EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council Certified Security Specialist

ECSS

The EC-Council Certified Security Specialist (ECSS) certification is a beginner-friendly cybersecurity program that builds a strong, practical foundation in ethical hacking, network security, and digital forensics. It is designed for students and career starters with no prior IT or cybersecurity background, empowering them to understand attacks, defend systems, and investigate incidents from day one. With 114 hands-on labs, it develops job-ready skills for aspiring cybersecurity professionals.

Practice Free Questions

6Domains

36Objectives

348Practice pages

1671Free questions

ECSS free practice questions

Choose any objective and open any question page — no sign-in required.

Network security fundamentals

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

Identification, authentication, and authorization

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

Administrative security controls

59 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 56–59

Physical security controls

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Technical controls (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, SIEM)

51 questions · 11 pages

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

Cryptography and PKI

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

Data security

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

Virtualization and cloud computing security

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

Wireless network security

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Mobile device security

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

IoT device security

44 questions · 9 pages

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

Network traffic monitoring

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Information security fundamentals

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

Ethical hacking fundamentals and hacker classes

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

Malware threats and countermeasures

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

Ethical hacking phases (reconnaissance to exploitation)

47 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–47

Password cracking techniques and countermeasures

38 questions · 8 pages

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

Network-level attacks (sniffing, DoS/DDoS, session hijacking)

51 questions · 11 pages

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

Web application attacks and SQL injection

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

Wireless attacks and countermeasures

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Mobile, IoT, and OT attacks

51 questions · 11 pages

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

Cloud computing threats and countermeasures

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Penetration testing fundamentals

44 questions · 9 pages

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

Computer forensics fundamentals

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Computer forensics investigation process

44 questions · 9 pages

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

Hard disks and file systems

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Data acquisition and duplication

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Defeating anti-forensics techniques

45 questions · 9 pages

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

Windows forensics

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Linux and Mac forensics

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

Network forensics

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

Investigating web attacks

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

Dark web forensics

47 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–47

Investigating email crimes

44 questions · 9 pages

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

Malware forensics

43 questions · 9 pages

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

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EC-Council Certified Security Specialist

ECSS free practice questions

Domain 1 · Network Defense Fundamentals and Controls21% of practice bank · 7 objectives · 349 questions21%

Domain 2 · Network Defense Systems and Monitoring14% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 226 questions14%

Domain 3 · Ethical Hacking Fundamentals and Core Attacks17% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 278 questions17%

Domain 4 · Ethical Hacking Advanced Attacks and Penetration Testing17% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 281 questions17%

Domain 5 · Digital Forensics Fundamentals and Acquisition12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 208 questions12%

Domain 6 · Digital Forensics Investigations20% of practice bank · 7 objectives · 329 questions20%