What the exam tests
The current SY0-701 outline weights these five areas:
- 28% Security operations
- 22% Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
- 20% Security program management and oversight
- 18% Security architecture
- 12% General security concepts
certification
CompTIA Security+
Security+ decision
For a defense-workforce requirement, first capture the DCWF work role, proficiency and qualification route. A course or certification alone does not establish qualification for your position.
Take it now, build foundations first, or choose another route?
The call: Choose CompTIA Security+ when your target work values it and you already have Network+-level networking knowledge or equivalent hands-on IT and systems experience. It is a broad, vendor-neutral security baseline, not a substitute for operating experience: if ports, protocols, identity, logs, and system hardening are still unfamiliar, build those foundations before paying for SY0-701.
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Planning for a team? Read the Security+ team guide.
Take Security+ now when
- You can troubleshoot a basic operating-system or network issue and now need to connect that foundation to threats, architecture, operations, and governance.
- Your target role or employer explicitly values a broad security baseline rather than a vendor-specific product credential.
- You will pair exam study with defensive labs and evidence you can explain, not rely on the credential alone.
Wait, choose another route, or skip it when
- Ports, protocols, DNS, authentication, permissions, logs, patching, and backups are still mostly vocabulary rather than tasks you can reason through.
- You are choosing Security+ only because job postings mention it, without checking the role's actual experience and tool requirements.
- The exam and renewal cost would displace more useful hands-on practice or foundational study.
- Current exam
- As checked September 28, 2026: Security+ V7 (SY0-701) remained available; CompTIA expected V8 on or around November 17, 2026. Verify the live version before booking. CompTIA Security+ — current exam/version · checked
- Formal prerequisite
- The checked V7 page lists Network+ and two years of related work as recommended experience; it does not establish a separate formal exam-registration requirement. Confirm current registration terms before booking. CompTIA Security+ V7 exam details
- Recommended background
- CompTIA recommends Network+ plus two years in a security or systems-administrator role. This is guidance, not a registration requirement. CompTIA Security+ V7 exam details
- Historical U.S. exam-voucher observation
- $439 CompTIA Security+ — official vendor page · checked
For one exam attempt. Preparation, retakes, tax and renewal are separate; recheck the current price before paying.
- Renewal fee
- $150 per 3-year cycle for the CEU-upload route only; other qualifying routes differ CompTIA renewal terms · checked
- Version evidence checked
Why this advice is practical: Learnerside was founded by Alexander Shick after more than a decade helping individuals and IT teams evaluate technical training and certification paths.
Certification details change. Always confirm final pricing, availability, and credential terms on the official provider page linked in the sources below before you pay for anything.
What the decision means
A useful security baseline, not proof that you can do the job
Security+ is useful when you need broad coverage across threats, architecture, security operations, identity, and risk. It can organize what you know and satisfy a named certification preference. It does not replace experience operating systems, networks, cloud services, or security tools.
What holding it does not prove
- That you can investigate an alert and explain what happened.
- That you can configure identity, logging, hardening, or network controls safely.
- That you have used the tools or platforms named in a specific job posting.
What to build alongside it
- An alert-triage note with a timeline, evidence, and recommended response.
- An access review that identifies excessive permissions and a safer replacement.
- A hardening change with before-and-after settings, logs, and rollback notes.
- A small network diagram that explains trust boundaries and traffic flows.
Use only systems and labs you own or are authorized to test.
Before you schedule
Build foundations first if these tasks are still unfamiliar
CompTIA does not enforce a prerequisite, but its recommended background is a useful warning about the level of context the exam assumes. Do not turn “no formal prerequisite” into “best first step.”
Check your exam version before paying: As of September 28, 2026, CompTIA offers Security+ V7 (SY0-701) and expects V8 to launch on or around November 17, 2026. CompTIA lists June 11, 2027 as the English V7 exam retirement date; other listed languages retire August 13, 2027. This page's study guidance covers V7, not V8. Confirm the version and date for your language before buying training or booking an exam. CompTIA version overview · V7 exam details
Networking
Explain ports, protocols, DNS, addressing, routing, segmentation, and why a traffic flow is allowed or blocked.
Systems and identity
Work with accounts, permissions, services, patching, authentication, MFA, least privilege, and basic hardening.
Operations
Read logs, follow an alert, document a change, check backups, and explain the difference between prevention, detection, and response.
