
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
Exam SY0-701 CompTIA Core
The industry-standard entry certification for a security role. Five exam domains, taught end to end, then proven in hands-on labs across Windows and Linux.
Free resources
- FreeThe Ultimate Security+ Study Guide
- FreeHow to Pass Security+, Step by Step
- FreeHow Long to Study for Security+?
Exam domains
- General Security Concepts — 12%
- Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations — 22%
- Security Architecture — 18%
- Security Operations — 28%
- Security Program Management and Oversight — 20%
The path
Step 1 — Learn the exam material
Cover all five SY0-701 domains end to end.
2 courses
Learn
- CourseCompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course 🔒 StationX Unlimited
19 sections · 199 lectures
- Training Overview 1
- About Security+ 3
- Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
- Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
- Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
- Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
- Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
- Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
- Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
- Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
- Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
- Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
- Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
- Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
- Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
- Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- Practice Exam 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
- CourseSecurity+ (SY0-701) - Self-paced Course! 🔒 StationX Unlimited
13 sections · 181 lectures
- Training Overview 1
- Introduction to Security+ Course 1
- Todays Security Professional 11
- Cybersecurity Threat Landscape 12
- Malicious Code 11
- Social Engineering 16
- Security Assesment and Testing 56
- Application Security 45
- Cryptography and PKI 12
- Identity and Access Managemenet 9
- Resiliance and Physical Security 5
- Cloud and Virtualization Security 1
- Audio Version of the Course 1
Step 2 — General security concepts and threats
Know the vocabulary, control types, and the current threat landscape.
2 courses · 22 labs
Learn
- CourseCompTIA Security+ SY0-701: General Security Concepts 🔒 StationX Unlimited
9 sections · 124 lectures
- Training Overview 2
- Section 1: Comptia Security+ 701 Course Introduction 3
- Section 2: Compare and contrast various types of security controls 15
- Section 3: Summarize Fundamental Security Concepts 14
- Section 4: Various types of Change Management Processes amd their impact on Cyber Security 14
- Section 5: The importance of using appropriate cryptographic solutions 73
- Section 6: Module Summary 1
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
- CourseCompTIA Security+: Viruses, Threats and Compromise Indicators 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 23 lectures
- Training Overview 2
- Introduction 19
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
Practise
- LabsCyber Security Fundamentals — 22 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Additional Scanning Options
- BCP DRP and Test Planning
- Basics of Metasploit
- BitLocker Setup
- Block Incoming Traffic on Known Port
- Comparing Controls
- Creating a List of Installed Programs, Services and User Accounts from a WIN2K12 Server
- Creation of BCP and DRP
- Data Backup to Prep for Recovery
- Event Log
- Host Data Integrity Baselining
- Installing Patches and Testing Software
- MITRE - Attack
- MITRE - Defend
- Network Discovery
- Network Segmentation (FW/DMZ/WAN/LAN)
- Network Topology Generation
- Open Source Collection
- Open Source Password Cracking
- Scanning From Windows
- Windows Event Log Manipulation via Windows Event Viewer
- Wireshark
Step 3 — Identity and account management
Create, restrict and audit users, groups and permissions on both platforms.
18 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course — identity and access management sections 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- Labs+Security+ Account Management Practices — 10 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Configure Standard Linux and Windows Permissions? [Advanced]
- Can You Manage Access in Linux and Windows? [Expert]
- Can You Manage Password Requirements in Windows and Linux? [Advanced]
- Can You Manage Users and Groups in Windows and Linux? [Advanced]
- Configure Password Management in Linux [Guided]
- Configure Password Management in Windows [Guided]
- Configure Standard Linux Permissions [Guided]
- Configure Standard Windows Permissions [Guided]
- Manage Users and Groups in Linux [Guided]
- Manage Users and Groups in Windows [Guided]
- Labs+Security+ Tools and Access Management — 8 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Add Server Access for a Group? [Advanced]
- Can You Harden a Linux Web Server? [Expert]
- Can You Harden a Server by Restricting Access per Protocol? [Advanced]
- Can You Harden the SSH Service on a Linux Server? [Advanced}
- Examine Log Files to Block Bad Actors [Guided]
- Force Users to Change Password Upon First Sign In [Guided]
- Harden a Server by Limiting Access to a Single Subnet [Guided]
- Remove a User Account [Guided]
Step 4 — Cryptography and PKI
Issue certificates, secure services with TLS, and attack weak crypto.
