Cybersecurity skills test: Online screening assessment to hire the best engineer

Summary of the Cybersecurity test

This Cybersecurity test evaluates candidates’ technical knowledge of cybersecurity and their ability to comprehend important key fields such as endpoint, network, and web security. This test will help you identify experts for various cybersecurity roles.

Covered skills

  • Understanding and exploiting/mitigating threats related to endpoints

  • Understanding and exploiting/mitigating threats related to networks

  • Understanding and exploiting/mitigating threats related to the web

Use the Cybersecurity test to hire

Cybersecurity Analysts, Network Security Engineers, Endpoint Security Specialists, Penetration Testers, SOC Analysts, WAF engineers, Cloud Security Specialists, Application Security Specialists

Type

Role specific skills

Time

10 min

Languages

English

Level

Advanced

About the Cybersecurity test

Global connectivity and the use of cloud services to store data and information are helping companies to operate more efficiently and serve a wider audience around the world. But along with these advantages, there comes the danger of cyber attacks and data breaches. Cybersecurity experts help protect companies and their data from cyber attacks on their devices, computer networks, and cloud servers.

This Cybersecurity test assesses candidates’ skills in identifying and understanding threats related to endpoints, networks, and the web. This test also evaluates candidates' abilities to mitigate threats and attacks to protect company data and information. This test will help you identify experts for any cybersecurity specialist positions.

Candidates who perform well on this screening have real-world skills in protecting all three major areas of cybersecurity against theft and exploitation by malicious actors and campaigns. These include end-user devices (such as desktops, laptops and mobile devices), computer networks (including both hardware and software technologies), and data stored online via cloud platforms.

The test is made by a subject-matter expert

Gunay G.

Gunay is an IT Security Specialist and Electronics Engineer who has been in the IT security industry since 2013. In the last 7+ years, Gunay has worked in various subfields of IT Security, from Penetration Testing to Incident Response and from Network Security to Application Security.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Information technology, Gunay has a particular interest in cloud computing and electronics.

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