Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst practice exams
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- Exam code
- Cybersecurity Defense Analyst
- Cost
- $130USD
- Questions
- 66
- Duration
- 75minutes
- Passing score
- Not published by Splunk
- Level
- Mid level
- Valid for
- 3years
- Study guide
- How to prepare
- Sources
- 63official pages
- Format
- 66multiple choice questions, delivered by Pearson VUE at a test center or with an online proctor
Cybersecurity Defense Analyst practice exams
2 full-length forms, 66 questions each, apportioned to the published domain weightings.
An administrator wants to load structured threat intelligence from an external partner into Enterprise Security. Which formats does Splunk document uploading?
The answer
STIX or OpenIOC
Checked against
help.splunk.com, checked August 2026Upload a STIX or OpenIOC structured threat intelligence file…
What the exam tests
Exam domains and official weightings
The percentage is the exam weighting; the bar is how many verified questions we hold there, so a short bar is where our bank is thin.
- The Cyber Landscape, Frameworks, and Standards10%15 verified
- Threat and Attack Types, Motivations, and Tactics20%27 verified
- Defenses, Data Sources, and SIEM Best Practices20%27 verified
- Investigation, Event Handling, Correlation, and Risk20%27 verified
- SPL and Efficient Searching20%27 verified
- Threat Hunting and Remediation10%15 verified
Where to focus: Four sections carry 20% each: attack types, defenses and SIEM practice, investigation and risk, and SPL. That is 80% of the paper, and only one of the four is about writing searches.
Every Cybersecurity Defense Analyst objective, with practice questions mapped to each one
What the exam actually asks you to do
66 multiple choice questions and nothing else. Splunk sets no lab and no simulation on this exam, so the practice that matters is reading a scenario and choosing well under the clock.
Item formats
- Multiple choice
Nothing here needs a lab. Reading carefully and eliminating options is the whole skill. Splunk, Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst certification track ↗
Between sittings
The same bank the numbered forms are assembled from.
Quick Practice
Open now
All 138 verified questions, untimed, with the explanation after each answer.
Domain Drill
Open now
Every domain on its own, for the area a score report says is weakest.
Review Missed
Fills as you go
Re-asks the questions you got wrong. Nothing to review until you miss something.
Splunk’s free resources
Study from the source. The page below is free to read, and it is what our own questions are written from.
Official Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam page & objectives ↗Keep reading
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- Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam objectives
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- Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam format
How many questions, how long, what the items look like, and how long it stays valid.
- Cybersecurity Defense Analyst passing score
The exact cut score, what kind of number it is, and the retake terms.
- How hard is Cybersecurity Defense Analyst?
An honest difficulty read from the format, the clock and the weights.
- What Cybersecurity Defense Analyst costs
The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.
- Cybersecurity Defense Analyst guide
Who it is for, study plans by experience level, and whether it is worth it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam cost?
Splunk lists the exam at $130 USD per exam attempt and delivers it through its testing partner Pearson VUE, at a test center or with an online proctor. A retake costs the same $130 again.
How long is the exam and how many questions does it have?
Splunk publishes 66 multiple choice questions in 75 minutes. Splunk notes on the test blueprint that the 75 minutes include three minutes to review the exam agreement, so the working time is 72.
What is the passing score?
Splunk publishes no passing score for this exam, and no exam code either. It states the question count, the time limit and the section weightings on its test blueprint and stops there, so any percentage you see quoted elsewhere is somebody's estimate rather than Splunk's number.
What do I need before I can sit it?
Splunk lists no prerequisite for this exam. Anyone can register for it.