Comptia Security Sy0-401 Upd: Cbt Nuggets -
To get certified today, you must align your training with the active exam version.
| Domain | Weight | CBT Nuggets Key Focus Areas | |--------|--------|-----------------------------| | | 21% | Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VLANs, NAT, VPNs (IPsec, SSL/TLS) | | Compliance & Operational Security | 18% | Risk assessment, incident response, disaster recovery, policies | | Threats & Vulnerabilities | 21% | Malware types, social engineering, DoS, zero-day attacks | | Application, Data & Host Security | 16% | Cloud security, virtualization, secure coding, data encryption | | Access Control & Identity Management | 13% | Authentication (MFA, RADIUS, TACACS+), Kerberos, biometrics | | Cryptography | 11% | Symmetric vs. asymmetric encryption, PKI, hashing (MD5, SHA), digital signatures | CBT Nuggets - CompTIA Security SY0-401
For those new to the CompTIA ecosystem, the SY0-401 version of the Security+ exam was retired several years ago (replaced subsequently by SY0-501, SY0-601, and currently SY0-701). To get certified today, you must align your

