomware
- How ransomware tactics have shifted to “big game” hunting
- Real-world examples of ransomware attacks and their impact
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Course 2
Ransomware Today - Tackling the Human-Centric Threat
Almost all ransomware attacks originate from email or social engineering, making ransomware an inherently people-centric problem. To effectively combat this threat, organizations must shift their focus to proactive detection and mitigation.
In the second of three courses, Proofpoint experts will cover:
- Why people are the key to understanding ransomware threats
- The latest ransomware tactics used by today’s threat actors
- How to identify and protect high-risk users and gain visibility into potential ransomware attack vectors
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Course 3
Building Resilience - Strategies to Prevent and Combat Ransomware
Effectively combating ransomware requires more than just reactive measures—it demands a proactive, layered defense strategy. By integrating threat intelligence, robust security practices, and incident response planning, organizations can reduce the risk and minimize the impact of ransomware attacks.
In this final course of the series, Proofpoint experts will provide actionable guidance on:
- Preventing initial infections with effective safeguards
- Interrupting ransomware lifecycles, including discovery, persistence, and data exfiltration
- Implementing best practices to mitigate risk and ensure swift recovery
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FAQs
Keep in mind that in order to be able to take the exams, you must use a business email. Please do not register with a personal email such as those with the domain “gmail” or “yahoo.”
Please consistently use the same email you registered with throughout the program to ensure the accuracy of tracking your attendance towards getting certified.
After filling out the form on this page to enroll in our certification program, you will receive an email from us confirming your spot reservation. We will send you separate emails within 3-5 business days for you to log in to our Cybersecurity Academy training platform to access your recordings and exams. Please double check your spam folder and email security settings for these emails.
To pass a course, you would have to watch at least 80% of the on-demand recordings for all three sessions and take the three exams. You need to score 100% on each exam to pass the course. You will have unlimited attempts to take your exams.
You have unlimited attempts to take the exams to get 100% scores to pass the courses.
You will have until Monday, March 31st, 2025 at 5 PM PT to access the course recordings and exams to complete your certification.
Each session is about 1 hour long. Each exam will be about 15 minutes.
The Cybersecurity Leadership courses and certifications are free.
Yes. You are required to watch at least 80% of all three sessions to be eligible for your certification in addition to passing all of your exams.
The exam(s) will automatically be available to you on the training platform AFTER you've completed the required session(s).
If you are running into problems logging into the Proofpoint training platform, please go to account.adobe.com. You'll create an account using the same email address you used to enroll in this course, and then you'll be able to access the course modules. If you're still running into issues try: 1) creating your account in an incognito window or a different browser, 2) create an account on a personal computer without company policy restrictions, and/or 3) clear your cache, log out and log back in again.
The deadline for the Ransomware certification completion is Monday, March 31st at 5 pm PT. We will review all the submissions and issue all eligible certificates/badges via Credly the last week of February and the first week of April. If you've completed your requirements on time, you will receive an email from Credly once we've issued your certificate, at which point you can login to your Credly account to accept your certificate of completion.
Currently we are not offering any renewals of previous badges and certificates. Once we open renewals back up again, we'll notify you via email.
We will submit all certificates to ISC2 for three CPE credits at the end of February and at the beginning of April after we've issued all Credly certificates for Ransomware for those who have entered in their ID number at the point of registration. If you did not enter your ISC2 ID at the point of registration or is not a member, then you may take your digital certificate from Credly and send it to ISC2 yourself or apply it another organization you may be affiliated with for three credits.
In order to receive an updated 2025 ransomware badge/certificate, you'll need to register for this course and complete all the requirements by Monday, March 31st, 2025 at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET.