GIAC (SANS)

GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner

GCFE

The GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE) certification validates your ability to collect and analyze data from Windows computer systems, covering core forensic skills like evidence acquisition, browser forensics, and user activity tracing. Designed for incident responders, law enforcement, and forensic analysts, it proves you can conduct defensible, expert-level Windows investigations. Earning GCFE signals readiness to handle typical incident investigations with confidence and precision.

Practice Free Questions

6Domains

10Objectives

87Practice pages

416Free questions

GCFE free practice questions

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Digital Forensic Fundamentals

42 questions · 9 pages

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

Forensic Artifact Techniques

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Browser Structure and Analysis

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

Browser Forensic Artifacts

45 questions · 9 pages

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

System and Device Analysis

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

Event Log Analysis

33 questions · 7 pages

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

File and Program Analysis

41 questions · 9 pages

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

User Artifact Analysis

45 questions · 9 pages

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

Cloud Storage Analysis

37 questions · 8 pages

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

Email Analysis

40 questions · 8 pages

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

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GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner

GCFE free practice questions

Domain 1 · Digital Forensic Fundamentals10% of practice bank · 1 objectives · 42 questions10%

Domain 2 · Forensic Artifact Techniques10% of practice bank · 1 objectives · 40 questions10%

Domain 3 · Browser Forensics22% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 92 questions22%

Domain 4 · System and Device Analysis19% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 79 questions19%

Domain 5 · File and Program Analysis10% of practice bank · 1 objectives · 41 questions10%

Domain 6 · User and Cloud Artifacts29% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 122 questions29%