GIAC (SANS)

GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner

GIME

The GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner (GIME) certification validates a practitioner's computer forensic analysis and incident response skills for Mac and iOS systems. It is designed for experienced digital forensic analysts, law enforcement officers, and incident responders who need to analyze data from any Apple device. Earning GIME demonstrates you can conduct traditional investigations and intrusion analysis scenarios for compromised Apple devices.

Practice Free Questions

4Domains

13Objectives

85Practice pages

403Free questions

GIME free practice questions

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

Introduction to Apple Operating Systems

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

Introduction to Disk and File Systems

33 questions · 7 pages

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

Application Fundamentals

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Apple File System Artifacts

26 questions · 6 pages

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

Log Analysis and Timeline Creation

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

Pattern of Life

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Apple Application 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

Productivity Application Analysis

33 questions · 7 pages

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

Document and iCloud analysis

29 questions · 6 pages

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

Apple Systems Triage

36 questions · 8 pages

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

Incident Response

38 questions · 8 pages

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

Encrypted Container and Memory Analysis

10 questions · 2 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10

User Data and System Configuration

35 questions · 7 pages

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

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GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner

GIME free practice questions

Domain 1 · Apple Operating System Fundamentals20% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 81 questions20%

Domain 2 · Forensic Analysis and Artifacts23% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 94 questions23%

Domain 3 · Application and Data Analysis27% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 109 questions27%

Domain 4 · Incident Response and Advanced Techniques30% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 119 questions30%