CyberDefenders

CyberDefenders Certifications

Choose between Exam Only or Course + Exam Bundle to get CyberDefenders certified. Both lead to the same exam, certificate, and Credly digital badge.

How to Get Certified

Learn how long certification course access lasts, what it includes, and how extensions, grace periods, and re-enrollment work.

Course Access Policy

Learn what happens after payment, how to submit enrollment details, activate training, access your course dashboard, and link Discord.

Course Enrollment

Review included exam attempts, expiration dates, retake waiting periods, additional attempts, passing criteria, and certification validity.

Exam Attempts and Retakes

Prepare for certification labs by reviewing internet restrictions, processing delays, clipboard setup, browser guidance, and issue reporting.

Certification Lab Requirements

Follow the 12-week CCDL1 and CCDL2 study plans, weekly goals, readiness scoring, and guidance for taking the exam early.

Study Plan and Exam Readiness

Review exam requirements, prohibited conduct, technical support, issue reporting, misconduct rules, and CCDL2 answer guidance.

Exam Rules and Support

Learn how long CyberDefenders certifications stay valid, how to recertify before expiration by retaking the exam or submitting CPE credits, and what to do if your certification has already expired.

Certification Validity, Expiry & Renewal

Find out whether installment payments are available for CyberDefenders certifications and what the required full payment includes.

Certification Installment Plan

Learn how to claim CPE or CEU credits for CCDL1 and CCDL2 with major cybersecurity certification providers.

Claiming CPE Credits with Other Vendors

Key Information on CCDL1 and CCDL2 course access, enrollment, exam policies, CPE credits, store, and installment plans.

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These updates take effect on Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025

Weekly Leaderboard

Essential guides to help you prepare for CCDL1, understand the learning experience, and get started smoothly.

Certified CyberDefender Level 1 (CCDL1) Certification

Review the CCDL1 passing score, how results are reported, feedback limitations, digital badges, and community rewards.

CCDL1 Passing score, Grading, Feedback and Rewards

Review the CCDL1 exam format, duration, questions, passing score, domain weights, assessed skills, and experience requirements.

CCDL1 Exam Outline

Everything you need to know about the CCDL1 Exam.

CCDL1 Exam

Discover who CCDL2 is for, its prerequisites, curriculum, hands-on labs, exam attempts, CPE credits, syllabus, and tools.

CCDL2 Training Overview

Understand which CCDL2 modules are core or optional, what appears on the exam, how progress is tracked, and how to prioritize your studies.

CCDL2 Core vs Optional Modules

Essential details on CCDL2 training, core and optional modules, exam format, domains, and grading.

Certified CyberDefender Level 2 (CCDL2) Certification

Review the CCDL2 exam duration, browser-based environment, practical question format, covered domains, and open-book policy.

CCDL2 Exam Format and Domains

Review the CCDL2 passing score, Capstone Lab bonus, manual grading timeline, domain feedback, badges, and community rewards.

CCDL2 Passing Score, Grading, Feedback, and Rewards

Everything you need to know about the exam.

CCDL2 Exam

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