Choose A+ first if operating systems, hardware, and everyday troubleshooting are the gap. Choose Network+ first if protocols, addressing, routing, and network troubleshooting are the gap. Compare ISC2 CC when you want an earlier cybersecurity starting point and Security+'s recommended background is ahead of you. Skip Security+ when your target work does not value a broad security baseline and a role-specific route would be more useful.
Security+ course outline and provider options
Instruction and product references checked 2026-10-15 UTC. CompTIA-authored SY0-701 course outline: 2023 copyright · 15-page PDF hosted by Koenig Solutions; lesson families pp1–14, resources/copyright p15. This is a dated curriculum reference, not proof of the revision delivered by a seller.
The exam weights describe assessment. The course has 16 lesson families, organized differently. Match the selected courseware and lab revision to your exam; the existing V7/V8 transition warning still matters.
The 16 course lesson families
- Security foundations
- Threat actors and attack surfaces
- Encryption and certificates
- Identity controls and permissions
- Enterprise network protection
- Cloud and zero-trust designs
- Availability and physical safeguards
- Vulnerability handling
- Network defense tools
- Endpoint hardening
- Application defenses
- Incident workflows and monitoring
- Suspicious-activity analysis
- Security policies and oversight
- Risk assessment and treatment
- Data safeguards and compliance
Published practical work and its limits
- Descriptions include configuration-gap checks, encryption, permissions, remote-access controls and container/virtual-machine work.
- Later assisted and applied activities cover vulnerability, network, endpoint and application defenses, plus incident investigation.
The outline separates Learn activities, eBook content and Labs. Descriptions do not establish your lab license, personally operated practice or instructor feedback.
Official self-paced products are distinct
- CertMaster Learn
The current V7 comparison describes lessons, videos, interactive work, simulated labs and assessments; estimated 25–40 catalog hours. Selected SKU, price, activation and access expiry need confirmation.
- CertMaster Labs
The V7 comparison describes guided tasks in a live virtual environment; estimated 15–25 catalog hours. This is separate from Learn’s simulated activities and a seller’s furnished lab license.
- CertMaster Practice
The V7 comparison describes timed practice exams, quizzes and objective-level feedback; estimated 10–20 catalog hours. This is exam practice, not complete instruction or an actual exam booking.
CompTIA’s V7 comparison separately describes Learn+Labs with simulated and live-VM practice, estimated 30–60 catalog hours. Catalog hours are not personal study effort or live contact time. Its Learn entry statement allows no prior related job-role experience; that is separate from the exam’s recommended background and your readiness. A course, exam voucher, retake and renewal product are different purchases.
Provider references: verify the authorized seller and delivery
Match CompTIA authorization to the legal seller or franchise, delivery organization, territory and exact course. The references below include provider claims and dated offer evidence; no current issuer-directory match for your selected package is established here. Shared official courseware does not make labs, feedback, access or schedules interchangeable.
New Horizons
SY0-701 official courseware, five-day virtual instruction; provider claims 180-day post-class labs, 90-day recordings and practice tests. Its voucher is separate. Nine provider agenda sections do not equal the 16-lesson issuer outline. Visible 8–4 CST calendars conflict with structured 9–5 CST; confirm the complete dates, time zone and seat.
Inspect the exact live course · Provider partner claimLearning Tree
Course 446 identifies SY0-701 and five-day instruction, with a voucher, 500 practice questions and coaching advertised. Confirm the actual lab account and access. The separate toolkit advertises one-year access, seven modules, quizzes, a question bank, a repeatable simulator and voucher on request; its exact exam-code alignment and identity as a particular CertMaster SKU remain unverified.
A generic live-course price does not establish a separate classroom amount or where the instructor teaches. Match the selected event and attendance option before comparing classroom with live online instruction.
Check the exact classroom or online event
One provider-published example, reference 271C52US, lists January 4–8, 2027, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM EST, with Washington, DC or Online (AnyWare) attendance. The source identifies mixed attendance for this event; it does not locate the instructor or confirm a seat, street venue or net teaching hours. Confirm your attendance option, instructor location, complete schedule and selected price before paying.
Event and delivery evidence checked October 15, 2026 UTC: Inspect course 446 and the selected event · Compare AnyWare and in-class delivery. This dated example does not redate the historical prices below or establish their invoice unit, current authorization or final total.
