Cybersecurity Exams and Guide

Foundation

Basic level examinations for beginners and to broaden your knowledge.

Practitioner

Examinations for advanced professionals who wish to deepen their knowledge of their field.

Expert

Expert level examinations indicate the highest level.

This comprehensive guide explains how to purchase, schedule, and take your Cybersecurity certification exam online using ProctorU. It also covers the technical requirements, exam day procedures, and what to expect before, during, and after the exam.

Purchasing and scheduling the exam

  1. Request an exam voucher from your training institution or purchase one online.
  2. Log in to ProctorU and create an account if you are a new user.
  3. Find your exam, select the correct language and version, and click to continue.
  4. Schedule the date and time of your exam. We recommend that you book at least 72 hours in advance to avoid additional fees.
  5. Enter your voucher code when prompted for payment and confirm your reservation.

Taking the exam with ProctorU

With ProctorU, you can take exams from home or the office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your session will be monitored by a live proctor to ensure the integrity of the exam. During the exam, you may not use your phone, communicate with others, or access unauthorised materials.

ProctorU is trusted by leading institutions around the world and meets strict privacy standards. Your identity will be verified and your session will be recorded for security reasons. Your privacy is well protected during your exam.

Technical requirements

  • ·Minimum Windows 10 or MacOS 11.0 (Linux, Android, Chromebooks and Microsoft Surface RT are not supported).
  • The Guardian browser must be installed. Go to Settings > Apps & features and enable 'Allow apps from anywhere'.
  • Ensure your computer has a working webcam and microphone.
  • You must have permission to install software on your device.
  • If you are concerned about security, consider using a clean device without sensitive data.

Check the following:

  •  Whether you have permission to install the browser.
  • Whether your company's policy allows external scripts to run on your work laptop. ProctorU cannot verify this.

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ProctorU cannot access your computer without your permission.

The day of the exam

Make sure you save and close all your work before entering the exam environment. We recommend that you do this well in advance. Once you have scheduled your exam, a timer will start running. Shortly before the agreed time, go to https://go.proctoru.com/, log in and wait for the 'START' button to appear. Click on that button to enter the proctoring environment. Confirm your name and the exam you wish to take and confirm that you agree to the exam rules. 
Your computer will then be checked against the exam requirements.

If your computer meets all the requirements, you will be asked to show photo ID. The invigilator will check your ID to confirm your identity and take a photo of you with the webcam to verify your identity.

The exam time starts when the invigilator has registered you in our exam system, called Cirrus.

Now you are ready to take the exam! We wish you the best of luck!

Once the exam is complete, you can submit your exam. The end time of the session will be recorded. Your exam session will be recorded and assessed by several invigilators to check that no fraud has been committed. The SECO Institute will never see these videos unless there is reason to suspect fraud.

After the exam

Once you have submitted your exam, your session will be reviewed to ensure that all requirements have been met. Results are typically sent by email within one month. If you pass, you will receive a Cybersecurity Certificate and instructions for maintaining your certification. If you do not pass the exam, you may retake it according to the retake policy.

Frequently asked questions

  • You can find the correct edition in your course materials. It is listed in the file name and on each slide.

  • Resit: if you did not pass the exam the first time, you can schedule a resit.

    Language: Although most exams are in English, we also offer some exams in Dutch. You are free to take your exam in your preferred language; this will not affect your certification title.

    Older courses: We try to update our courses regularly, which means that in some cases we also offer older exams. We do this so that students who have taken a course with older material can still take their exam or resit.