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Key Facts: CrowdStrike CCCS Exam

60

Exam Questions

CrowdStrike CCCS Exam Guide (Feb 2026)

90 min

Time Limit

CrowdStrike CCCS Exam Guide (Feb 2026)

80%

Passing Score

CrowdStrike CCCS Exam Guide (Feb 2026)

$250

Exam Fee (USD)

Pearson VUE / CrowdStrike

3 yrs

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CrowdStrike certification policy

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In-person or OnVUE online proctoring

The CrowdStrike Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) is a 60-question, 90-minute Pearson VUE exam with an 80% passing score and a $250 USD fee. It validates expertise in Falcon Cloud Security across CSPM, CWP, KSPM, ASPM, DSPM, CIEM, and IaC scanning, plus cloud account registration on AWS (CloudFormation StackSets), Azure (Bicep/Entra ID), and GCP (service accounts at organization scope). Candidates must understand the Kubernetes Admission Controller, runtime detection via the Falcon sensor, prioritized triage with CVSS, EPSS, KEV, and reachability, and remediation through auto-playbooks and ticketing integrations. The credential is valid for 3 years and recertifies by passing the current exam.

Sample CrowdStrike CCCS Practice Questions

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1Which Falcon Cloud Security module focuses on detecting and remediating cloud control-plane misconfigurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP?
A.CWP (Cloud Workload Protection)
B.CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
C.DSPM (Data Security Posture Management)
D.ASPM (Application Security Posture Management)
Explanation: CSPM is the module that continuously inventories cloud accounts and evaluates the control plane against benchmarks (CIS, PCI, HIPAA, NIST) to surface Indicators of Misconfiguration (IOMs) such as public S3 buckets or unencrypted databases.
2Falcon Cloud Security categorizes findings into IOAs and IOMs. What does an IOM represent?
A.A behavior-based detection of an attacker action in a cloud account
B.A static misconfiguration of a cloud resource (for example a public storage bucket)
C.A vulnerable package detected in a container image
D.A network anomaly detected by the runtime sensor
Explanation: Indicators of Misconfiguration (IOMs) are configuration-based findings. They flag static settings such as public storage, unencrypted databases, missing logging, or over-permissive IAM policies that violate a benchmark or custom rule.
3An organization wants Falcon Cloud Security to discover and classify sensitive data such as PII and PCI inside Amazon S3 and Azure Blob storage. Which module should they enable?
A.CSPM
B.ASPM
C.DSPM
D.CIEM
Explanation: DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) discovers structured and unstructured data across cloud object stores, databases, and SaaS, classifies sensitive types (PII, PCI, PHI), and monitors data movement to flag exfiltration risk.
4Which Falcon Cloud Security capability provides one-click sensor deployment to existing EC2 instances using AWS Systems Manager?
A.Falcon Discover
B.1-Click Deployment
C.Falcon Forensics
D.Falcon Spotlight
Explanation: 1-Click Deployment is the workflow that uses cloud-native automation (SSM on AWS, custom script extensions on Azure, OS Login on GCP) to push the Falcon sensor to existing workloads from the Falcon console without separate jump-host access.
5In Falcon Cloud Security, what is the primary function of the Kubernetes Admission Controller (Falcon KAC)?
A.Run as a DaemonSet on every node and detect runtime container breakouts
B.Inspect Kubernetes API requests at admission time and block or alert on misconfigured workloads
C.Scan container images stored in registries for vulnerabilities
D.Provide a forwarder for Kubernetes audit logs to the Falcon SIEM
Explanation: The Falcon KAC registers as a webhook with the Kubernetes API server. When pods, deployments, or other objects are created or updated, the API request is sent to KAC, which evaluates it against admission control policies and can allow, alert, or block the object before it is persisted.
6Which two webhook types does the Kubernetes API server use, and which does the Falcon KAC primarily rely on to enforce policies that prevent insecure objects from being created?
A.MutatingAdmissionWebhook only
B.ValidatingAdmissionWebhook is used to allow, alert, or block objects
C.AuthenticationWebhook for blocking objects
D.AuthorizationWebhook for blocking objects
Explanation: The Kubernetes admission stage runs MutatingAdmissionWebhooks first (which can modify a request) and then ValidatingAdmissionWebhooks (which only allow or deny). Falcon KAC enforces deny/alert decisions through the validating webhook so it can stop noncompliant objects from being persisted.
7An engineer needs an inventory view of every cloud asset (compute, storage, identity) across all registered AWS accounts and Azure subscriptions. Which Falcon Cloud Security feature provides this single source of truth?
A.Falcon Spotlight
B.Cloud Asset Inventory in Falcon Cloud Security
C.Falcon Identity Threat Detection
D.Falcon Forensics Collector
Explanation: Cloud Asset Inventory (sometimes shown as the Assets view in Falcon Cloud Security) catalogs every resource discovered through cloud account registration. It is the basis for posture reporting, attack-path analysis, and most cloud detections.
8Falcon Cloud Security uses an analytics engine to prioritize the most critical cloud risks and identify potential attack paths. What is the engine called?
A.Charlotte AI
B.ExPRT.AI
C.Falcon Sandbox
D.Threat Graph
Explanation: ExPRT.AI is the prioritization engine that combines exploit availability, asset context, exposure, and threat intelligence to rank risk and surface likely attack paths in Falcon Cloud Security.
9Which Falcon Cloud Security capability inspects Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Helm, and Kubernetes YAML files before they are applied?
A.Image Assessment
B.Container Runtime Protection
C.IaC Scanning (Pre-Runtime / Shift-Left)
D.Cloud Detection and Response
Explanation: IaC scanning is the pre-runtime, shift-left capability. It parses templates and Helm charts, evaluates them against configuration policies, and surfaces misconfigurations such as open security groups, missing encryption, or over-permissive IAM before they reach the cloud.
10Which CNAPP capability surfaces vulnerabilities in container images stored in registries such as ECR, ACR, or GCR before they are deployed?
A.Image Assessment
B.DSPM
C.Cloud Account Registration
D.ASPM build pipeline scanning
Explanation: Image Assessment (sometimes called Image Scanning) connects to registries and CI pipelines, inventories layers, and reports CVEs and image misconfigurations before the image is run in a workload.

