New and developing security professionals who need to connect security concepts with the decisions made in real operational scenarios.
CertSprint combines targeted practice, explanations, performance-based tasks, and domain-level readiness so each session tells you what to study next.
Complete practice bank
Move beyond the 20-question preview into the full exam-focused bank, organized around the skills and scenarios represented by the current blueprint.
Explanations that teach
See why the right answer fits the evidence and why the distractors fail, so you build judgment instead of memorizing answer patterns.
PBQs and applied scenarios
Practice ordering, matching, investigation, and configuration-style tasks designed to make knowledge usable under exam pressure.
Readiness by domain
Accuracy is mapped to exam areas, exposing weak domains and turning an exam date into a realistic daily practice target.
What you will practice
Coverage that stays focused on Security+.
The experience is designed around relevant decisions and troubleshooting, not disconnected trivia.
Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Security architecture and operations
Governance, risk, and identity controls
Sample question
Test the reasoning, not the wording.
Worked example
A company wants to prevent stolen employee passwords from being enough to access its cloud applications. Which control best addresses this risk?
AMultifactor authenticationBest answer
BFull-disk encryption
CNetwork segmentation
DData loss prevention
Full access includes a clear explanation after every answered question, including why the remaining options are less appropriate.
Why this is the best answer
The requirement is to stop a stolen password alone from being sufficient. Multifactor authentication adds another authentication factor, directly addressing that requirement. In a real deployment, prefer phishing-resistant methods where supported and protect account recovery as well.
Why the other options fit less well
Disk encryption protects stored data, segmentation limits network reach, and data loss prevention governs sensitive data movement. These can be valuable controls, but they do not add a second factor to the sign-in described.
Official format for CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — confirm current pricing and policy on the vendor's site before you book, since those can change.
Format1 exam
QuestionsUp to 90 questions
Duration90 minutes
Passing score750 (scored on a 100–900 scale)
Question typesMultiple-choice (single and multiple response) plus performance-based questions (PBQs)
DeliveryPearson VUE test center or online proctored (OnVUE)
Retake policyImmediate retake allowed after a first fail; a 14-day wait applies before a third attempt
Study plan
A 5-week plan weighted to the real question bank.
Every week's length is proportional to how many Security+ practice questions that domain actually has — not a generic template. Track real progress against it from your dashboard.
1
General Security Concepts + Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations
Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.
~28 questions/day
2
Security Architecture + Security Operations
Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.
~32 questions/day
3
Security Program Management & Oversight
19% of the full question bank — the single largest block this week.
~14 questions/day
4
Cumulative review
Mixed practice across every domain, prioritizing whichever ones your readiness tracker shows below 80% accuracy — not a fixed list, but whatever the data says is weakest this week.
5
Timed mock exam
Simulate the real exam: one sitting, the real question count and time limit, no pausing. Re-drill any domain that comes in under 80%.
Start with evidence
Find your weak domains before exam day finds them.
Try 20 Security+ questions free. Unlock the complete workspace only when you are ready.
Work through the scenario, identify the evidence that matters, then compare your reasoning with the explanation. Use domain scores to choose your next study session. A practice percentage is a learning signal, not a prediction or an official exam score.