CompTIA Security+ (SY0 701)
From CompTIA
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What you'll learn
You learn to choose security controls and cryptography, recognize threat actors and vulnerabilities, secure enterprise architecture, run monitoring, identity management and incident response, and support governance, risk and compliance work.
- General security concepts and controls
- Threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations
- Security architecture
- Security operations
- Governance, risk and compliance
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 90 min.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- Meets DoD 8140 qualification requirements for some cybersecurity work roles. Source ↗
What you will pay$404Upfront cost. Full details below.Renewal costs money too. See Renewal below.
- Time
- Up to 90 questions, 90 minutes; pass 750 of 900.
- Before you start
- None required; CompTIA recommends Network+ and two years security or sysadmin experience.
- How you are tested
- Proctored test center or online.
- Renewal
- Three year CE cycle; $150 renewal fee.
- Full cost details
- $404 USD retail per CompTIA (as of January 2025); current store price not loadable. CE renewal fee $150 per three year cycle.
- Where it applies
- International.
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Sources and what we verified
CompTIA Security+ V7 exam details; English retires June 11, 2027 ↗CompTIA blog: $404 as of January 2025 ↗CompTIA CE renewal fees ↗What we verified: SY0 701 English retires June 11, 2027; a successor exam will follow.
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