Security+
CompTIA Security+ · CompTIA
- Exam cost
- $425 (historical)
- Questions · time · passing score
- Maximum of 90 questions, mix of multiple-choice and performance-based questions, 90 minutes duration, passing score 750 (on a scale of 100-900)
- Prerequisites
- | CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience working in a security/systems administrator job role | | Renewal Period | Every 3 years | | Renewal Fee | $150 (covers three-year certification) | | CPE Requirements | 50 CEUs over 3 years | | Study Hours | 40-80 hours | |
- Domains covered
- ** Threat identification · vulnerability assessment · security technologies utilization · secure network architecture design · identity and access management · risk analysis and mitigation · cryptography application · compliance and operational security · security posture assessment · hybrid environment monitoring · incident response · digital forensics
- Estimated salary premium
- Not established by comparable evidence
- Renewal · CPE / CEU
- 3-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- MyCyberPath metro lines
- SOC Director · Red Team Director · Cloud Security Architect · GRC Director→CISO · DFIR Director · Chief Security Architect · Network Security Architect · CISO/Board Advisor · Federal CISO · Security Manager/IT-to-Cyber · AI Security Architect · Application Security · Foundations — Career Changers
- Best for
- Security specialist · Systems administrator · Security administrator · Security analyst
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