ONLC
Retained October 12 live and on-demand observations describe different packages. Voucher release has assessment/proof conditions, including an 85% requirement; it is not an immediately supplied unconditional inclusion. Confirm buyer-location/funding rules, permitted labs and the selected support/access term.
ONLC describes its public SY0-701 class as live online, whether you attend from home or an ONLC center. Center attendance provides a place to join the online class; it does not establish an instructor teaching in your room or a separately priced classroom course.
Check attendance and voucher deadlines
The checked terms distinguish an initial exam within 12 months from a separate replacement-voucher term of six months from the original course. Confirm your selected entitlement, voucher expiry, readiness and attendance conditions; do not assume a full 12-month retake window. These live-course terms do not establish the separate self-paced product’s lab or support access.
Delivery and terms checked October 15, 2026 UTC: How ONLC remote classes work · Course formats and registration policies · Conditional exam-voucher and retake terms. The dated prices below keep their original checks; this delivery clarification is not a new price or seat confirmation.
NetCom Learning
Retained September 12 live, e-learning and restricted government SKUs are separate. The e-learning catalog duration is not access expiry or live support. Current authorization, delivered revision, voucher, lab license and complete timetable need confirmation.
Inspect the exact SY0-701 referenceGlobal Knowledge
US course 90530 / GK3404 is the SY0-701 reference. Retained September 12 evidence describes five-day instruction, labs and a voucher; current price, dates, post-class access and seller need confirmation. An older Aspire page names SY0-601 and is not a replacement for this offer.
Inspect the US SY0-701 referenceDated provider packages, separated by format
Each price keeps its original observation date and conditions. Compare teaching, practice, voucher release/expiry, recordings, feedback, taxes and cancellation. Government eligibility and private team quotes need their own verification. The additional Infosec observation below does not establish current authorization for a selected seller. Full market coverage remains incomplete.
8 dated options shown. Prices are in USD; check the date and package before using one in a budget.
Self-paced courses
Learning Tree International
CompTIA Security+
$1,795 per course
CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep Toolkit, self-paced
- Delivery
- on demand
- Exam
- Voucher listed — check conditions below
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
Security+ toolkit; exact exam-code alignment to confirm before purchase; one-year self-paced access to seven interactive modules, five practice quizzes, flashcards and a simulator with more than 600 potential questions. Primarily text-based with some videos; provider estimates 6–12 hours, not five days of instruction. Voucher is included and requested from Customer Service when ready. This is a different product from the live class; no live collaboration or lab entitlement established. Confirm access start, voucher deadline, taxes and cancellation terms.
Check this offer on Learning Tree International ↗NetCom Learning
CompTIA Security+
$595 per course
CompTIA Security+ Certification Prep (Exam SY0-701), US e-Learning
- Delivery
- on demand
- Exam
- Separate purchase
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
Separate 40-hour US e-learning SKU 8882. Access duration, labs, support, updates and accessibility are unverified. Separate exam SKU is USD 404.
Check this offer on NetCom Learning ↗ONLC Training Centers
CompTIA Security+
$1,295 per course
CompTIA Security+ (on-demand)
- Delivery
- on demand
- Exam
- Voucher listed — check conditions below
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
SY0-701; prerecorded/self-study materials, videos, demonstrations, questions and virtual-machine labs; 180-day access from purchase and three months of content-expert chat support. No scheduled live teaching. Voucher release requires an 85% assessment score and proof submission. Tax may apply. The source includes a future exam-transition claim; use the issuer for controlling exam lifecycle dates.
Check this offer on ONLC Training Centers ↗Live instructor-led courses
Infosec Institute
CompTIA Security+
$2,999 per course
CompTIA Security+ Boot Camp
- Delivery
- virtual live
- Exam
- Voucher listed — check conditions below
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
5-day SY0-701 live boot camp; voucher, 90-day recordings and course access, labs, practice exams and a 90-day skills subscription are stated. Provider guarantees and onsite eligibility have separate terms.
Check this offer on Infosec Institute ↗Learning Tree International
CompTIA Security+
$2,790 per course
CompTIA Security+ Training (446), live instructor-led
- Delivery
- instructor led
- Exam
- Voucher listed — check conditions below
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
SY0-701; five-day live instructor-led course, exam voucher, hundreds of practice questions and after-course coaching. The commercial Live Instructor block lists USD 2,790; government pricing is separate. Public virtual dates omit the year in the rendered calendar. Confirm exact dates, seat, lab and recording access, tax and policies before booking.
