SecurityX CAS-005 training decision

Choose SecurityX training from the role, readiness and complete package

SecurityX is the current name for CASP+. It is aimed at experienced practitioners making advanced architecture, engineering, governance and operations decisions. Start with the written requirement and the work you need to perform, then compare what each course actually teaches, schedules and includes.

CAS-005 and role fitTen-year and five-year readiness benchmarkApplied labs and feedbackSchedule, voucher and total price

Check CompTIA’s current SecurityX page · reviewed September 13, 2026.

Current credential identity

SecurityX replaced CASP+; current training should name CAS-005

CompTIA calls the current credential SecurityX V5 and the exam CAS-005. The previous CASP+ V4 exam retired in June 2025. The current exam has up to 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions, a 165-minute limit and pass-or-fail reporting rather than a scaled passing score.

Its four domains are Governance, Risk and Compliance 20%, Security Architecture 27%, Security Engineering 31%, and Security Operations 22%. Require the provider to identify CAS-005, the delivered courseware revision and how learner-performed work maps to those domains.

Readiness before course intensity

Open exam access does not make SecurityX a beginner path

CompTIA recommends at least ten years of general hands-on IT experience, including five years of hands-on security, plus Network+, Security+, CySA+, Cloud+, PenTest+ or equivalent knowledge. This is guidance rather than an exam-registration gate, but it is the useful standard for deciding whether a five-day course can organize existing judgment or will move too quickly.

If architecture tradeoffs, secure engineering, incident decisions, risk communication and enterprise operations are still mostly unfamiliar, build the missing role experience or choose a slower applied path before buying compressed exam preparation.

Credential choice

SecurityX, CySA+ and CISSP solve different evidence problems

Choose CySA+ when

Your work centers defensive analysis, vulnerability management, incident response and security operations, and the written requirement names CS0-004 or analyst-level capability.

Choose SecurityX when

Your requirement names SecurityX or CASP+, or you need an advanced practitioner checkpoint across architecture, engineering, governance and operations without CISSP’s formal experience-and-endorsement path.

Choose CISSP when

Your role or employer values broad coverage across eight security domains and you can document ISC2’s experience requirement and complete endorsement. Passing before eligibility leads to Associate of ISC2 status.

Compare CISSP and SecurityX requirements directly.

DoD 8140 / DCWF

Verify the exact work role and proficiency level

Learnerside’s extraction of the current official DoD 8140 qualification matrix finds SecurityX/CASP+ as a foundational qualification option in 17 work-role and proficiency-level rows. It is one option, not a universal requirement or complete qualification. Resident qualification, continuing professional development and component or contract rules still matter.

Inspect the current official DoD matrix. Do not rely on an unsourced role count or an old DoD 8570 shorthand when an employer or contract can name the current requirement.

SecurityX training: verify advanced-role fit before choosing a five-day class

CompTIA and provider pages checked September 13, 2026. These are dated research observations, not confirmed seats, quotes or a provider ranking.

Compare advanced-role fit, current CAS-005 coverage and the complete package

SecurityX is the current name for CASP+ and targets experienced practitioners making architecture, engineering, governance and operations decisions. Compare the written requirement, current CAS-005 alignment, applied labs, pace, voucher conditions, seller, delivery organization and policies.

Official baseline

Exam scope: CompTIA identifies CAS-005 as the current SecurityX V5 exam. It uses up to 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions in 165 minutes and reports pass or fail rather than a scaled passing score. The domains are Governance, Risk and Compliance 20%, Security Architecture 27%, Security Engineering 31%, and Security Operations 22%.

Training scope: SecurityX replaced the CASP+ name; the previous CASP+ V4 exam retired in June 2025. Current training should identify CAS-005 and develop decisions across all four domains. A performance-based exam component does not establish that a course includes enough learner-performed architecture, engineering, response or governance work.

How to use it: CompTIA recommends at least ten years of general hands-on IT experience, including five years of hands-on security, plus Network+, Security+, CySA+, Cloud+, PenTest+ or equivalent knowledge. This is readiness guidance rather than an exam-registration gate. A compressed five-day course is best used to organize and test established experience, not create an advanced-practitioner foundation.

CompTIA SecurityX V5 certification and exam page (checked September 13, 2026)

ONLC Training Centers: outline fit

Course: Provider course XSX005, CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005

Format and pace: Five consecutive live-online weekdays, 10:00 AM–4:45 PM Eastern; three complete future calendars were visible when checked.

Published coverage:

governance, risk and compliance
security architecture
security engineering
security operations
practice-exam software and a conditional exam voucher

Hands-on evidence: The page describes hands-on training but does not publish an exact exercise list, lab platform, individual access period, reset limits or instructor-feedback model.

Readiness evidence: ONLC names ten years of general hands-on IT experience including five years of broad hands-on security experience.

Likely fit: An experienced practitioner who needs a complete dated live calendar and can verify the lab entitlement, authorization, seat, voucher release and final quote.

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.

2026-10-05 through 2026-10-09 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published calendar and registration deadline; seat availability remains unverified. Published registration deadline: 2026-09-30.
2026-11-09 through 2026-11-13 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published calendar; seat availability remains unverified.
2026-12-07 through 2026-12-11 · USD 2,495 published tuition · America/New_York. Provider-published calendar; seat availability remains unverified.

