EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council SOC Essentials

SCE

The EC-Council SOC Essentials (SCE) certification is your entry point into security operations. Designed for aspiring security professionals, freshers, and career switchers, it builds foundational knowledge of networks, cyber threats, SOC architecture, and incident response. With hands-on labs and a capstone project, you'll validate practical skills and earn a globally recognized credential that signals readiness for SOC roles.

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8Domains

39Objectives

353Practice pages

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SCE free practice questions

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TCP/IP and OSI models

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Network topologies and hardware components

32 questions · 7 pages

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

Network security controls and devices

63 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 61–63

Windows and Unix/Linux security

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

Web application fundamentals

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

Information security standards, laws, and acts

33 questions · 7 pages

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

Threat intent, motive, and goal

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Network-based, application-based, and host-based attacks

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Insider attacks

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Purpose and importance of a SOC

38 questions · 8 pages

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

SOC team roles and responsibilities

41 questions · 9 pages

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

SOC KPIs, metrics, and maturity models

42 questions · 9 pages

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

SOC workflow, processes, and challenges

40 questions · 8 pages

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

SOC people, process, and technologies

45 questions · 9 pages

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

SOC architecture and infrastructure

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

Introduction to SIEM and SIEM architecture

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

SIEM deployment models and data sources

41 questions · 9 pages

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

Endpoint and network data in SIEM

38 questions · 8 pages

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

Events, incidents, and logs

39 questions · 8 pages

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

Typical log sources and formats

37 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–37

Local vs. centralized log 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

Logging best practices

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

Logging and log management tools

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

SIEM use case development

41 questions · 9 pages

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

Correlation rules, dashboards, and reports

45 questions · 9 pages

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

Alerting and triaging alerts

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Dealing with false positive alerts

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Incident escalation and ticketing systems

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

Threat intelligence sources, types, and lifecycle

32 questions · 7 pages

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

Threat intelligence feeds and platforms

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

Role of threat intelligence in SOC operations

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Threat hunting techniques and methodologies

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Leveraging threat intelligence for hunting

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

Incident handling process

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

Incident classification and prioritization

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Incident response lifecycle (preparation to recovery)

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

Post-incident analysis and reporting

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

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EC-Council SOC Essentials

SCE free practice questions

Domain 1 · Computer Network and Security Fundamentals16% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 263 questions16%

Domain 2 · Fundamentals of Cyber Threats12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 200 questions12%

Domain 3 · Introduction to the Security Operations Center10% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 161 questions10%

Domain 4 · SOC Components and Architecture13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 227 questions13%

Domain 5 · Log Management13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 225 questions13%

Domain 6 · Incident Detection and Analysis13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 217 questions13%

Domain 7 · Threat Intelligence and Hunting12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 209 questions12%

Domain 8 · Incident Response and Handling11% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 186 questions11%