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SY0-701 exam at a glance

CompTIA Security+ · Associate level

Status: Active – estimated retirement 2026 (typically 3 years after launch)

Exam codeSY0-701
CertificationCompTIA Security+
LevelAssociate (early-career cybersecurity)
Number of questionsMaximum of 90
Duration90 minutes
Passing score750 on a scale of 100-900
Question formatsMultiple-choice (single- and multiple-response), drag-and-drop, and performance-based items
DeliveryPearson VUE – test center or online proctored (OnVUE)
Exam costUSD $425 list price (US); regional pricing varies – confirm current price at store.comptia.org or Pearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
Certification validity3 years; renew via 50 CEUs + CE fee, CertMaster CE course, or passing a higher CompTIA certification
Retake policyNo wait before 2nd attempt; 14-day wait required before 3rd and subsequent attempts; each attempt requires a new voucher
PrerequisitesNone required; CompTIA recommends Network+ and 2 years of IT/security experience

IT professionals seeking to validate baseline cybersecurity skills, targeting roles such as security specialist, security administrator, or systems administrator with roughly two years of security-focused experience.

Skills measured and their weighting

Skill areaWeight
General Security Concepts12%
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations22%
Security Architecture18%
Security Operations28%
Security Program Management and Oversight20%

Source: comptia.org — official SY0-701 exam page (SY0-701, launched November 7, 2023). Figures on this page were checked against CompTIA’s official documentation. CompTIA can change exam length, cost and scoring without notice, so confirm the details there before you book.

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Question 1
Domain: Security operations
A security analyst reviews logs for a suspicious user VPN login alert. Which indicator signals malicious activity in the report?
  • A. Impossible travel
  • B. Account lockout
  • C. Blocked content
  • D. Concurrent session usage
Question 2
Domain: Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Which threat targets a website that is commonly visited by many employees in an organization?
  • A. Supply chain
  • B. Typosquatting
  • C. Watering hole
  • D. Impersonation
Question 3
Domain: Security architecture
A new customer-facing service is hosted behind a web portal. Which security device should be added to protect this service?
  • A. Layer 4 firewall
  • B. NGFW
  • C. WAF
  • D. UTM
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Question 4
Domain: Security program management and oversight
Which term describes storing data outside its home country while still being governed by its origin country’s laws?
  • A. Data sovereignty
  • B. Geolocation
  • C. Intellectual property
  • D. Geographic restrictions
Question 5
Domain: Security operations
During an engagement, a tester conducts port and service scans per the rules of engagement. What type of reconnaissance is this?
  • A. Active
  • B. Passive
  • C. Defensive
  • D. Offensive
Question 6
Domain: Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
What action best describes the event captured in the server’s security logs?
  • A. Brute-force attack
  • B. Privilege escalation
  • C. Failed password audit
  • D. Forgotten password by the user
Question 7
Domain: Security program management and oversight
What outcome is most likely if a large bank fails an internal PCI DSS compliance assessment?
  • A. Fines
  • B. Audit findings
  • C. Sanctions
  • D. Reputation damage
Question 8
Domain: General security concepts
Which technique adds extra complexity before applying a one-way data transformation?
  • A. Key stretching
  • B. Data masking
  • C. Steganography
  • D. Salting
Question 9
Domain: Security operations
Which data source should a security analyst check first when investigating unusual outbound traffic from an endpoint that’s encrypted and on non-standard ports?
  • A. Application logs
  • B. Vulnerability scans
  • C. Endpoint logs
  • D. Packet captures
Question 10
Domain: Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Which vulnerability is most likely mitigated by deploying an MDM solution?
  • A. TPM
  • B. Buffer overflow
  • C. Jailbreaking
  • D. SQL injection
Question 11
Domain: Security architecture
After a test shows domain admin accounts are vulnerable to pass-the-hash, what is the best prevention strategy?
  • A. Audit each domain admin for password compliance
  • B. Implement a privileged access management solution
  • C. Create IDS policies for DC access
  • D. Use Group Policy to enforce password expiration
Question 12
Domain: Security program management and oversight
Which option should a company use to demonstrate external network security testing to third parties?
  • A. Business impact analysis
  • B. Supply chain analysis
  • C. Vulnerability assessment
  • D. Third-party attestation
Question 13
Domain: General security concepts
Which threat actor is most likely to be hired by a foreign government to attack critical systems in another country?
  • A. Hacktivist
  • B. Whistleblower
  • C. Organized crime
  • D. Unskilled attacker
Question 14
Domain: Security operations
What step does a systems administrator follow when upgrading a router’s firmware?
  • A. Software development life cycle
  • B. Risk tolerance
  • C. Certificate signing request
  • D. Maintenance window
Question 15
Domain: Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
A government employee secretly copies classified defense tactics files to an external drive and gives it to a corrupt organization. What describes the motive?
  • A. Espionage
  • B. Data exfiltration
  • C. Financial gain
  • D. Blackmail

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