CompTIA Security+ Certification

The CompTIA Security+ (Sec+) certification is ideal if you are new to IT or looking to transition into an IT career focused on cybersecurity. As an entry-level certification, it is designed for individuals with little IT experience or certifications. Sec+ covers various fundamental security topics, making it a great foundational certification.

If you are starting your IT career journey and want to gain skills and a credential in cybersecurity basics quickly, the CompTIA Sec+ is the perfect certification to pursue. It will build your confidence, establish core security competencies, and prepare you for further study toward more advanced IT and security certifications.

The CompTIA Sec+ exam covers a high-level range of topics that help demonstrate competency in IT fundamentals including:

• Using features and functions of common operating systems and establishing Network connectivity
• Identifying common software applications and their purpose
• Using security and web browsing best practices

Before taking the CompTIA Sec+ certification exam, you should feel confident in demonstrating your knowledge across these 6 core areas:

How confident are you with IT fundamentals? Take our IT knowledge quiz to validate your confidence going into the exam and/or applying for your first IT position:

Maybe you’ve started some DIY studying on your own, but you’re not feeling quite confident enough to pass the exam. Join CIAT students and IT community members for some extra one-on-one help from our certified instructors in our complimentary online workshops.

The technical skills validated through the CompTIA Sec+ certification exam will help prepare you for IT career opportunities such as:

• Systems Administrator
• Network Administrator
• Security Administrator
• Junior IT Auditor/ Penetration Tester
• Security Specialist
• Security Consultant
• Security Engineer

Like any career building process, successfully passing your IT certification exam is a critical step to getting your foot in the door but is only one part of the equation. If you pass the exam, but have no demonstratable skills to back it up, you may have challenges getting your resume picked up by employers or landing the job you’re looking for.

Students enrolled in our Computer Technician Certificate, Computer Information Systems Certificate, or Computer Information Systems Degree programs, learn all the comprehensive technical skills needed to start an IT career AND all the topics covered to feel 100% confident taking the CompTIA Sec+ exam in 5 weeks.

CompTIA Sec+ is a beginner level certification that can serve as a launchpad for numerous IT certification and career pathways. The more certs you earn, the more skills you acquire, the more career opportunities will be available. Take our Sec+ course to prepare for the exam.

Here are three recommended IT certification pathways that include the SEC+ certification:

• Computer Information Systems Certificate
• Associate of Applied Science Degree In Computer Information Systems
• Applied Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Information Systems – Cybersecurity Track

Your CompTIA Sec+ exam voucher, retake costs, and exam prep software, are included in the cost of your tuition for all Certificate and Degree programs. CIAT provides unlimited attempts at passing the CompTIA Sec+ to ensure you start your exam calm and confident, without worrying about what will happen if you don’t pass.

You save hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses over a DIY studying approach.

CIAT’s National City campus includes secure and authorized testing center facilities, available to local San Diego students and alumni. For our online students, we work closely with you to help locate and facilitate an authorized testing center near you.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CIAT has now enabled students to take the CompTIA Sec+ certification exam remotely from the comfort of your own home through CompTIA’s new “Test Anywhere” process. Don’t put your goals on hold or push off until normalcy returns.

Studying for the CompTIA Sec+ certification on your own is doable, but often leaves you without the required technical skills in your background, or the necessary resources to translate your exam score into an IT career.

Join over 2,000 students who have enrolled in CIAT accredited Certificate and Degree programs and are on their path to launching or advancing their IT careers. Our extensive, custom designed IT curriculum provides training for up to 14 industry certifications, including CompTIA Security+.

• No exam fees
• Unlimited exam attempts*
• Hands-on training through on-campus and virtual online classes
• Online test preparation workshops
• Test preparation software
• Complimentary week-long IT bootcamps
• One-on-one support from certified instructors
• Accredited Certificate and Degree programs to beef up your resume
• Personalized career services support including resume building and job placement support

*Students are encouraged to take certification exams while actively enrolled in the degree program. Unlimited certification exam attempts expire 90 days after graduation. The following are single attempt exams and are not eligible for a retake voucher: CEH, CASP, CISSP, DevNet & CCNP. See certification exam policy for more details.

The minimum passing score required for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 exam is 750 (on a scale of 900).