SY0-601: CompTIA Security+ Practice Exams

Course details

I created this practice exam based on my personal experience taking the exam. The questions presented here cover all the topics that you will meet on the exam, and the explanations will help you understand why this particular answer is correct.

Real Exam info:

• Exam number and titler: SY0-601: CompTIA Security+

• Exam Price: $370

• Format: Multiple Choice

• Number of Questions: Maximum of 90 questions (usually 82-83)

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Passing score: 75%

Practice Exam info:

• Real exam experience

• Questions with a complete explanation

• Format: Multiple Choice

• Number of Questions: 2 practice tests, 85 questions each

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Passing score: 75%

CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification a candidate should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Security+ incorporates best practices in hands-on troubleshooting, ensuring candidates have practical security problem-solving skills required to:

• Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions

• Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT

• Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance

• Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents

  
  

The CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) exam now covers five major domains:

1. Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities (24%)

2. Architecture and Design (21%)

3. Implementation (25%)

4. Operations and Incident Response (16%)

5. Governance, Risk and Compliance (14%)

CompTIA Security+ 601 focuses on the most up-to-date and current skills needed for the following tasks:

• Assess the cybersecurity posture of an enterprise environment

• Recommend and implement appropriate cybersecurity solutions

• Monitor and secure hybrid environments

• Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies

• Identify, analyze and respond to cybersecurity events and incidents