The Certified Cybersecurity Technician Exam consists of 50 multiple-choice and 10 hands-on practical questions, lasting 3 hours. Candidates who obtain this certification show foundational, multi-disciplinary cybersecurity skills across network defense, ethical hacking, digital forensics, and security operations. The CCT certification is obtained through a comprehensive performance-based exam that combines live cyber range activities with various knowledge assessments, proving a grasp of both the knowledge and applied skills required to succeed in a cyber technician role.
The skills measured by this exam include Information security threats and attacks, network security fundamentals, network security controls, application security and cloud computing, wireless device security, data security, network monitoring and analysis, and incident and risk management.