25 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course — cryptography and PKI sections 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- Labs+Security+ PKI Essentials — 11 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Deploy a Certificate Authority and Issue Certificates? [Advanced]
- Can You Secure DNS Resource Records and Windows NTFS Volume File Objects? [Advanced]
- Can You Secure a Website with an SSL/TLS Certificate? [Advanced]
- Can You Use PKI to Secure a Network Environment? [Expert]
- Configure Custom Certificate Templates and Deployment Options [Guided]
- Deploy a Private Certificate Authority [Guided]
- Enable Client SSL/TLS [Guided]
- Enable DNSSEC [Guided]
- Enable SSL/TLS on a Website [Guided]
- Manually Request a PKI Certificate [Guided]
- Use EFS To Encrypt Files on NTFS Volumes [Guided]
- LabsCryptography Attack and Defence — 14 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Cryptography: Attacking Classic Ciphers
- Cryptography: Breaking Repeated Key XOR Cipher
- Cryptography: Breaking Weak RSA Keys
- Cryptography: Decrypting Files With a Dictionary Attack
- Cryptography: Forging Digital Signatures
- Cryptography: Forging MACs With Side Channels
- Cryptography: Hidden Veracrypt Containers
- Cryptography: Man In the Middle Attack
- Cryptography: Password Cracking
- Cryptography: Setting Up HTTPS in Windows and Linux
- Cryptography: Setting Up Two Factor Authentication
- Cryptography: Steganography
- Cryptography: Using GPG for Encryption and Key Management
- Cryptography: Using the OpenSSL CLI Tool
Step 5 — Securing systems and networks
Harden hosts, configure firewalls and IPSec, and spot insecure traffic.
32 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course — security architecture and network security sections 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- Labs+Security+ Technology and Tools Essentials — 10 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Harden Windows Hosts? [Expert]
- Can You Secure Host Settings Through Firewall Settings and Group Policy? [Advanced]
- Can You Secure Network Access? [Advanced]
- Configure IPSec [Guided]
- Configure Linux Firewall ACL Rules [Guided]
- Configure Security Settings by Using Microsoft Group Policy [Guided]
- Configure Windows Firewall ACL Rules [Guided]
- Configure a Windows PPTP VPN [Guided]
- Getting Started with Security Concepts in Windows and Linux Environments [Getting Started]
- Identify Non-secure Network Traffic [Guided]
- Labs+Security+ Secure Systems Management — 10 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Back Up and Restore Data in Linux [Guided]
- Back Up and Restore Data in Windows [Guided]
- Can You Back Up and Restore Data in Windows and Linux? [Advanced]
- Can You Configure Update Management in Linux and Windows? [Advanced]
- Can You Configure the Firewall in Linux and Windows? [Advanced]
- Can You Manage Windows and Linux Systems? [Expert]
- Configure Patch Management in Linux [Guided]
- Configure Update Management in Windows [Guided]
- Configure and Test the Firewall in Linux [Guided]
- Configure and Test the Firewall in Windows [Guided]
- LabsIntro to Network Security & Traffic Analysis — 12 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Applying Filters to TCPDump and Wireshark
- DNS as a Remote Shell
- Firewall Setup and Configuration
- Gap Analysis of Firewall Rules
- Implementing Least-Privilege on Windows
- Network Segmentation (FW/DMZ/WAN/LAN)
- Setting Up Zones in a Firewall
- Snorby Setup and Operation
- TCPDump
- Tweaking Firewall Rules for Detection
- Using Snort and Wireshark to Analyze Traffic
- Wireshark
Step 6 — Security operations — tools of the trade
Use the defensive and offensive tooling the exam expects you to recognise.
1 course · 12 labs
Learn
- CourseCompTIA Security+ Labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
6 sections · 99 lectures
- Course Overview 1
- Module 1 - Security Fundamentals 19
- Module 2 - Security Tools and Techniques 19
- Module 3 - Advanced Security Operations 19
- Module 4 - Exploitation and Shells 20
- Module 5 - Web Application Security & Scripting 21
Practise
- Labs+Security+ Defensive Tools — 8 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Configure Drive Encryption by Using LUKS and BitLocker? [Advanced]
- Can You Configure Remote Administration by Using PuTTY and SSH? [Expert]
- Can You Use the Sysinternals Suite to Review Permissions on a Windows System? [Advanced]
- Configure Windows Defender on a Windows System [Guided]
- Configure a Local Security Policy on Server 2016 [Guided]
- Getting Started with Cybersecurity Defensive Tools [Getting Started]
- Managing Log Files on a Windows Server [Guided]
- Using Encryption to Secure Information [Guided]
- Labs+Security+ Offensive Tools — 4 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
Step 7 — Guided labs written for SY0-701
Do the sixteen current-exam tasks: harden Linux and Windows hosts, sign code, automate with Ansible, back up, monitor and alert.
