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Wiz Certified Cloud Fundamentals Exam

Who should take this exam?

The Wiz Certified Cloud Fundamentals Exam is a product-based exam that validates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for effective deployment and management of Wiz Cloud technology. It is for IT professionals, systems and security administrators, and developers who use Wiz in their daily tasks, or for those professionals who would like to demonstrate their competency with Wiz. It is recommended that a candidate have at least 3-6 months of experience with Wiz prior to attempting this certification exam.

Exam Details

  • Content: 60 multiple-choice single response and multiple-choice multiple response items

  • Time allotted to complete the exam: 1.5 hours to complete the question portion of the exam with a total seat time of approximately 2 hours, to allow for identification verification by the exam proctor, reading opening screens, and completing the brief survey.

  • Prerequisites: None required

  • Exam preparation: While not prerequisites, we do offer two recommended enablement courses to prepare for this exam: Wiz Tech Essentials and Managing Cloud Security Posture. These training offerings may help you increase your expertise on topics that may appear on your exam. Click here to access our customer training portal. Reviewing Wiz documentation within the product, especially topics included on the exam blueprint (see below), will also help you to prepare for this exam.

  • Passing score: Wiz exams are pass or fail exams. The exams are scored against a minimum standard established by Wiz subject matter experts who follow certification industry best practices and guidelines. To evaluate candidates fairly when taking Wiz Certified exams, Wiz uses statistical analysis to set passing scores. To ensure consistency across varying exam forms and item difficulties, the Wiz Certification team uses scaled scoring models. Candidates will receive a score on a scale between 300-1000 with the passing scaled score set at 700.

  • References: No online or hard copy materials are allowed during the exam.

  • Registration fee: US$150 plus applicable taxes as required by local law

  • How to take this exam: This exam is available through the third-party Kryterion testing platform. Exams are delivered remotely through online proctoring and in person at Kryterion testing facilities in major cities worldwide. To register for the exam, visit: Wiz (webassessor.com) and follow the steps on the page. For more information on scheduling an exam, click here.

  • Badge and Certificate: Within one business days of passing the exam, you will receive an email from our virtual badge partner, Accredible. This will allow you to share your accomplishment via social media platforms and print out a hard copy of your certificate if you prefer.

  • Retake policy: If you do not pass the exam on your first try, you may retake the exam 24 hours after your first attempt. Subsequent attempts require a 14-day waiting period.

  • Recertification: Once certified, you can maintain your certification by retaking the exam within 2 years of your certification date. You are eligible to attempt recertification 18 months following your initial certification date.

Exam Blueprint

The Wiz Cloud Certified Fundamentals exam measures your knowledge and skills related to the following topic areas. A candidate should have hands on experience with Wiz Cloud and have demonstrated competency in each of the tasks and objectives below.

  • I. Wiz Platform Overview (10%)

    A. Identify the Wiz platform capabilities

    B. Navigate the Wiz portal

  • II. Wiz Implementation (21.67%)

    A. Describe Connectors and Deployments options

    B. Configure Connectors and Deployments

    C. Compare and contrast the best options for SaaS vs Outpost deployments

  • III. Wiz Management (11.67%)

    A. Design Access and Authentication strategy

    B. Design Projects strategy

    C. Identify basic elements of Projects configuration within the Wiz portal

    D. Leverage the Wiz Browser extension

    E. Describe Compliance Management and Reporting capabilities

  • IV. Wiz Portal Administration (16.67%)

    A. Use Boards

    B. Configure Boards

    C. Analyze emerging threats using the Threat Center

    D. Identify technologies and cloud services using the Technology Inventory

    E. Compare and contrast Issues and Findings when investigating Cloud security risks

  • V. Risk Domains (25%)

    A. Define the following risks:

    1. External Exposure

    2. Cloud Entitlements

    3. Secure Configuration and Compliance

    4. Secrets

    5. Vulnerability Management

    6. Malware

    B. Identify scenarios on when to use the following capabilities:

    1. External Exposure

    2. Cloud Entitlements

    3. Secure Configuration and Compliance

    4. Secrets

    5. Vulnerability Management

    6. Malware

  • VI. Policies Management (15%)

    A. Define Cloud Configuration Rules

    B. Configure Cloud Configuration Rules

    C. Define Host Configuration Rules

    D. Configure Host Configuration Rules

    E. Summarize options for detection rules improvements/fine-tuning