Exam Objectives (PDF)
The following notes correlate exam objectives with video resources from James Messer, Jason Dion, and Mike Meyers.
- mikeh
- Security+ Practice Tests, by Mike Chapple (Kindle), by Mike Chapple
- CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests SY0-501 (Kindle), by Ian Neil
- CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) Practice Exams with Simulations
- passcomptia.com
- examcompass.com
- CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Training Course (James Messer)
- CompTIA Security+ Full Course (My CS)
- CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Fifth Edition, by Conklin, White, Cothren, David, and Williams
- I listened to all of James Messer's videos, most of Jason Dion's course on Udemy (get it cheap by opening a private browser tab), and some of Mike Meyers' videos.
- Videos by Mike Meyers were helpful when I needed a break from Messer's and Dion's. Messer was most straightforward to the exam objectives. Meyers the least.
- Where the videos were not helpful in unpacking the exam objectives, I fell back on the book, CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Fifth Edition (Exam SY0-501)
- Know your basic ports. This was important for the lab questions.
- The CompTIA Security+ Test app for Android was phenomenal. Get it.
- If you're a WGU student: uCertify material was comparatively not helpful.
- Kaplan practice tests seemed to cover a lot of material that categorically wasn't on the exam.
- Jason Dion's practice exams on Udemy were helpful.
- Don't disproportionately stress about the "6. Cryptography and PKI" section -- study broadly across all sections.
I (Aaron) passed the test (840/900). If someone would like improve upon this repository please create an issue and I can make you a collaborator.