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Cybersecurity Defense EngineerSplunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer exam objectives
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Data Engineering
10%of examDetection Engineering
40%of exam- 2.1 Create and tune detections (i.e. Correlation Search)Practice
- 2.2 Incorporate context into detections (i.e. Correlation Search)Practice
- 2.3 Understand and create risk-based modifiers and detectionsPractice
- 2.4 Generate effective Notable Events/findingsPractice
- 2.5 Create and maintain a detection lifecyclePractice
Building Effective Security Processes and Programs
20%of examAutomation and Efficiency
20%of exam- 4.1 Develop automation and orchestration for standard operating proceduresPractice
- 4.2 Optimize Case ManagementPractice
- 4.3 Describe and utilize REST APIsPractice
- 4.4 Automate responses using SOAR playbooksPractice
- 4.5 Compare and validate integrations and automation capabilities of Enterprise Security and SOARPractice
Auditing and Reporting on Security Programs
10%of examObjectives marked Practice open a page of original questions written for that objective, each with a full explanation cited to Splunk documentation.
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