1. What is the Tanium Certified Professional Endpoint Risk and Security (TCPRS) exam?
The TCPRS exam is a professional-level certification that validates the ability to address real-world use cases in endpoint security, risk, and compliance using Tanium. It focuses on practical application skills such as compliance management, vulnerability remediation, threat response, and sensitive data discovery.
2. What is the exam code for the TCPRS certification?
The official exam is listed under Exam Code: TAN-5100 with the SKU TAN-EXAM-TCPRS. Candidates will need this information when registering for the test.
3. How many questions are included in the TCPRS exam?
The exam is scored across 60 total points, which are distributed between multiple-choice questions and practical application tasks designed to test both theoretical knowledge and hands-on ability.
4. How much time is provided to complete the exam?
Candidates are given 110 minutes to complete the TCPRS exam. Proper time management is essential to ensure all sections are attempted.
5. What are the prerequisites for taking the TCPRS exam?
To sit for the TCPRS exam, candidates must first earn the Tanium Certified Operator (TCO) certification. This ensures they have foundational knowledge of the Tanium platform before moving on to advanced security-focused tasks.
6. Who is the ideal candidate for the TCPRS certification?
This exam is designed for experienced Tanium users with 2–3 years of IT experience, a working knowledge of security and compliance, and at least 6–12 months of hands-on experience using Tanium in real-world scenarios.
7. What skills are tested in the TCPRS exam?
The exam evaluates skills in compliance and vulnerability management, sensitive data discovery, incident triage, forensic data collection, endpoint policy management, and threat intelligence curation.
8. Where can candidates take the TCPRS exam?
The exam is delivered through Pearson VUE, available either at test centers worldwide or online via OnVUE remote proctoring for added flexibility.
9. How can candidates best prepare for the TCPRS exam?
Preparation should include reviewing the candidate handbook, completing recommended Tanium training such as Comply, Reveal, Benchmark, Enforce, Integrity Monitor, and Threat Response WBTs, and practicing with the Working with Tanium: Endpoint Risk and Security course. Joining study groups and attempting practice tests are also highly recommended.
10. How are exam results delivered?
Candidates testing at Pearson VUE centers receive immediate results via a printed score report. For online exams, results are delivered by email with instructions to access the Pearson VUE dashboard. In most cases, results are also updated in the Tanium Certification Portal within 24 hours.
