New CompTIA Security plus SY0-601

The new Security+ SY0-601

This article was last updated on 04/12-2023.

For our first post regarding the new Security+ SY0-701 click here.

The precise release date of Security plus SY0-601 was November 12th, 2020. This means we can expect the new Security+ SY0-701 to be released in November 2023. However, CompTIA grants a six-month “grace period” of six months during which both the old and the new are available simultaneously. This means that between November 2023 and May 2024 you will be able to choose which test oSecurity+ SY0-601 and SY0-701.

Did you know CompTIA is certified too?

The reason the release won’t be significantly delayed is that just as CompTIA have you getting certified and controls the Security+ certification process (among others), CompTIA itself is also under the thumb of a certification requirement.

Click here to find out about the differences between the Security+ SY0-501 and SY0-601

You may not know this but years ago CompTIA applied for and got approved for the International Standards Organization – ISO 9001 quality certification. It’s great to know that the organization that controls your certification process is itself certified! Especially quality certified. ISO 9001 verifies that CompTIA has in place the processes and procedures that certify they produce the highest quality certifications.

Why should CompTIA being certified matter to you?

Well, two reasons: 1) as mentioned above it’s great in general for the credibility and quality of your certification, but also 2) it puts an outer time limit as to when we can expect a new exam version to come out. You see, part of CompTIA retaining (as in not losing…) their ISO 9001 certification status is to apply the three-year limit on any version of their certification exams. So, there you have it, anything later significantly than October 2020 for the new Security+ SY0-601 exam version is therefore very unlikely.

Performance Based Question for Security+ SY0-401 Practice Test
Example of Performance Based Question for Security+

The last new CompTIA exam versions releases were Network+ N10-007 and the A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002. For both exams, the CertBlaster exam simulator suites were the first ones offered on the market (not bragging over here but it is a fact that we beat every other vendor to market on those two).

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So what’s on the exam? Two ways to find out: Download below CompTIA Security+ exam objectives and practice with the free sample questions we provide in our CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Practice Test.

The very important CompTIA official exam objectives for Security+ cover all objectives, sub-objectives, and topic points that may be on the exam. You can download those here: CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam Objectives

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To become a Security+ Certified Security engineer you have to pass the Security+ Exam. It covers, among others, security management, threats, and vulnerabilities as well as application, data, and host security, and cryptography. The recommended prerequisite for this exam is about two years experience in IT security plus a working knowledge of most of the items listed in the CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives document.

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