CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
Domain-by-domain study guides covering all five exam objectives. Each section explains the reasoning behind security concepts, not just definitions — so the knowledge transfers to real environments, not just exam answers.
Official exam objectives: CompTIA publishes the full SY0-701 objectives document directly. Get it from CompTIA →
Exam Domains
Security+ SY0-701 is organized into five domains. Each domain has a percentage weight reflecting how many exam questions it represents. The study guides below will cover each domain in full when published.
Exam weight: 12%
Security controls, cryptography fundamentals, PKI and certificate management, authentication methods, zero trust architecture, and physical and deception controls.
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
Exam weight: 22%
Threat actors and motivations, threat vectors and attack surfaces, social engineering, vulnerability types, indicators of malicious activity, and enterprise mitigation techniques.
Security Architecture
Exam weight: 18%
Cloud security models, network segmentation, zero trust architecture, secure network design, infrastructure hardening, and resilience and recovery strategies.
Security Operations
Exam weight: 28%
Identity and access management, endpoint security, monitoring and detection, incident response procedures, digital forensics fundamentals, and log analysis.
Security Program Management and Oversight
Exam weight: 20%
Risk management frameworks, compliance and regulatory requirements, data privacy, third-party risk, security policies, and governance structures.