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Exam Details

• Exam Name: NeuroSafety Certified Associate (NCA)
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, online with remote supervision (proctoring)
• Exam Delivery: Safe Exam Browser
• Number of Questions: 60 questions: 60% conceptual / 40% short cases
• Exam Duration: 75 minutes
• Passing Score: 70% (42 out of 60 correct answers)
• Available Languages: Spanish / English
• Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts (minimum 7 days between attempts)
• Validity: 3 years · 10 CPD credits per year

Main Subjects

• Neurosecurity and neurotechnology fundamentals (15%): Levels of invasiveness; Lifecycle of a neurotechnology system; Use cases.
• Neurorights and the international ethical and legal framework (20%): The five neurorights; UNESCO and OECD; Comparative regulation.
• Neural data privacy and protection (20%): Minimization and purpose limitation; Neural consent; Anonymization and retention.
• Threats and technical security in BCI systems (15%): Attack surface; Neural spoofing; Security by design.
• Governance, risk and regulatory compliance (20%): Guardrails and human oversight; ISO/IEC 27001, 27701 and 42001; Organizational programs.
• Evaluation, auditing and responsible deployment (10%): Metrics and testing; Continuous auditing; Incident response.

Who is this certification for?

• Cybersecurity and data protection professionals: Who extend their field to neurotechnology.
• Neurotechnology and healthcare professionals: Who work with neural data.
• Compliance and audit leads: Who oversee neurotechnology projects.

Prerequisites

No mandatory prerequisites: no prior experience, training or certification is required. Registration is direct with CertJoin or through an authorized partner. Recommended (not mandatory): basic knowledge of data protection, cybersecurity or neuroscience.