CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that merged the baseline skills you need to describe core security functions and play an IT security career.

Why is it different?

No other certification that describes baseline cybersecurity rules has performance-based questions on the test. Security+ emphasizes practical data, maintaining the security professional is well prepared to problem solve a wider variety of related questions.
More choose Security+
Security+ focuses on the latest trends and ways in risk management, risk mitigation, threat handling, and intrusion detection.
The new Security+ certification maintains the Junior IT Auditor/Penetration examiner job role, in making merged to the previous job roles for Systems Admins, Network Admins, and Security Admins.

Examination & Certification

About THE Exam

CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification IT professionals should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Security+ incorporates best practices in hands-on trouble-shooting to ensure security professionals have practical security problem-solving skills. Cybersecurity professionals with Security+ know how to address security incidents – not just identify them.

Security+ is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the US DoD to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements.

The new CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 exam is available as of October 4, 2017. More information on the exam is available in the Exam Details below.

Do skills have to learn?

designing

detections

tools

encryption

access management

CompTIA Security+

Systems Admin

Network Admin

Security Administrator

Junior IT Auditor/ Penetration Tester

Security Specialist

Security Consultant

Security Engineer