Cybersecurity Defense Engineer

Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer practice exams

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Exam code
Cybersecurity Defense Engineer
Cost
$130USD
Questions
60
Duration
75minutes
Passing score
Not published by Splunk
Level
Advanced
Valid for
3years
Study guide
How to prepare
Sources
42official pages
Format
60multiple choice questions, delivered by Pearson VUE at a test centre or with an online proctor

Cybersecurity Defense Engineer practice exams

2 full-length forms, 60 questions each, apportioned to the published domain weightings.

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.

5domains
  • Data Engineering10%
    13 verified
  • Detection Engineering40%
    49 verified
  • Building Effective Security Processes and Programs20%
    25 verified
  • Automation and Efficiency20%
    25 verified
  • Auditing and Reporting on Security Programs10%
    13 verified

Where to focus: Detection Engineering alone is 40% of the exam, which is 24 of the 60 questions. Automation and Efficiency and Building Effective Security Processes are 20% each, so three sections carry 80% of the paper.

Every Cybersecurity Defense Engineer objective, with practice questions mapped to each one

What the exam actually asks you to do

60 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 Engineer certification track

Between sittings

The same bank the numbered forms are assembled from.

  • Open now

    Quick Practice

    All 125 verified questions, untimed, with the explanation after each answer.

  • Open now

    Domain Drill

    Every domain on its own, for the area a score report says is weakest.

  • Fills as you go

    Review Missed

    Re-asks the questions you got wrong. Nothing to review until you miss something.

Open Cybersecurity Defense Engineer practice

Splunk’s free resources

Study from the source. Everything below is published by the vendor, free to read, and is what our own questions are written from:

Official Cybersecurity Defense Engineer exam page & objectives ↗

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Frequently asked questions

How much does the Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer exam cost?

Splunk lists the exam at $130 USD per exam attempt and delivers it through its testing partner Pearson VUE, at a test centre 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 60 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.

Ready to practice for Cybersecurity Defense Engineer?

Five questions from across every practice exam, plus 10 questions per certification in bank practice, with no account. Full explanations on every single one.