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Exam Details

• Exam Name: Cybersecurity Certified Expert (CSCE)
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, online with remote supervision (proctoring)
• Exam Delivery: Safe Exam Browser
• Number of Questions: 90 questions: 70% technical scenarios / 30% conceptual
• Exam Duration: 150 minutes
• Passing Score: 80% (72 out of 90 correct answers)
• Available Languages: Spanish
• Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts (minimum 15 days between attempts)
• Validity: 3 years · 15 CPD credits per year

Main Subjects

• Governance, risk and compliance (20%): ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS; Risk assessment and treatment; Regulatory compliance.
• Network, systems and architecture security (20%): Defense in depth and Zero Trust; Windows and Linux hardening; IAM and cryptography; Cloud security.
• Advanced threats, vulnerabilities and pentesting (20%): Scanning and prioritized remediation; PTES and MITRE ATT&CK; OWASP Top 10; Technical report.
• SOC operations, detection and intelligence (20%): SIEM; Alert triage and management; CTI and threat hunting.
• Incident response, forensics and recovery (20%): Response plan and playbooks; Forensic acquisition and analysis; Legal obligations and recovery.

Who is this certification for?

• SOC analysts and security engineers: Who want to validate detection, architecture and response.
• Pentesters, red teamers and GRC consultants: Who want to prove offensive and risk skills.
• CISOs and IT professionals in transition: Who support investment and risk decisions.

Prerequisites

No mandatory prerequisites: no prior experience, training or certification is required to take the exam. Recommended (not mandatory): TCP/IP networking, Windows and Linux, information security and risk management concepts, and familiarity with SIEM, Nmap or Nessus and with NIST CSF or ISO/IEC 27001.