Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer (SCCDE)

Level up to a Defense Engineering career path

Move into cybersecurity defense engineering for security operations centers (SOC) by analyzing security vulnerabilities and threats to create and tune detections, incorporate risk, develop and follow security processes and programs, and efficiently automate standard operating procedures.

Who should take this exam? Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analysts* who want to grow into the Defense Engineering career path. This exam establishes an intermediate-level standard for users of Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, and Splunk SOAR who wish to be certified as cybersecurity professionals. With this certification, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge critical to optimizing detection and automation in a SOC environment.

* The Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst certification is a prerequirement for this test.

  • Career builders: Take your career to the next level by earning a certification that will help you climb the ranks as a Splunk-certified professional.
  • SOC Detection Engineers: Solidify your position as a cybersecurity detection engineer and optimize your efficiency with Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR.
  • Cybersecurity professionals: Take your SOC analyst career further and level up as a Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer.

It is strongly recommended that candidates have Power User level knowledge of Splunk Enterprise and familiarity with Administrator tasks in Splunk Cloud or Splunk Enterprise.

Prerequisites

Candidates looking to prepare for this exam are recommended to complete the following courses:

Exams

Exam Details:

  • Level: Professional
  • Prerequisites: Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst
  • Length: 120 minutes*
  • Format: 100 multiple choice questions*
  • Pricing: $0 USD *while in beta
  • Delivery: Exam is given by our testing partner, Pearson VUE

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