About the CrowdStrike CCCS Exam

The CrowdStrike Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) credential validates the ability to administer Falcon Cloud Security to monitor and respond to cloud risk. The exam covers the CNAPP feature set (CSPM, CWP, KSPM, ASPM, DSPM, CIEM, and IaC), one-click sensor deployment, Kubernetes Admission Controller, cloud account registration across AWS, Azure, and GCP, policy and rule authoring with OPA Rego and out-of-the-box compliance templates, pre-runtime IaC and image scanning, runtime detection on hosts and Kubernetes, prioritized triage with CVSS/EPSS/KEV/reachability, auto-remediation playbooks, and reporting integrations with Jira, ServiceNow, PagerDuty, and SIEMs.

Assessment

60 multiple-choice questions covering Falcon Cloud Security features, cloud account registration, policies and rules, pre-runtime protection, runtime protection, findings and detection analysis, and remediation and reporting

Time Limit

90 minutes

Passing Score

80%

Exam Fee

$250 USD (CrowdStrike / Pearson VUE)

CrowdStrike CCCS Exam Content Outline

~14%

Falcon Cloud Security Features and Services

CNAPP modules (CSPM, CWP, ASPM, DSPM, KSPM, CIEM), IaC scanning, one-click sensor deployment, Kubernetes Admission Controller (mutating + validating webhooks), Cloud Asset Inventory, ExPRT.AI, Charlotte AI

~14%

Cloud Account Registration

AWS CloudFormation StackSets with read-only IAM, CloudTrail, AWS Config; Azure Entra ID app registration + Reader RBAC via Bicep/ARM; GCP service account at organization scope; Cloud Groups, scan exclusions, troubleshooting trust policies and permissions

~14%

Cloud Security Policies and Rules

Compliance templates (CIS, PCI, HIPAA, NIST, SOC 2), custom OPA Rego rules, severity scale, detect vs prevent modes, policy bundles, Cloud-Group scoping, and rule-tuning lifecycle

~14%

Pre-Runtime Protection

IaC scanning for Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Helm, Kubernetes YAML, and Dockerfile; VS Code IDE plugin; GitHub PR checks; CI/CD gating; Image Assessment for CVEs and image misconfigurations

~14%

Runtime Protection

Falcon sensor on Linux/Windows cloud workloads, DaemonSet on Kubernetes nodes, container/host runtime detection, behavioral IOAs, ML detection, prevention vs detect modes, EDR/CWP integration via Threat Graph

