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Cyber Defense Technician (CDT)

Awarded to Ayinde Perouza on July 28, 2026

Description

The Cyber Defense Technician (CDT) validates the IT foundation SOC analysts work from: Windows and Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and enterprise system administration.

Holders passed a timed, scenario-based exam built on real system evidence, including command line output, file permissions, processes, services, registry entries, and network traffic. The exam is vendor agnostic and requires a score of 80% to pass.

The CDT is the first badge in the SOC Analyst Path, ahead of the CDA, CDR, and the instructor-certified CDCA and CDCP.

Ayinde Perouza's Cyber Defense Technician (CDT) certificate

Criteria

  • Pass the CDT Exam with a score of 80% or higher (100 of 124)
  • 124 scenario-based questions covering Windows, Linux, networking fundamentals, and system administration
  • Completed within a 150-minute time limit

Domains Covered:

  • Windows Operating System (file system navigation, user/permissions management, processes, services, registry, PowerShell/CMD, Event Viewer)
  • Linux Operating System (CLI navigation, file permissions, processes, services, scripting basics, log analysis)
  • Networking Fundamentals (OSI model, TCP/IP, DNS, common protocols, Wireshark basics)
  • System Administration (Active Directory concepts, GPOs, enterprise policies)
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