Below I'd like to present my CompTIA Security+ preparation journey. I present all resources that I used to prepare for the exam, I also add to this readme file a table, which presents numbers of questions that I went throught during my exam preparation.
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Professor Messer Training Course (YouTube) [free material]
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Professor Messer Study Groups (YouTube) [free material] Each video from the playlist includes 5-6 sample questions with answers, a total of over 200 free questions can be collected by browsing all study groups. Many videos start with one PBQ question.
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Professor Messer Practice Exams [paid material] The materials include 3 tests consisting of 90 questions, including PBQ (Performance Based Questions), the materials are delivered in the form of a PDF consisting of over 400 pages.
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Jason Dion (Udemy) [paid material]
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ExamCompass [free material] My favorite source of questions. The questions are divided into over 25 tests, each test contains from 20 to 40 questions. The questions are great as a revision after going through the corresponding part of the material, e.g. by watching Prof Messer's videos.
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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) certification path on Pluralsight [paid material - pluralsight license]
- Videos by Christopher Rees
- Labs by Aaron Rosenmund
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Kaplanlearn Practice Exams [paid material - pluralsight license] In my opinion, the questions do not cover the required material 1 to 1, I recommend treating the questions as a kind of extension of the material, or possibly repetition.
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Comptia Security+ all acronyms [free material]
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CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Sybex, Mike Chapple, David Seidl [paid material]
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CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests, Sybex, David Seidl [paid material]
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CompTIA Security+ certification study guide, Glen E. Clarke [paid material]
| Resource | Numer of questions |
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| Jason Dion (Udemy) | 480 |
| Professor Messer Practice Exams | 270 |
| Professor Messer Study Groups | ~210 |
| ExamCompass | ~650 |
| Kaplanlearn Practice Exams | 520 |
| CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Sybex, Mike Chapple, David Seidl | 370 |
| CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests, Sybex, David Seidl | ~1000 |
| CompTIA Security+ certification study guide, Glen E. Clarke | ~315 |
| Comptia Security+ mobile app with questions | ~850 |
| Sum | ~4665 |
I decided to make solid repetition before the exam so I watched again all Professor Messer's playlist on YouTube, additionally I found mobile app with questions for CompTIA Security+ and I went through majority of those questions. The day before the exam I did general repetition - focusing mainly on Performance Based Questions from sample exams.
08 Jan 2023 I passed my CompTIA Security+ exam, my score was 807/900 (minimum passing is 750). In my opinion exam was really fair. In my opinion, going through the database of questions provided here guarantees success in the exam. Good luck on your CompTIA Sec+ exam! :)