CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Practice Exam

General Security Concepts

Test your knowledge of fundamental cybersecurity principles, security controls, authentication and authorization concepts, zero trust, change management, and cryptographic solutions.

Topics Covered:

• Security control categories and types

• CIA Triad

• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

• Non-repudiation

• Zero Trust Architecture

• Gap Analysis

• Physical security controls

• Deception and disruption technologies

• Change management

• Cryptography fundamentals

• Symmetric and asymmetric encryption

• Hashing and salting

• Digital signatures

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• Certificates

• Key stretching

Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations

Evaluate your ability to identify threat actors, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, malicious activity, and appropriate security mitigation techniques.

Topics Covered:

• Threat actors and motivations

• Nation-state actors

• Hacktivists

• Organized crime

• Insider threats

• Shadow IT

• Social engineering

• Phishing and spear phishing

• Whaling and vishing

• Smishing

• Malware

• Ransomware

• Password attacks

• Network attacks

• Application attacks

• Vulnerability types

• Misconfiguration

• Zero-day vulnerabilities

• Indicators of malicious activity

• Vulnerability scanning

• Patch management

• Endpoint security

• Network segmentation

• Application allowlisting

• Mitigation techniques

Security Architecture

Challenge your understanding of secure infrastructure design, cloud security, virtualization, data protection, resilience, and enterprise security architecture.

Topics Covered:

• Security architecture models

• On-premises infrastructure

• Cloud architecture

• Hybrid environments

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Virtualization

• Containers

• IoT and embedded systems

• Industrial control systems

• Operational Technology (OT)

• Network segmentation

• Secure network design

• Zero Trust architecture

• Data classification

• Data sovereignty

• Data protection

• Data encryption

• Data loss prevention (DLP)

• Resilience and redundancy

• Disaster recovery

• Backup strategies

• High availability

Security Operations

Assess your practical knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, identity management, security tools, and operational security processes.

Topics Covered:

• Security monitoring

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

• Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

• Log analysis

• Network monitoring

• Vulnerability management

• Vulnerability scanning

• Penetration testing

• Incident response

• Incident response processes

• Digital forensics

• Evidence handling

• Chain of custody

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• Authentication methods

• Multifactor authentication (MFA)

• Single Sign-On (SSO)

• Federation

• Privileged Access Management (PAM)

• Access control models

• Account management

• Security hardening

• Secure configuration

• Application security

• Mobile security

• Wireless security

• Email security

• Automation and orchestration

Security Program Management & Oversight

Measure your understanding of governance, risk management, compliance, policies, business continuity, security awareness, and third-party risk management.

Topics Covered:

• Security governance

• Organizational policies

• Standards and procedures

• Risk management

• Risk identification

• Risk analysis

• Risk treatment

• Risk transfer

• Risk acceptance

• Risk avoidance

• Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

• Disaster recovery planning

• Business continuity

• Incident response policies

• Third-party risk

• Vendor management

• Supply chain risk

• Compliance requirements

• Security audits

• Security assessments

• Privacy requirements

• Security awareness training

• Phishing simulations

• Social engineering awareness

  
  

Questions include realistic scenarios, technical concepts, troubleshooting situations, security best practices, and exam-style distractors.

Practice Exam 7 – Advanced Scenario-Based Questions

Challenge yourself with difficult scenario-based questions designed to test your ability to analyze a situation and select the BEST security solution.

Topics Covered:

• Incident investigation

• Attack identification

• Security control selection

• Network security scenarios

• Identity and access scenarios

• Cloud security scenarios

• Vulnerability remediation

• Risk management decisions

• Security architecture decisions

• Incident response scenarios

• Troubleshooting and mitigation