CompTIA Security+ · SY0-701

Prove you're ready for Security+.

Free, focused preparation for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam: original multiple-choice, multi-select, matching and ordering questions with real explanations, a full timed mock exam, flashcards, and a searchable reference covering every acronym on CompTIA's own list.

  • 561 practice questions
  • 5 weighted domains
  • 65 flashcards
  • 327 acronyms

The five domains

Everything the exam covers

SY0-701 is organized into five objective domains. The bigger the slice, the more of the real exam it covers, so that's where your study time pays off. Hover or tap any domain to dig in.

12%General Conceptsof the exam
  • 1.0

    General Security Concepts

    Security control types, the CIA triad, AAA, zero trust, physical security, change management, and the fundamentals of cryptographic solutions: PKI, encryption, hashing, and digital certificates.

    12%
  • 2.0

    Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations

    Threat actors and their motivations, attack surfaces and vectors, common software and hardware vulnerabilities, indicators of malicious activity, and the techniques used to mitigate them.

    22%
  • 3.0

    Security Architecture

    Securing architecture models (cloud, on-prem, IoT, ICS/SCADA), plus enterprise infrastructure design, data protection strategies, and building in resilience and recovery.

    18%
  • 4.0

    Security Operations

    Applying and hardening secure baselines, asset and vulnerability management, security monitoring and alerting, identity and access management, automation, and incident response.

    28%
  • 5.0

    Security Program Management and Oversight

    Governance structures, the risk management lifecycle, third-party and vendor risk, compliance, audits and assessments, and effective security awareness practices.

    20%