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Practise Security+ SY0-701 across all 5 official exam domains — General Security Concepts, Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations, Security Architecture, Security Operations, and more — with original exam-style questions, full explanations, and wrong-answer analysis. CompTIA exams reward broad practical understanding. Courseiva helps you practise IT support, networking, security and troubleshooting concepts with realistic questions and clear answer explanations.
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Key facts for the Security+ SY0-701 exam.
Exam cost
$392 USD / ~£320
Duration
90 minutes
Question count
Maximum 90 questions
Passing score
750 / 900
Validity
3 years
Delivered by
Pearson VUE
Online proctored
Yes — available
Retake policy
100% free — no account required
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Question formats
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) validates baseline cybersecurity skills: threats and attacks, cryptography, PKI, identity management, network and cloud security, governance, and incident response. It is the most widely recognised entry-level security certification and is DoD 8570 / 8140 approved at IAT Level II.
Official prerequisite
None
Recommended experience
Network+ and 2 years of IT administration with security experience
Network+ level knowledge or 2 years in an IT security-adjacent role. Understanding of networking fundamentals is essential.
Should you skip this exam?
Security+ is entry-level security. If you have 5+ years in security, CEH, CySA+, or CISSP are more appropriate next steps.
Courseiva study tip
SY0-701 added more emphasis on cloud security and zero-trust architecture compared to previous versions. The PBQ questions often simulate an incident response scenario — read them carefully before answering.
UK salary range
£35,000–£60,000
US salary range
$60,000–$95,000
Job roles that cite SY0-701
What certification to take next
$392 USD.
750 out of 900.
Security+ is moderately difficult. The breadth of topics (cryptography, network security, cloud security, governance, incident response) is wide. Most candidates need 60–120 hours of study. PBQ questions require applied knowledge, not just memorisation.
Yes — 3 years. Renew through CompTIA CE or by passing a higher-level cert.
Yes. Security+ SY0-701 is approved for IAT Level II and IAM Level I under DoD 8570 / 8140 — making it required for a large number of US government and defence contractor security roles.
UK security analyst roles citing Security+ typically pay £35,000–£60,000. In the US, the range is $60,000–$95,000.
Security+ is the better first choice for most people. It is cheaper (~$392 vs ~$1,199 for CEH), faster to earn, and broadly recognised. CEH is worth pursuing once you have security experience and want to specialise in ethical hacking.
See how SY0-701 stacks up against related certifications.
Courseiva Exam Intelligence
Data confidence: BuildingDerived from Courseiva's continuously updated practice dataset: 1,013 exam-style questions. Updated 2 July 2026.
Question difficulty mix
Average time per question: 90s
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Exam domains
official blueprint domains covered by the bank
1,013
Questions
exam-style questions in the SY0-701 bank
Practice modes
Choose a mode that matches your current study phase. Use topic practice early on and mock exams closer to your exam date.
All SY0-701 Questions
Browse the full question bank organised by domain and difficulty.
Practice Test
Start a 20-question session with a full explanation after each answer.
Mock Exam
Simulate the real exam with a timed, full-length question set.
Quick 25
A 25-question warm-up — ideal for a short daily study session.
Flashcards
Reinforce key terms, commands, and protocol facts with flashcards.
Domain Practice
Focus exclusively on one exam domain to target your weakest area.
50-Question Set
Mid-length practice set covering all domains.
Exam guide
Start with a short practice session, review each missed answer, then return to the topics that caused mistakes.
Security+ SY0-701 spans 5 official exam domains (General Security Concepts, Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations, Security Architecture, and more). Questions test whether you can apply each objective in a realistic scenario, not just recall a definition.
Related practice questions
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Practice directory
Every practice set is a unique selection of questions — numbered tests, domain-focused sessions, and topic-specific quizzes.
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Official blueprint
Target weak areas by practising questions from a single domain. Each domain page shows all questions, difficulty breakdown, and a focused practice session.
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Deep-dive questions
The most-searched SY0-701 questions — each with a detailed explanation, worked example, and full answer breakdown.
Browser-based calculators and references used when studying for SY0-701.
TCP/UDP Port Reference
Search 90+ well-known ports by name, number, or protocol — with exam context
OSI Model Reference
Click any layer → PDU, protocols, devices, and exam tips
Number Base Converter
Binary ↔ Decimal ↔ Hex ↔ Octal — with bit breakdown
Password Strength Checker
Entropy bits, character set, and crack time estimate — computed locally
Encryption Algorithm Reference
Symmetric, asymmetric, and hash algorithms — key sizes and exam context
Term reference
These terms appear frequently in SY0-701 questions. Understanding them precisely reduces guessing and improves scores.
Dynamic route
A route that is automatically learned and updated by a router using a routing protocol, rather than being manually configured.
Security pillar
The Security pillar is a set of best practices for designing and operating cloud systems that protect data, systems, and assets through confidentiality, integrity, and availability controls.
Public IP address
A globally unique IP address assigned to a device that allows it to communicate directly over the internet.
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a flexible authentication framework used in network access control, particularly in wireless and point-to-point connections, that supports multiple authentication methods without requiring changes to the underlying protocol.
Risk acceptance
Risk acceptance is a risk management strategy where an organization acknowledges a potential risk but decides to tolerate it without taking active measures to reduce or eliminate it.
Security strategy
A security strategy is a high-level plan that outlines how an organization protects its information assets, aligns security with business goals, and manages risk over time.
Radio Frequency Identification
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects, people, or animals without requiring direct line-of-sight.
IPv6 link-local
An IPv6 link-local address is a self-assigned, non-routable address used for communication between devices on the same network segment without needing a central server.
Learn the concepts
212 book-style chapters cover every SY0-701 objective in plain English. Read the theory here, then test it with practice questions.
Chapter 1
Security Controls
25 min read
Chapter 2
Cryptography Fundamentals
25 min read
Chapter 3
PKI and Digital Certificates
25 min read
Chapter 4
Hashing Algorithms
25 min read
Chapter 5
Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption
25 min read
Chapter 6
Authentication Methods
25 min read
Chapter 7
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
25 min read
Chapter 8
Zero Trust Architecture
25 min read
Free study guide
The Courseiva SY0-701 study guide covers exam format, the official domain blueprint with weights, a structured study plan, and domain-specific tips for each section. Use it alongside practice questions to build both conceptual depth and exam confidence.
Sample questions
Original exam-style questions — not copied from any exam or dump site. Open a question for the full answer breakdown.
After installing a free PDF-to-Word utility from an unofficial website, a user's laptop starts sending data to an unknown server and the security agent is disabled. Which malware t…
A SOC analyst receives an alert from the EDR system indicating that the process 'C:\Program Files\Vendor\Updater.exe' attempted to modify the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\…
A vendor-supported legacy application can run only with a deprecated browser plug-in on two engineering workstations for 30 days while a replacement is tested. Management wants to…
An order-entry application must survive a single server failure and continue serving users if the primary site becomes unavailable. Management wants automatic failover, but does no…
A vulnerability scan finds two issues: a critical deserialization flaw on a non-production lab server behind a VPN, and a high-severity privilege escalation flaw on the production…
A report generator accepts a user-supplied report name and then passes it into a shell command to convert a file. During testing, a malicious value causes the server to run an unex…
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