Security+ SY0-601 exam retiring

JDMurray · April 17

For those who may not be aware:

On July 31, 2024, CompTIA will retire the Security+ SY0-601 English language exam.
The new CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam was launched on November 7, 2023.
Any vouchers purchased for Security+ SY0-601 that have not yet expired may be used for the new Security+ SY0-701.

More information on CompTIA's Security+ page.

volfkhat · April 17

I'm still rocking my SY0-401

Its actually coming up for renewal fairly soon.... i wonder if its even worth the $150 to renew it.

Moon Child · April 18

volfkhat said:

I'm still rocking my SY0-401

Its actually coming up for renewal fairly soon.... i wonder if its even worth the $150 to renew it.

I would recommend renewing it. I thought the same thing a few years ago and didn't bother renewing my Net+ and Security+ and now for my job and future jobs I was applying to they actually want those certs and for them to be current. A lot cheaper to renew then to have to invest a lot money into study materials and pay over $300 to take the test because you let certs expire.

volfkhat · April 18

Moon Child said:

I would recommend renewing it. I thought the same thing a few years ago and didn't bother renewing my Net+ and Security+ and now for my job and future jobs I was applying to they actually want those certs and for them to be current. A lot cheaper to renew then to have to invest a lot money into study materials and pay over $300 to take the test because you let certs expire.

Yeah... you have a point.
for $150... i guess i might as well do it (one last time).

But the Sec+ is a intro-level cert... and i already have higher level certs.

But who knows.... if i got canned next week... i'd probably still rather have it lol

JDMurray · April 19

volfkhat said:

I'm still rocking my SY0-401

I'm still rockin' the SY0-101 I took in Jan 2004. :>

volfkhat · July 2

Moon Child said:

I would recommend renewing it. I thought the same thing a few years ago and didn't bother renewing my Net+ and Security+ and now for my job and future jobs I was applying to they actually want those certs and for them to be current. A lot cheaper to renew then to have to invest a lot money into study materials and pay over $300 to take the test because you let certs expire.

fyi...
I went ahead and pulled the trigger

I really didnt want to... but your story really hit home.
So for $150.... i might as well keep it around as a Hedge against job-loss.

but HOPEFULLY... this is the last time i need to renew it.

I have my fingers-crossed that i can make an Early Exit from the RAT RACE in about 42 months.

JDMurray · July 2

My cert renewal story has changed this year. I'm applying now for a bunch of teaching jobs for courses based on specific certs. Having the most recent certification is a requirement for job candidates among an increasing number of training and educational orgs these days so much so it's forcing me to re-examine for Sec+, Net+, CCNA, C|EH, etc. However, first up is a cert that, just a few months ago, I thought I would never need: DataSys+. I'm hoping to be posting a review here in the next 2-3 weeks.

Boyd648 · July 25

At first I was like "Of course. I just started studying for it. Of course it's going away" Then I kept reading and saw the replacement test. That goodness. It makes sense to update Security exams because it's always changing.

JDMurray · July 26

No worries for you. Anytime spent studying the v6 Sec+ materials is still time well-spent. You just need to find the differences between v6 and v7 and make sure you study the new topics. Here's the high-level diffs from CompTIA:

Similar skill level: exam continues to identify early career cybersecurity skills at the two-year level.
SY0-701 has the same number of exam domains (5) but fewer objectives (28 vs. 35) due to a more focused job role in a maturing industry.
Related job roles decreased from 8 to 5 as the work of a security administrator becomes more defined and the skills performed are identified with more accuracy.
Several exam domains and exam objectives were re-ordered and re-named to address instructional design improvements.
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) tasks are better defined for cybersecurity professionals with more focus on reporting and communication, as opposed to the minutia of different regulatory standards and their processes
More application of skills and slightly less analysis overall.

Security+ 701	Security+ 601 Equivalent
1.0 General Security Concepts 12% 2.0 Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations 22% 3.0 Security Architecture 18% -- 4.0 Security Operations 28% 5.0 Security Program Management and Oversight 20%	-- 1.0 Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities 24% 2.0 Architecture and Design 21% 3.0 Implementation 25% 4.0 Operations and Incident Response 16% 5.0 Governance, Risk and Compliance 14%

Security+ SY0-601 exam retiring

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