GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender

Here you have the best GIAC GCED practice exam questions

  • You have 88 total questions across 18 pages (5 per page)
  • These questions were last updated on April 18, 2026
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Question 1 of 88

Which type of media should the IR team be handling as they seek to understand the root cause of an incident?

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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

By imaging the media with tools such as dd or Ghost and analyzing the copy, you preserve the original media for later analysis so that the results can be recreated by another competent examiner if necessary.
Question 2 of 88

An incident response team is handling a worm infection among their user workstations. They created an IPS signature to detect and block worm activity on the border IPS, then removed the worms artifacts or workstations triggering the rule. Despite this action, worm activity continued for days after. Where did the incident response team fail?

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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is B.

Identifying and scoping an incident during triage is important to successfully handling a security incident. The detection methods used by the team didnt detect all the infected workstations.
Question 3 of 88

A legacy server on the network was breached through an OS vulnerability with no patch available. The server is used only rarely by employees across several business units. The theft of information from the server goes unnoticed until the company is notified by a third party that sensitive information has been posted on the Internet. Which control was the first to fail?

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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is C.

The legacy system was not properly classified or assigned an owner. It is critical that an organization identifies and classifies information so proper controls and measures should be put in place. The ultimate goal of data classification is to make sure that all information is properly protected at the correct level.
This was not a failure of incident response, access control or security awareness training.
Question 4 of 88

Analyze the screenshot below. Which of the following attacks can be mitigated by these configuration settings?

Exam GCED: Question 4 - Image 1
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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is D.

Both BPDU Guard and Root Guard are used to prevent a new switch from becoming the Root Bridge. They are very similar but use different mechanisms.
Rootguard allows devices to use STP, but if they send superior BDPUs (i.e. they attempt to become the Root Bridge), Root Guard disables the port until the offending BPDUs cease. Recovery is automatic.
If Portfast is enabled on a port, BPDU Guard will disable the port if a BPDU is received. The port stays disabled until it is manually re-enabled. Devices behind such ports cannot use STP, as the port would be disabled as soon as they send BPDUs (which is the default behavior of switches).
Question 5 of 88

Of the following pieces of digital evidence, which would be collected FIRST from a live system involved in an incident?

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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is D.

Best practices suggest that live response should follow the order of volatility, which means that you want to collect data which is changing the most rapidly. The order of volatility is:

Memory -

Swap or page file -
Network status and current / recent network connections

Running processes -
Open files

About the GIAC GCED Certification Exam

About the Exam

The GIAC GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

How to Prepare

Work through all 88 practice questions across 18 pages. Focus on understanding the reasoning behind each answer rather than memorizing responses to be ready for any variation on the real exam.

Why Practice Exams?

Practice exams help you familiarize yourself with the question format, manage your time, and reduce anxiety on the test day. Our GCED questions are regularly updated to reflect the latest exam objectives.