Check this offer on Learning Tree International ↗NetCom Learning
CompTIA Security+
$2,675 per course
CompTIA Security+ Certification Prep (Exam SY0-701), US virtual
- Delivery
- virtual live
- Exam
- Separate purchase
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
US virtual instructor-led SKU 8305: 5 days with provider-described study guide, labs and certified trainer. Separate exam SKU is USD 404. Dated session, seat, instructor identity, lab access, recordings, complete total and terms unverified.
Check this offer on NetCom Learning ↗New Horizons
CompTIA Security+
$2,495 per course
CompTIA Security+ (virtual instructor-led)
- Delivery
- virtual live
- Exam
- Separate purchase
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
SY0-701; five-day virtual instructor-led course with official courseware, practice tests, 180-day post-class labs and 90-day recordings. Exam voucher is a separate add-on; the provider displays an older USD 404 voucher amount, so confirm the current add-on total. Course retake and rescheduling are conditional; confirm the exact session and policies.
Check this offer on New Horizons ↗ONLC Training Centers
CompTIA Security+
$2,495 per course
CompTIA Security+ (instructor-led)
- Delivery
- instructor led
- Exam
- Voucher listed — check conditions below
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
SY0-701; five-day live remote instructor-led class. October 19–23 and November 16–20 public sessions list USD 2,495. Labs and practice software included; voucher with Retake Assurance is released after an 85% practice score and proof submission. Confirm registration window, eligibility, tax/extras and cancellation terms; listed dates do not prove a seat.
Check this offer on ONLC Training Centers ↗Independent free video instruction
Professor Messer’s retained SY0-701 video course is separate from official courseware and authorized-partner delivery. A free video listing does not include operated labs, instructor feedback, an exam or a voucher.
1 dated option shown. Prices are in USD; check the date and package before using one in a budget.
Self-paced courses
Professor Messer
CompTIA Security+
$0 per course
CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 free video course
- Delivery
- on demand
- Exam
- Inclusion to confirm
- Buyer
- Commercial
- Observed
Free to watch online as a recorded video course. Printed/PDF notes, offline downloads and full practice-exam products are separate purchases. No live instructor-led class, included hands-on lab environment or official exam voucher is established. 121 videos, 15h 11m. Course index targets SY0-701; check your exam version before studying.
Check this offer on Professor Messer ↗Training format decision
Choose the pace from your readiness—not the course title
A short boot camp, a longer full-day course, and an evening or weekend schedule can cover the same certification while offering very different amounts of instruction, practice, feedback, and recovery time.
Focused or accelerated
If you already work with networks, systems, identity, logs, and security controls, compare focused SY0-701 review, practice questions, and targeted labs instead of automatically buying a long foundations course.
Confirm the prerequisite assumptions and the hours spent on review versus hands-on work.
Foundations and guided practice
If networking or operating-system work is still new, compare a longer or spread-out path with guided security labs and prerequisite support. No formal exam prerequisite does not mean an intensive boot camp is the best first step.
Prioritize individual lab time, instructor feedback, and enough space between sessions to practise.
Schedule-led
Compare consecutive weekdays, shorter sessions, evenings, and weekends in your own time zone. Count every live meeting and total teaching hours; calendar duration alone does not establish depth.
Verify before you shortlist
- Current course and exam version, every meeting date, local time, and seat availability
- Total price, taxes, official courseware, labs, vouchers, retakes, and access periods
- Instructor background, class size, recordings, support, and cancellation terms
- Vendor authorization, learning-credit eligibility, and seller-versus-delivery identity
See dated, provider-published class references when available before deciding whether to contact Learnerside. These dates are not seat confirmations or a match to your requirements. Public provider research remains named and sourced.
See published class dates or ask for helpPreparation decision
The cheapest sensible route is free study plus real practice
Start with the current CompTIA objectives, a structured free course, official sample questions, and the practical work above. Buy training only after you can name what free study is not solving.
Start free
Use the Learnerside study sequence for the current objectives, free resources, and practical preparation plan.