16 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course — all five domains, end to end 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- Labs+CompTIA Security+ Core Skills — 16 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Analyze Log Files for Malicious Activity [Guided]
- Configure Devices by Using Ansible [Guided]
- Configure a Jump Box [Guided]
- Configure a Wireless Access Point [Guided]
- Deploy a Docker Container [Guided]
- Deploy a Virtual Machine [Guided]
- Digitally Sign Code To Verify Authenticity [Guided]
- Enhance Security by Using SELinux [Guided]
- Identify and Manage Old Software [Guided]
- Manage Configurations by Using Ansible [Guided]
- Manage File Redundancy for Resilience and Recovery [Guided]
- Manage System Restore Using Windows 11 [Guided]
- Perform Security Audits on Linux Services [Guided]
- Sanitize Storage Disks [Guided]
- Use Alerting and Monitoring Tools [Guided]
- Use Git to Manage Code [Guided]
Step 8 — Put it together on live machines
Work unguided against realistic scenarios before exam day.
1 course · 30 labs
Learn
- CourseSecurity+ Just Labs: The Ultimate Hands-On Bootcamp 🔒 StationX Unlimited
7 sections · 153 lectures
- Introduction 2
- Module 1 – Information Gathering & Basic Tools 31
- Module 2 – Network Scanning, Recon, and Vulnerabilities 25
- Module 3 – Web Exploitation & Shell Access 24
- Module 4 – Shells, Scripting & Metasploit 26
- Module 5 – Privilege Escalation, OWASP & Scripting 39
- Module 6 Custom Labs Practice Scenarios 6
Practise
- LabsSecurity Baseline — 8 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Baseline Systems in Accordance with Policy Documentation
- Conduct Baseline Comparison for Indicators of Compromise
- Creating a Baseline Using Autopsy
- Creating a Secondary Baseline and Conducting Comparison
- Host Data Integrity Baselining
- Manually Creating a Baseline with MD5Deep
- Recovering Data and Data Integrity Checks
- Windows Deployment Services
- LabsCritical Security Controls — 22 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Auditing Service Accounts and Setting Up Automated Log Collection
- BitLocker Setup
- CIRP Creation and Disaster
- Centralized Monitoring
- Comparing Controls
- Creation of Standard Operating Procedures for Recovery
- Data Backup to Prep for Recovery
- Data Downloads and Validation
- Force Point: DLP Email Overview
- Force Point: DLP Network Overview
- Identifying Key Assets
- Leveraging Internal Intelligence Resources
- Log Correlation & Analysis to Identify Potential IOC
- Monitoring and Verifying Management Systems
- Open and Close Ports on Windows 7
- Phishing (2026)
- Phishing
- Post Incident Service Restoration
- Ransomware
- Recover from SQL Injection Attack
- Sensitive Information Identification
- Vulnerability Identification and Remediation
Before the exam
- FreeFree Security+ Performance Based Questions (PBQs)
- FreeSecurity+ Practice Questions & Exam Tips
- FreeSecurity+ Cheat Sheet (SY0-701)
- FreeSecurity+ Exam Cost Guide
- CourseCompTIA Security+ SY0-701: The Ultimate Practice Exam 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 12 lectures
- Security+ Exam Practice Tests 6
- Security+ Exam Domains Practice Tests 5
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Practice Tests 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 14 lectures
- Training Overview 1
- Practice tests 6
- Practice Question by Question 6
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA Security+ Certificate (SY0-701) Practice Tests 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 5 lectures
- Practice Tests 3
- Practice Question by Question 1
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA Performance Based Questions (PBQ) Video Guides 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 42 lectures
- A+ Core 1 8
- A+ Core 2 8
- Network+ 13
- Security+ 13
- CourseCompTIA Security+ Practice Questions and Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 7 lectures
- Practice Questions 1
- Practice Flashcards 5
- Next Steps & Certification 1
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