CPEs, or Continuing Professional Education credits, are crucial for many information security professionals- especially for those who are holders of ISC(2) certifications, such as the CISSP.
Below is a reference guide for how many CPEs are awarded for completing various content on the Enterprise Platform. The numbers below are specifically what is awarded by ISC(2).
CPEs are only awarded after you add your ISC2 ID to your account, you will not be awarded any missing credits before that. If you have your HTB Account linked you can add the ID in the user settings
Active & Exclusive Machines
For the purposes of CPE submission, Exclusive Machines are treated the same as Active Machines. It is worth noting that Machines rated Very Easy do not award CPE credits.
Easy | 2 |
Medium | 4 |
Hard | 6 |
Insane | 8 |
Retired Machines
Easy | 1 |
Medium | 2 |
Hard | 3 |
Insane | 4 |
Active Challenges
Easy | 1 |
Medium | 2 |
Hard | 3 |
Insane | 4 |
Sherlocks
Easy | 1 |
Medium | 2 |
Hard | 3 |
Insane | 4 |
Professional Labs & Cloud Labs
CPE credits for Professional Labs & Cloud Labs are awarded based on the percentage completed, with 10 CPEs being awarded for every additional 25% completion for a total of 40 CPEs.
25% Completion | 10 |
50% Completion | 10 |
75% Completion | 10 |
100% Completion | 10 |
Professional Labs and Cloud Labs certificates also include CPE credits, length, subject areas covered, and location which can be used to submit them to any organization to acquire CPEs.
Mini Professional Labs
Mini Professional Labs awards 10 CPE credits on completion, this will show on the certificate of completion as well as the length and subjects covered.
Academy on Enterprise
CPEs are only awarded for Modules that are Tier 1 and above.
Fundamental Modules | 2 |
Easy Modules | 4 |
Medium Modules | 6 |
Hard Modules | 8 |
Insane Modules | 10 |
Exams | 40 |