154 practice questions for the CyberArk Defender, EPM certification (EPM-DEF), with full explanations.
Every question comes with the correct answer, the reasoning behind it, and a short note on why each wrong option is wrong. Work through it once with the answers, then again with the questions-only copy under exam conditions.
- 154 questions mapped to the EPM-DEF exam objectives
- Answers and explanations for every question, including the wrong options
- A questions-only PDF for timed practice runs
- Instant delivery by email the moment you check out
- Free monthly updates for as long as the exam is live
- Pass or your money back
Failing the EPM-DEF costs another US$200. This pack is US$39, paid once.
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Last updated September 2026 · 154 questions
What makes the EPM-DEF hard
EPM-DEF is the Defender-level exam for Endpoint Privilege Manager, CyberArk’s SaaS product for removing local admin rights from Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints without breaking the applications people need. It is a different world from the PAM exams: no Vault, no PSM, just a cloud console, agents on endpoints and a policy engine deciding what gets elevated, blocked or watched.
Policy design carries most of the questions: the default policies for trusted sources, elevation, blocking and restriction, just-in-time elevation and secure tokens, ransomware and credential theft protection, and how policy conflicts are resolved. The questions are scenario-based, a user who needs to run an installer without admin rights, an application blocked by a trusted-source rule, a set whose agents have gone offline, and you pick the setting that fixes it without widening privilege.
The exam is around 65 questions in 90 minutes with a 70% pass mark, in person only at Pearson VUE since November 2025, and CyberArk publishes the topics without weightings, so the exam guide’s list is the only map.
About the exam
EPM-DEF (CyberArk Defender, EPM) validates the practical knowledge and technical skills to maintain day-to-day operations of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager. It covers EPM architecture and agents, application control, privilege management and just-in-time elevation, threat protection, policy audit and discovery, and reporting and operations. CyberArk recommends the Endpoint Privilege Manager Fundamentals course and hands-on experience with the EPM console.
Exam topic areas
- EPM architecture, sets, agents and console administration
- Application control policies: trusted sources, elevate, block and restrict
- Privilege management and just-in-time elevation
- Threat protection: ransomware, credential theft and privilege deception
- Policy audit and discovery
- Reporting, events, SIEM integration and agent operations
CyberArk does not publish weightings. About 65 questions, 90 minutes, pass mark 70%, US$200 per attempt, Pearson VUE test centre only since November 2025, valid for two years.
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