Open the Security+ study guide →Pay only for a named constraint
Instructor-led or structured training can make sense for a hard deadline, live feedback, guided labs, employer funding, or a schedule you are more likely to finish.
Inspect dated training-price research →Employer-funded
Put the target, deadline, delivery format, included labs and voucher, total cost, and approval need in one brief.
Build my employer-ready Security+ proposal →Detailed exam costs and entry requirements
What CompTIA asks for
Recommended background: CompTIA recommends Network+ plus two years in a security or systems-administrator role (preparation guidance, not a registration requirement). [vendor page] A recommendation, not a registration requirement.
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisite is stated on the official page reviewed; Network+ is recommended, not required.
| Length | 90 minutes |
|---|---|
| Languages | English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai |
Exam details read from CompTIA Security+ — official vendor page · checked 2026-06-19T04:57:29+00:00.
Cost & upkeep
Exam fee plus what it takes to keep it — the recurring cost most pages hide.
- Exam price (US)
- $439 CompTIA Security+ — official vendor page · checked verified 2026-09-09 · read from the official vendor page
- Renewal fee (per 3-year cycle)
- $150 CompTIA renewal fees · checked CEU-upload route only · Upload 50 CEUs and pay the applicable CE fee, complete CertMaster CE, pass the latest Security+ exam, or earn a higher CompTIA certification that fully renews Security+
We publish no ROI or payback figure for this credential. Training a team instead of yourself? →
Exam logistics
Exam at a glance
How CompTIA administers the exam — the logistics only. This is format, not a pass prediction, and it says nothing about how hard the material is for your background.
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Delivery
- Pearson VUE delivers every CompTIA exam two ways: at an in-person Pearson VUE test center, or online-proctored from home via the OnVUE platform (webcam-recorded).
- Online proctoring
- For the OnVUE online option: a valid government photo ID, a private space with no unauthorized items (no bags, books, notes, phones, watches, or wallets), webcam recording throughout, and one continuous session with no scheduled breaks.
Policies change; verify delivery, ID, room-scan, reschedule, and refund rules on the official page before you book or pay. See exam-day logistics →
CompTIA Security+ — official vendor page · checked CompTIA Candidate Testing Policies · checkedPreparation planning
Preparation time
Vendor-published course time: 25-40 hours
Vendor's published CertMaster Learn estimated duration for Security+ V7; actual preparation time varies by background.
This is the provider's published course-content duration, not a promised calendar completion time. This figure is the published length of the vendor's own official training for this exam, or an explicit no-estimate gap. It is not a vendor estimate of preparation time, and not a promise of how long a learner will need to pass.
CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details · checkedExam domains and weighting
Skills measured
Vendor-published objective domains and exam weights, normalized for display; use the cited official objectives for exact wording. CompTIA Security+ — official vendor page · checked
28%Security operationsWork through secure configuration, monitoring, vulnerability response, incident handling, and recovery as operational tasks.CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details (SY0-701) · checked
22%Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigationsRecognize attack paths and exposed systems, then select and prioritize practical mitigations.CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details (SY0-701) · checked
20%Security program management and oversightConnect policies, risk decisions, third-party oversight, awareness, and compliance to the controls a team must operate.CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details (SY0-701) · checked
18%Security architectureCompare secure design choices for on-premises, cloud, and connected systems, including resilience and data protection.CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details (SY0-701) · checked
12%General security conceptsUse control types, security principles, and cryptographic concepts to explain why a safeguard fits a particular risk.CompTIA — Security+ V7 exam details (SY0-701) · checked
Security+ training: check readiness and voucher conditions
Five researched provider examples, not a market ranking. ONLC’s SY0-701 instructor-led course lists USD 2,495 tuition and five scheduled days. Late registration can cost more. ONLC and New Horizons details were checked September 10, 2026; Learning Tree and Global Knowledge details were checked September 11, 2026; NetCom details were refreshed September 12, 2026. A published schedule is not confirmed availability.
Compare Security+ course coverage before comparing dates
The exam objectives define what may be tested. A provider outline should show how the course teaches and practises that scope—and which preparation, labs, materials and voucher conditions sit outside the headline tuition.
Official baseline
Exam scope: The current SY0-701 blueprint has five domains: general security concepts; threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations; security architecture; security operations; and security program management and oversight.
