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CompTIA Security+
CompTIASY0-701Associate
⏱ Duration
90 minutes
❓ Questions
90 max (MCQ + performance-based)
✅ Pass Score
750/900
💰 Cost
$392 USD
📅 Valid
3 years
📋 Exam Domains & Weightage
General Security Concepts
Security controls, cryptography types, PKI, authentication
Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations
Malware types, social engineering, vulnerability scanning, OWASP Top 10
Security Architecture
Cloud security, network segmentation, Zero Trust, SASE, virtualization security
Security Operations
EDR, SIEM, log analysis, incident response, digital forensics, identity management
Security Program Management & Oversight
Risk management, compliance (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR), auditing, policies
📚 Study Modules on SynfraCore
💡 Exam Tips
🔑Professor Messer's free study guide covers everything
🔑Performance-based questions come first in the exam — don't skip them
🔑Incident response order: Identify → Contain → Eradicate → Recover → Lessons learned
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After this certification
CompTIA CySA+ (analyst) or Security+ is enough for many entry-level roles