CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — CompTIA
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) is a widely used vendor-neutral security certification exam that tests general security concepts, threats and mitigations, security architecture, security operations and program oversight. The real exam has at most 90 questions in 90 minutes, including performance-based items, and needs 750 on a 100-900 scale. SummitCert's portal gives you explained multiple-choice practice, flashcards, a timed 90-question mock exam and progress tracking by domain.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including General Security Concepts, Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations, Security Architecture, and more.
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Topics you'll drill
5 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- General Security Concepts
- Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
- Security Architecture
- Security Operations
- Security Program Management and Oversight
CompTIA Security+ exam requirements & cost
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The SY0-701 exam has a maximum of 90 questions, a mix of multiple-choice and performance-based questions, and a 90-minute time limit; the passing score is 750 on a scale of 100-900 (CompTIA Security+ V7 page). The exam objectives weight five domains: General Security Concepts 12%, Threats, Vulnerabilities and Mitigations 22%, Security Architecture 18%, Security Operations 28% and Security Program Management and Oversight 20% (Exam Objectives version 5.0). CompTIA lists a launch date of November 7, 2023 and an English retirement date of June 11, 2027 for SY0-701, and states that a new version, Security+ V8, is coming in November. CompTIA scores Security+ on a scale of 100 to 900 and requires 750 to pass. A scaled score is not a percentage of questions answered correctly, so the portal mock shows 75 percent only as a self-check. The CompTIA V7 page does not list a price; vouchers are sold by CompTIA and resellers at varying prices, so confirm the current price on comptia.org. The content outline spreads questions across 5 areas; the largest are Security Operations (28.0%); Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations (22.0%); Security Program Management and Oversight (20.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. No formal prerequisite listed on the exam page; CompTIA recommends CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience in a security or systems administrator job role.
CompTIA Security+ exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- General Security Concepts12%
- Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations22%
- Security Architecture18%
- Security Operations28%
- Security Program Management and Oversight20%
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