Training scope: CompTIA’s exam blueprint is not a promise about any provider’s teaching hours, lab depth, instructor feedback or post-class support. Those are offer-level facts.
How to use it: Map each shortlist to all five domains, then ask what learners actually do. Reading about incident response, identity, hardening or risk is different from configuring, investigating and explaining those controls.
CompTIA Security+ certification and exam page (checked August 5, 2026) · CompTIA SY0-701 exam objectives PDF (checked September 12, 2026)
ONLC: outline fit
Course: Provider page code XSP701; five-day SY0-701 course
Format and pace: Concentrated weekday instructor-led training.
Published coverage:
- all five SY0-701 domain families
- threat and vulnerability work
- architecture and operations
- governance and risk
Hands-on evidence: The page identifies exam-preparation software; the exact learner-performed lab hours and feedback model require confirmation.
Readiness evidence: ONLC recommends Network+ training/certification and 24 months in networking support or IT administration, plus basic Windows, Linux command-line and TCP/IP knowledge.
Likely fit: A learner with the recommended systems/networking base who wants a short live preparation window.
Archived provider calendar examples: These dates were observed when the source was checked; some have passed. They are not upcoming class cards, open seats, or a current quote. Use the training finder for its time-checked references, then verify dates and availability with the provider.
- 2026-09-21 through 2026-09-25 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published dates. The September 21, October 19 and November 16 sessions were labeled Ready to Run when checked; seat availability remains unverified. Published registration deadline: 2026-09-16.
- 2026-10-19 through 2026-10-23 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published dates. The September 21, October 19 and November 16 sessions were labeled Ready to Run when checked; seat availability remains unverified.
- 2026-11-16 through 2026-11-20 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published dates. The September 21, October 19 and November 16 sessions were labeled Ready to Run when checked; seat availability remains unverified.
3 additional dated observations are retained in the finder; passed or stale references cannot be added to a request.
Verify before approval:
- actual learner-performed lab time
- practice-software access period
- 85% voucher-release condition
- seat, total and cancellation terms
New Horizons: outline fit
Course: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 virtual instructor-led course
Format and pace: Five-day virtual instructor-led course.
Published coverage:
- security concepts and threats
- architecture and implementation
- operations and incident response
- governance, risk and compliance
Hands-on evidence: The page states labs with 180-day post-class access, practice tests and 90-day recordings.
Readiness evidence: The provider lists no formal course prerequisite but recommends Network+ and at least two years of security-focused IT administration experience.
Likely fit: A learner who values live instruction plus a longer stated lab-access window and recordings.
Archived provider calendar examples: These dates were observed when the source was checked; some have passed. They are not upcoming class cards, open seats, or a current quote. Use the training finder for its time-checked references, then verify dates and availability with the provider.
- 2026-09-14 through 2026-09-18 · USD 2,495 published tuition · Etc/GMT+6. Provider labels these dates Guaranteed to Run; that is not a seat-availability guarantee.
- 2026-09-21 through 2026-09-25 · USD 2,495 published tuition · Etc/GMT+6. Provider labels these dates Guaranteed to Run; that is not a seat-availability guarantee.
- 2026-10-05 through 2026-10-09 · USD 2,495 published tuition · Etc/GMT+6. Provider labels these dates Guaranteed to Run; that is not a seat-availability guarantee.
8 additional dated observations are retained in the finder; passed or stale references cannot be added to a request.
Verify before approval:
- optional voucher total and terms
- individual lab time during class
- recording scope and expiry
- seller and delivery entity
- all-sales-final, reschedule and retake conditions
New Horizons Security+ course outline (checked September 12, 2026)
Global Knowledge: outline fit
Course: Course 3404, Security+ certification preparation for SY0-701
Format and pace: Five-day Virtual Classroom Live course.
Published coverage:
- all five SY0-701 domain families
- assisted and applied practice
- adaptive and capstone labs
- exam preparation
Hands-on evidence: The course sheet lists more than thirty assisted, applied, adaptive and capstone labs and an included voucher.
Readiness evidence: The provider expects basic workstation knowledge plus A+ and Network+ or equivalent experience, including 2–3 years in networking.
Likely fit: An employer-sponsored learner with established IT foundations who prioritizes a large published lab set.
Dated schedule: No exact calendar is linked in Learnerside’s retained observations. Ask for every meeting date, time and source time zone.
