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CCFR-201 Exam Topics and Domains
CCFR-201 is organized into 6 weighted domains. Expect to work with Falcon Console, CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike Falcon Console, Falcon Activity Dashboard, and more.
ATT&CK Framework Application
MITRE ATT&CK Framework Understanding
Understand what information the MITRE ATT&CK framework provides
ATT&CK Integration in Falcon
Apply MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques within Falcon to provide context to a detection
Detection Analysis
Detection Response and Recommendations
Recommend courses of action based on the analysis of information provided with Falcon
Activity Dashboard Interpretation
Interpret information displayed in the Endpoint security > Activity dashboard
Endpoint Detections
Interpret information displayed in Endpoint security > Endpoint detections
Detection Source Analysis
Determine appropriate response to an activity based on detection source
OSINT Tools
Understand use cases for built-in OSINT tools
Contextual Event Data
Explain what contextual event data is available in detection (IP/DNS/Disk/etc.)
Detection Triage
Triage a detection using filtering, grouping and sort-by
Prevalence Evaluation
Evaluate the impact of internal and external prevalence
Full Detection View Analysis
Evaluate an activity and determine a response based on information displayed in the Full Detection view
Process View Analysis
Interpret the data provided in the View As Process Tree, View As Process Table and View As Process Activity
Host Management
Identify managed/unmanaged Neighbors for an endpoint during a Host Search
IOC Management
Understand an IOC and the different types of actions available via Falcon
Hash Management Actions
Distinguish the use cases for various Hash Management Actions (Block, Block and Hide Detection, Detect Only, Allow, No action)
Allowlisting and Blocklisting
Understand the effects of allowlisting and blocklisting
Exclusion Rules
Explain the effects of machine learning exclusion rules, sensor visibility exclusions, and IOA exclusions
Quarantine Management
Apply best practices to quarantined files
Event Search
Advanced Event Search
Perform an Event Advanced Search from a detection and refine a search using event actions
Event Actions
Determine when and why to use specific event actions
Event Types
Distinguish between commonly used event types
Event Investigation
Process Timeline
Explain what information a Process Timeline will provide
Host Timeline
Explain what information a Host Timeline will provide
Investigation Pivoting
Understand when to pivot to a Process Timeline or Process Explorer from an Event Search
Process Relationships
Analyze process relationships (parent/child/sibling) using the information contained in the Full Detection Details
Search Tools
User Search
Analyze the information provided in a User Search
IP Search
Analyze the information provided in an IP Search
Hash Search
Analyze the information provided in a Hash Search
Host Search
Analyze the information provided in Host Search results
Bulk Domain Search
Analyze the information provided in a Bulk Domain Search
Real Time Response (RTR)
RTR Technical Capabilities
Explain the technical capabilities of Falcon Real Time Response
RTR Administration
Identify administrative requirements for Real Time Response settings
Host Connection
Determine when and how to connect to a host
RTR Threat Remediation
Investigate a threat within Falcon and use RTR commands to remediate it
RTR Custom Scripts
Utilize custom scripts in RTR to remediate a threat
RTR Workflows
Set up a Workflow with RTR custom scripts
RTR Audit
Review audit logs to audit RTR activity
How do I earn this certification?
Passing CCFR-201 earns the CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder certification. It sits in the CrowdStrike Falcon Security Operations track.
- CCFH-202 - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon HunterAdvanced threat hunting and investigation
- CCFA-200 - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon AdministratorPlatform administration and management
- CCFH-202 - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon HunterDeeper detection analysis and threat hunting skills
- CCFA-200 - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon AdministratorPlatform deployment and configuration expertise
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2024-05-01
- Announcement date: 2024-05-01
- Falcon Insight XDR Latest Enhanced XDR capabilities likely to be included in future exam updates • Release date: 2024-10-01
- Falcon Real Time Response Enhanced RTR New RTR commands and workflows included in current exam • Release date: 2024-08-01
- Falcon Fusion SOAR 2.0 Automation workflows becoming more prominent in exam content • Release date: 2024-09-15
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by SOC Analysts and Incident Responders.
- At least 6 months of experience with CrowdStrike Falcon in a production environment
- Familiarity with security and incident response terminology
- Strong reading comprehension skills in English
- Access to CrowdStrike University (recommended)