~14%

Findings and Detection Analysis

IOM and IOA triage, CVSS/EPSS/KEV/reachability/asset-criticality prioritization, Active Risk scoring, attack-path analysis, host pivot from cloud to EDR, Charlotte AI for investigation

~16%

Remediating and Reporting Issues

Auto-remediation playbooks with separate scoped IAM roles, Jira/ServiceNow/PagerDuty integrations, SIEM streaming, compliance and executive reporting, MTTR dashboards, risk-accepted exceptions, closed-loop verification

How to Pass the CrowdStrike CCCS Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 80%
  • Assessment: 60 multiple-choice questions covering Falcon Cloud Security features, cloud account registration, policies and rules, pre-runtime protection, runtime protection, findings and detection analysis, and remediation and reporting
  • Time limit: 90 minutes
  • Exam fee: $250 USD

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

CrowdStrike CCCS Study Tips from Top Performers

1Memorize what each CNAPP module owns: CSPM = control plane, CWP = workloads, KSPM = Kubernetes, DSPM = data, CIEM = identities, ASPM = app posture, IaC = templates
2Know cloud account registration cold per provider — AWS uses CloudFormation StackSets and a read-only IAM role, Azure uses an Entra ID app registration with the Reader RBAC role via Bicep/ARM, and GCP uses a service account ideally scoped at the organization level
3Understand the Kubernetes Admission Controller flow — Mutating webhooks run before Validating webhooks, and Falcon KAC primarily uses validating decisions to detect or block noncompliant objects
4Learn the difference between IOAs and IOMs and which Falcon component produces each — IOAs come from runtime/behavioral analysis, IOMs from static configuration checks against compliance templates and custom OPA Rego rules
5Practice prioritization beyond CVSS — combine EPSS, CISA KEV inclusion, asset criticality, and reachability so you can defend triage decisions on the exam and on the job
6Walk through the remediation closed loop end-to-end — finding, ticket (Jira/ServiceNow), auto-remediation playbook with a separate scoped IAM role, verification on next evaluation, and MTTR reporting

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CrowdStrike Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) exam?

The CCCS is CrowdStrike's specialist-level credential focused on Falcon Cloud Security. It validates that a candidate can configure cloud account registration, author policies and rules, run pre-runtime IaC and image assessment, deploy runtime protection (including the Kubernetes Admission Controller), triage cloud detections, and remediate and report issues through Falcon's CNAPP.

How many questions are on the CCCS exam and what is the passing score?

The CCCS exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions delivered in 90 minutes, with an 80% passing score (approximately 48 correct answers). The exam fee is $250 USD and is delivered through Pearson VUE testing centers or OnVUE online proctoring.

What topics does the CCCS exam cover?

The exam covers Falcon Cloud Security features (CSPM, CWP, KSPM, ASPM, DSPM, CIEM, IaC scanning), cloud account registration (AWS CloudFormation StackSets, Azure Bicep/Entra ID, GCP service accounts), policy and rule authoring (compliance templates and OPA Rego), pre-runtime IaC and image scanning, runtime protection on hosts and Kubernetes, findings triage with CVSS/EPSS/KEV/reachability, and remediation and reporting.

How long is the CCCS certification valid?

All CrowdStrike certifications, including CCCS, are valid for 3 years from the date of successful completion. To recertify, you must pass the most current version of the CCCS exam before the credential expires.

Do I need experience to take the CCCS exam?

There are no formal prerequisites, but CrowdStrike recommends at least 6 months of hands-on experience with Falcon Cloud Security. Candidates should be comfortable onboarding AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts, configuring policies, deploying the Falcon sensor on workloads and Kubernetes, and triaging cloud detections.

How should I prepare for the CCCS exam?

Prepare by reading the February 2026 CCCS Exam Guide, working through CrowdStrike University Falcon Cloud Security courses, building hands-on labs that exercise account registration on each major cloud, practicing Kubernetes Admission Controller deployment in detect-then-prevent rollouts, and using free CCCS practice tests to identify weak topics before scheduling through Pearson VUE.

Is the CCCS exam delivered remotely?

Yes. CCCS is delivered through Pearson VUE and supports both in-person testing centers and OnVUE online proctoring. You will need a valid government-issued photo ID, a clean testing environment, and a webcam-equipped computer that meets OnVUE technical requirements.