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.
- 1.012%
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.
- 2.022%
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.
- 3.018%
Security Architecture
Securing architecture models (cloud, on-prem, IoT, ICS/SCADA), plus enterprise infrastructure design, data protection strategies, and building in resilience and recovery.
- 4.028%
Security Operations
Applying and hardening secure baselines, asset and vulnerability management, security monitoring and alerting, identity and access management, automation, and incident response.
- 5.020%
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.
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