GIAC (SANS)

GIAC Cloud Threat Detection

GCTD

The GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD) certification validates your ability to detect and investigate suspicious activity in cloud infrastructure. It is designed for security professionals who monitor, detect, and respond to threats across AWS and Azure environments. Earning GCTD proves you can leverage cloud-native tools, third-party solutions, and custom automations to defend cloud services effectively.

Practice Free Questions

4Domains

12Objectives

119Practice pages

575Free questions

GCTD free practice questions

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Cloud Monitoring Fundamentals

30 questions · 6 pages

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

Log Centralization

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

Network and Flow Monitoring

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Host OS Monitoring

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

Containers and Orchestration

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

Data and Storage Monitoring

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

Application and Proxy Monitoring

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

Automated Detection and Response

43 questions · 9 pages

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

Cyber Threat Intelligence for the Cloud

58 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 56–58

Cloud Vulnerability Analysis

45 questions · 9 pages

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

Investigating AWS Environments

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

Investigating Azure Environments

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

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GIAC Cloud Threat Detection

GCTD free practice questions

Domain 1 · Cloud Monitoring Foundations20% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 116 questions20%

Domain 2 · Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring37% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 210 questions37%

Domain 3 · Cloud Threat Detection and Response25% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 146 questions25%

Domain 4 · Cloud Provider Investigations18% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 103 questions18%