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Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

mnorton — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:56:50 GMT

Can you tell me the requirements for a professional blog post as it pertains to the "contributions to the profession / writing, researching and publishing" category?

There is a required field for Publisher, however, there is no field for a web link.

Can the post be published in my company's blog as long as it relates to a related domain?

Thanks,

Mark

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

amandavanceISC2 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:35:43 GMT

@mnorton Yes, you may submit CPEs for writing a professional blog post. Please see the information from the CPE Handbook below on how to submit.

Contributions to the Profession: Writing, Researching & Publishing

* Professional Blog - 10 CPEs per blog as author, 5 CPEs per blog as co-author, 2 CPEs per blog as editor.

Best Regards,

Amanda Vance

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

mbonsack — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 03:56:39 GMT

But *how* do you do this? As the OP states, there is no entry for the URL, and the "save and continue" does not continue if you select any other choice (Article, professional, etc.)

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

SamanthaO_isc2 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:41:00 GMT

Hello @mbonsack,

If you reach out to Member Services, they would be more than happy to help you with this. You can get in touch here.

You may also find the Guide and Tutorial attached to this article helpful.

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

mikemm — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 04:09:38 GMT

I think what OP and myself also want to know is what qualifies as a professional blog. If I have a blogging platform and write an article on say nmap would it qualify as a professional blog? For instance would this qualify: https://mmaul.github.io/hacking-nmap/hacking-nmap.html

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

Clipper — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 22:11:22 GMT

Not sure why nobody replied, so I do for whoever has the same question.

Yes ! Your great blog article on nmap definitely deserves the 10 CPE credits. In absence of any clear ISC2 definition of "professional blog" I assume it is a blog about your profession in the security area.

HTH

Re: Professional Blog Posts and CPE Credits

meltonkt — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:36:55 GMT

I am also confused by their use of the word "blog" instead of "blog post." I run a blog about cybersecurity concepts and techniques and have often written long articles over the past few years. However, I haven't done a good job of keeping track of my Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, and now I need to figure out how to record them for credit. Is it 10 CPEs for one post or 10 CPEs for the whole blog?