EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council Cloud Security Essentials

CSE

The EC-Council Cloud Security Essentials (CSE) certification validates foundational cloud security knowledge and hands-on skills for securing identities, data, and applications across cloud and hybrid environments. Designed for beginners and career switchers, this entry-level program combines 10+ hours of self-paced training, six hands-on labs, and a capstone project to prepare you for a proctored exam. Earning the CSE demonstrates your readiness to contribute to cloud security initiatives and kickstart a career in cybersecurity.

Practice Free Questions

8Domains

40Objectives

378Practice pages

1814Free questions

CSE free practice questions

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Cloud computing types and service models

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

Shared cloud security responsibility

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Evaluating cloud service providers

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

Threats and attacks in cloud environments

56 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–56

Cloud security design principles and architecture

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

IAM fundamentals, principals, and roles

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

Role-based access control (RBAC)

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Identity federation and single sign-on (SSO)

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Multifactor authentication and least privilege

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

IAM auditing and monitoring

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

Data classification and lifecycle

35 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35

Encryption at rest and in transit

55 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55

Customer vs. cloud provider managed keys

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

Backup and disaster recovery strategies

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Virtual Private Clouds (VPC)

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

Network isolation and segmentation

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) and Network Security Groups (NSG)

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Remote access and connections

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Firewalls and intrusion detection

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in the cloud

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Web Application Firewall (WAF) and OWASP Top Ten

65 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65

Secure coding practices

60 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60

API security and integration best practices

57 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–57

Serverless and container security (Docker, Kubernetes)

54 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–54

Cloud logging and security monitoring

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

SIEM and SOAR

42 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–42

Cloud-native monitoring solutions

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Continuous security monitoring strategies

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

Incident response in the cloud

49 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–49

Identifying cloud security risks

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Risk assessment frameworks for cloud environments

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

Threat modeling and vulnerability assessment

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Quantitative vs. qualitative risk assessment

43 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–43

Cloud risk treatment, response, and mitigation

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Regulatory and industry compliance

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Cloud security standards

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Cloud security governance and risk management

49 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–49

Auditing and monitoring cloud resources

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Cloud security assessment and penetration testing

49 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–49

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EC-Council Cloud Security Essentials

CSE free practice questions

Domain 1 · Cloud Computing and Security Fundamentals12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 223 questions12%

Domain 2 · Identity and Access Management in the Cloud12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 209 questions12%

Domain 3 · Data Protection and Encryption in the Cloud12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 210 questions12%

Domain 4 · Network Security in the Cloud10% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 177 questions10%

Domain 5 · Application Security in the Cloud16% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 284 questions16%

Domain 6 · Cloud Security Monitoring and Incident Response13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 236 questions13%

Domain 7 · Cloud Security Risk Assessment and Management13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 234 questions13%

Domain 8 · Cloud Compliance and Governance13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 241 questions13%