Verify before approval:

current CompTIA authorization and delivered CAS-005 courseware
exact learner-performed labs, platform, access and feedback
85% practice-score voucher release, one-year deadline and Retake Assurance conditions
resolve the page claim that the voucher is worth more than USD 404 against CompTIA’s current USD 544 price
buyer eligibility, seat, final total and cancellation terms

ONLC SecurityX course XSX005 (checked September 13, 2026)

New Horizons: outline fit

Course: Provider course 300201644 / 3605987E, CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005

Format and pace: Five consecutive virtual instructor-led weekdays; private-group delivery is a separate offer. The January 11–15, 2027 run was published and had an active enrollment-cart path when checked; remaining seat inventory was not established.

Published coverage:

all four CAS-005 domains
authorized CompTIA courseware claim
virtual labs with 180-day access
practice material and 90-day recordings

Hands-on evidence: The page states that virtual labs are included for 180 days but does not identify the exact exercises, platform, reset limits or feedback on architecture and incident decisions.

Readiness evidence: The provider names ten or more years in general IT, five or more years of hands-on cybersecurity and knowledge equivalent to Network+, Security+, CySA+, Cloud+ and PenTest+.

Likely fit: An experienced employer-sponsored learner who values a cartable future date plus post-class lab and recording access and can verify the voucher, legal seller, delivery organization, instructor and exact schedule time zone.

2027-01-11 through 2027-01-15 · USD 3,295 published tuition · Etc/GMT+6. Provider labels the session Guaranteed to Run and currently exposes an enrollment-cart path. That is stronger than a bare calendar, but it does not establish remaining seat inventory or an immutable schedule.

Verify before approval:

remaining seat inventory—the active cart path is not a seat confirmation
exam voucher inclusion because the public package does not state one
current CompTIA authorization and exact delivered CAS-005 courseware SKU or revision
legal seller, invoice issuer, delivery organization, instructor and source time-zone interpretation
exact lab platform and exercises, tax, fees, final total, retake, rescheduling and cancellation terms
do not rely on the provider claim of 19 DoD work-role mappings without checking the current official matrix

New Horizons SecurityX course 300201644 (checked September 14, 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.

SecurityX, CySA+ or CISSP?

Use the written requirement and the work you need to perform. CySA+ centers defensive analysis and operations. SecurityX moves into advanced architecture, engineering, governance and operations. CISSP spans eight security domains and adds a formal experience and endorsement path. This is not a simple technical-versus-management split: compare the exact role, evidence gap and credential rules.

If an employer, contract or DoD 8140/DCWF work role names a credential, verify the exact current requirement and proficiency level. Learnerside’s current official-matrix extraction finds SecurityX/CASP+ as one foundational qualification option in 17 rows; it is not the only option and does not complete the full qualification program.

The voucher amount and provider role claims conflict

CompTIA’s current official page lists a USD 544 SecurityX voucher and a USD 709 voucher-plus-retake package. ONLC describes its included voucher as worth more than USD 404. New Horizons claims mappings to 19 DoD work roles, while Learnerside’s current official-matrix extraction finds 17 SecurityX/CASP+ rows. Keep both conflicts visible and require the current voucher SKU, delivered CAS-005 courseware and exact work-role requirement in writing.

Four complete seller calendars are available for requirements matching

ONLC publishes October 5–9, November 9–13 and December 7–11, 2026 at USD 2,495. New Horizons publishes January 11–15, 2027 at USD 3,295. These are seller references, not verified seats. Confirm the legal seller, delivery organization, instructor, authorization, labs, voucher, source time zone, cancellation terms and total before approval.

Use the published seller and policy evidence, then confirm your exact purchase

These dated provider statements also appear with the schedule references and in proposal drafts. They are not a verified quote, invoice or guarantee that a general policy controls your purchase.

ONLC Training Centers

ONLC’s official contact and billing page identifies Online Consulting, Inc. as the legal name and ONLC Training Centers as its DBA; it says checks are payable to Online Consulting, Inc. Confirm that the quote and invoice use this entity.

Read the provider’s seller and billing statement — checked 2026-09-14.

ONLC’s published registration policy says a student cancellation or reschedule at least 15 calendar days before a public class is eligible for a refund or no-fee change, subject to availability. At 14 days or fewer, most titles carry the full fee with one restricted make-up opportunity. A qualified substitute may attend. ONLC’s first-day satisfaction guarantee excludes partner-delivered classes and may deduct activated digital courseware. Confirm that SecurityX is ONLC-delivered regular public ILT and whether any exception applies.

Read the provider’s cancellation and transfer policy — checked 2026-09-14.

The provider voucher-value wording conflicts with CompTIA’s current USD 544 official price. Require the exact SKU and final package total.

New Horizons

New Horizons’ published US policy says course sales are final, except online e-commerce purchases may be refunded within 24 hours. Public-class rescheduling requires at least seven calendar days; a late reschedule forfeits the course fee, while participant substitutions are allowed subject to third-party restrictions. Recordings are generally available for 90 days, labs and LMS content for six months, and learning credits for 12 months, each unless an offer-specific restriction applies. Confirm which terms control this SecurityX sale.

Read the provider’s cancellation and transfer policy — checked 2026-09-14.

The course page does not state voucher inclusion and its 19-role claim conflicts with Learnerside’s current official-matrix extraction. The provider policy also uses both seven business days and seven calendar days for enrollment changes or rescheduling. Require the controlling deadline in writing rather than inferring.

Before approval, confirm the quote and invoice entity, delivering organization, instructor, seat, courseware and voucher SKUs, lab details, controlling terms, tax, fees and final total. Provider authorization remains unverified.

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