Verify before approval:
- official page currently publishes no available dates
- legal seller and delivery organization
- lab access after class
- voucher, total and cancellation terms
Global Knowledge Security+ course page (checked September 12, 2026)
Evidence boundary: This comparison paraphrases public outlines; it does not republish a provider syllabus, verify a seat, or prove that every listed topic receives equal live instruction. A provider-issued proposal should identify the exact course version, schedule, delivery organization, inclusions and terms.
What the course expects you to know
ONLC recommends Network+ training and certification plus 24 months in networking support or IT administration. Its outline also expects basic Windows administration, Linux command-line use and TCP/IP knowledge. These are this provider’s course expectations, not a statement that CompTIA requires Network+ certification to sit Security+.
Included does not mean unconditional
The outline includes exam-preparation software but says voucher release requires proof of at least 85% in its practice software’s Certification mode. It also states a one-year exam deadline for the guarantee. Read the complete conditions before relying on a voucher or retake benefit.
Read ONLC’s course outline, current tuition and schedule · Read the full exam-pass guarantee conditions
Learnerside advice: plan for study outside class. If those foundations are unfamiliar, compare foundational instruction and guided practice before choosing an intensive exam-prep week. Ask when you receive the voucher and whether your intended exam date fits its conditions.
New Horizons: the same tuition is not the same package
New Horizons lists five days of virtual instructor-led training at USD 2,495, with a separately priced USD 404 exam-voucher add-on. Its outline includes practice tests, labs with 180-day post-class access and 90-day recordings. Private groups are also offered, but public tuition is not a private-team quote.
The provider states no formal course prerequisites while recommending Network+ certification and at least two years of security-focused IT administration experience. Ask about preparation if you do not have that background. Retakes and rescheduling have separate conditions.
Read New Horizons’ Security+ outline and voucher add-on. The add-on is a provider-published offer, not a claim about CompTIA’s universal exam price; confirm checkout eligibility and total.
Learning Tree: compare the intermediate pace and commercial buyer scope
Learning Tree course 446 lists five intermediate-level days for SY0-701, USD 2,790 commercial live-instructor tuition, an exam voucher and hundreds of exam-prep questions. It recommends networking experience or practical networking knowledge and an information-assurance background. The page showed an Oct 19–23 virtual GTR session from 9am to 4:30pm Eastern without stating the calendar year. A separate government block displayed USD 2,590, but the page does not establish that a particular buyer qualifies for it.
Read Learning Tree’s Security+ course and published schedule. Confirm the year, seat, delivery format, commercial or government eligibility, voucher terms, taxes and complete employer total.
Global Knowledge: extensive labs and an included voucher—but no confirmed schedule
Global Knowledge course 3404 is a five-day SY0-701 preparation course listed at USD 2,970 for Virtual Classroom Live. Its outline includes an exam voucher and more than thirty assisted, applied, adaptive and capstone labs. The provider expects basic workstation knowledge plus A+ and Network+ certification or equivalent experience, including 2–3 years in networking. That makes it a poor fit to treat as a from-zero security course.
The downloadable course sheet and GTR search listed Nov 30–Dec 4, 2026 from 8:30am to 4:30pm Eastern, but the current course page also rendered “No available dates.” Another Dec 14–18 listing was marked full. Learnerside therefore does not place either date into the selectable finder. Inspect the dated course sheet · recheck the current course page.
NetCom Learning: current SY0-701 prices, but no dated class
NetCom’s current U.S. page identifies SY0-701 and exposes USD 2,675 for a five-day virtual instructor-led course, USD 595 for 40-hour e-learning and USD 1,949 under a government-pricing SKU. It separately exposes a USD 404 Security+ exam voucher. The live-course overview names a study guide, labs and a certified trainer; the page does not establish a dated session, seat, daily schedule, access terms, exact instructor, voucher conditions or complete buyer total.
A separate legacy SY0-601 URL still resolves, so keep the delivered exam code in the proposal. The government amount is not proof that a particular buyer qualifies, and the e-learning hour estimate is not an access-duration promise. No NetCom option enters the schedule matcher until a current calendar is verified.
Review the NetCom evidence and buyer checklist · Inspect the current provider course page.
Full prerequisite and version notes
Prerequisites
What's required vs merely recommended — stated plainly.
