CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Complete Exam Prep
Pass Security+ on your first attempt: every exam objective covered, two full practice exams, zero fluff.
Prepares you for the SY0-701 exam (version SY0-701) · objectives last verified August 2026. Astacity is not affiliated with or endorsed by the certification body; completing this course prepares for — but does not confer — the certification.
What you'll learn
- General Security Concepts
- Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations
- Security Architecture
Requirements
- Basic computer literacy. CompTIA recommends Network+ level knowledge, but this course fills the gaps as it goes.
Description
The complete, objective-mapped preparation course for CompTIA Security+ SY0-701.
Every section maps to the official exam domains, with section quizzes and two full-length timed practice exams that mirror the real experience.
Astacity is not affiliated with or endorsed by CompTIA. This course prepares you for — but does not confer — the certification.
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Welcome & how to use this course
Topics covered
Curriculum
3 sections · 11 lessons · 1h 42m
01General Security Concepts1.04 lessons
- Welcome & how to use this courseFree preview7m
- CIA triad, non-repudiation & AAA11m
- Security controls: categories and types9m
- Zero trust architecture10m
- General Security Concepts — knowledge checkquiz
02Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations2.04 lessons
- Threat actors and motivations10m
- Attack surfaces and vectors11m
- Malware taxonomy field guide
- Mitigation techniques in practice12m
- Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations — knowledge checkquiz
03Security Architecture3.03 lessons
- Cloud vs on-prem security models11m
- Network segmentation & firewalls12m
- Protecting data: states, sovereignty, methods10m
- Security Architecture — knowledge checkquiz
Exam objective coverage
Which sections cover which official SY0-701 objective domains.
| Section | Objective domains |
|---|---|
| 1. General Security Concepts | 1.0 |
| 2. Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations | 2.0 |
| 3. Security Architecture | 3.0 |
Reviews4.7 · 3
Write a review- Marta KowalskaAug 2026
Clear, honest, no fluff. Some sections dense, but the quizzes lock everything in.
- Tunde BakareAug 2026
The practice exams feel like the real thing — per-domain scores showed me my weak spots early.
- Priya SharmaAug 2026
Passed on my first attempt. The coverage matrix told me exactly what I still owed before booking.