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CompTIA · Blueprint SY0-701 · verified 21 September 2026

Performance-based questions form part of the real exam and are not covered by these instruments. Everything else is.

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Blueprint

1 General Security Concepts 12%

2 Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations 22%

3 Security Architecture 18%

4 Security Operations 28%

5 Security Program Management and Oversight 20%

Weightings taken from the owner's published exam outline. Owner's site.

What this pathway contains

200Flashcards

Blueprint-weighted, one idea per card, with the objective each one serves.

419Practice items

A direction-finder, and a check per domain with rationales withheld until you submit.

90Readiness form

Matches the real exam's length. A band is released only under four conditions.

After the exam

The certificate is the start of the job, not the end of it. This exam tests what you know about the subject. The Association's courses cover what the role asks for once the certificate is on the wall, and each one ends in an artefact you keep.

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Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ and SecurityX are marks of CompTIA. The Association is not affiliated with, endorsed by or accredited by CompTIA. Pathway activity does not earn ALCs and does not lead to an Association credential.