- What CompTIA lists as prerequisites
- What we found on the vendor eligibility page: No formal prerequisite is stated on the official page reviewed; Network+ is recommended, not required.
- Recommended before
- CompTIA Network+
“Recommended” is the vendor’s guidance, not a formal prerequisite. Confirm current exam availability on the official page before scheduling.
Version and change history
Version & change log
Which version is current — so you prepare for the exam that’s live today, not a retired one.
- Version status
- Security+ V7 (SY0-701) remains available; V8 is expected on or around 2026-11-17. English V7 exam retires 2027-06-11; Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai retire 2027-08-13. Confirm the version and language before booking.
Official scope and provider study material
What this proves — and how CompTIA says to prepare
CompTIA’s own framing of who earns it and what it signals, plus official study material previously recorded as free. Access can change; verify the current free label on the provider page before relying on it. Quoted and cited — never dressed up as a job guarantee.
- Who the vendor built it for
- Best fit for learners validating baseline security concepts, threats, architecture, operations, identity, governance, risk, and compliance.
- What it signals you can do
- Identify various types of threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities, including malware, social engineering, and application attacks.; Utilize security technologies and tools, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and endpoint security, to protect systems.; Design secure network architectures, implement secure systems, and apply secure protocols for architecture and design.; Manage identity and access concepts, including authentication, authorization, and accounting, to ensure secure access control.; Assess and manage risk through risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and business continuity planning.; Apply cryptography concepts, including encryption algorithms, public key infrastructure (PKI), and digital signatures, to secure data.; Implement compliance and operational security measures, including security policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Where it leads
- Security foundation before CySA+, PenTest+, or advanced security paths.
Official study material recorded as free
Skills, roles, and occupation context
Skills this credential is associated with
Derived from the roles CompTIA Security+ supports — the skills those roles commonly require. This is a role-mediated association, not a claim that the exam objectives cover each skill. See the “Skills measured” section above for what the exam itself tests.
- Incident response
- Network security
- Networking fundamentals
- Security fundamentals
- Security monitoring
- Troubleshooting
Job titles reported for related planning roles
Learnerside editorially associates this credential with the planning roles below. O*NET independently reports these titles for those roles’ occupations; O*NET does not say this credential is required or maps to them. This is not employer-demand, placement, or hiring evidence. Titles vary by employer, seniority, and location.
- Information Security Officer
- Information Security Specialist
- Information Systems Security Analyst
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
- Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst)
- Network Security Analyst
- Security Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Information Analyst
- Information Technology Specialist (IT Specialist)
- LAN Specialist (Local Area Network Specialist)
- Local Area Network Administrator (LAN Administrator)
Source: O*NET OnLine supports the reported titles only; the credential-to-role association is Learnersideplanning context.
Learnerside planning roles associated with this credential
These are Learnerside editorial associations based on skill and role fit, not a vendor, O*NET, employer-demand, or universal-requirement claim. The sequence labels are planning context, not proof that this credential causes advancement, hiring, or placement.
- Cybersecurity Analyst · entry association
- Incident Response Analyst · entry association
- IT Security Operations Specialist · entry association
- Network Security Engineer · entry association
- Penetration Tester · entry association
- Security Engineer · entry association
- SOC Analyst · entry association
- Threat Intelligence Analyst · entry association
Occupation wages and role associations
Related occupation wage context
Learnerside role association: Cybersecurity Analyst. high-confidence occupation mapping.
Related O*NET occupation: Information Security Analysts (15-1212.00).
BLS wage series: Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212), U.S. national.
10th–90th percentile: $75,090 to $199,850 BLS OEWS May 2025 — Information Security Analysts (15-1212), national · checkedThese are occupation wages across credentials and experience levels, not certification-holder pay or a certification salary premium.
Core source records
Core source records
This table lists the page’s core content records and when they were checked. Claim-specific citations appear beside the relevant text and may not be repeated here.
| ID | Supports | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIT-01 | Public official credential page for CompTIA Security+. | Security+ (Plus) Certification | CompTIA | 2026-06-19T04:57:29+00:00 |
| CIT-02 | Supports official facts for CompTIA Security+. | Official objective-domain source | 2026-09-28T11:45:11+00:00 |
| CIT-03 | Supports official facts for CompTIA Security+. | Official Page Scan | 2026-06-08T23:06:49+00:00 |