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CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 retired on 31 July 2024 and was replaced by SY0-701. If you are booking a sitting now, SY0-701 is the exam you want. This bank is still worth working: the two versions cover much the same ground, and certifications earned under SY0-601 remain valid for three years from the date they were awarded. SY0-601 allowed 90 minutes for a maximum of 90 questions, multiple choice plus performance-based, at 750 on a 100–900 scale. Its five domains were implementation 25%, attacks and vulnerabilities 24%, architecture and design 21%, operations and incident response 16% and governance, risk and compliance 14%.

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Last updated: September 11, 2026

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  1. Question #1

    A user recent an SMS on a mobile phone that asked for bank delays. Which of the following social-engineering techniques was used in this case?

  2. Question #2

    Which of the following BEST explains the difference between a data owner and a data custodian?

  3. Question #3

    A network technician is installing a guest wireless network at a coffee shop. When a customer purchases an Item, the password for the wireless network is printed on the recent so the customer can log in. Which of the following will the technician MOST likely configure to provide the highest level of security with the least amount of overhead?

  4. Question #4

    Which of the following is a team of people dedicated testing the effectiveness of organizational security programs by emulating the techniques of potential attackers?

  5. Question #5

    An organization's Chief Security Officer (CSO) wants to validate the business's involvement in the incident response plan to ensure its validity and thoroughness. Which of the following will the CSO MOST likely use?

  6. Question #6

    A cybersecurity manager has scheduled biannual meetings with the IT team and department leaders to discuss how they would respond to hypothetical cyberattacks. During these meetings, the manager presents a scenario and injects additional information throughout the session to replicate what might occur in a dynamic cybersecurity event involving the company, its facilities, its data, and its staff. Which of the following describes what the manager is doing?

  7. Question #7

    Employees are having issues accessing the company's website. Some employees report very slow performance, while others cannot the website at all. The web and security administrators search the logs and find millions of half-open connections to port 443 on the web server. Further analysis reveals thousands of different source IPs initiating this traffic. Which of the following attacks is MOST likely occurring?

  8. Question #8

    An analyst visits an internet forum looking for information about a tool. The analyst finds a threat that appears to contain relevant information. One of the posts says the following: Which of the following BEST describes the attack that was attempted against the forum readers?

  9. Question #9

    A website developer is working on a new e-commerce website and has asked an information security expert for the most appropriate way to store credit card numbers to create an easy reordering process. Which of the following methods would BEST accomplish this goal?

  10. Question #10

    A small business just recovered from a ransomware attack against its file servers by purchasing the decryption keys from the attackers. The issue was triggered by a phishing email and the IT administrator wants to ensure it does not happen again. Which of the following should the IT administrator do FIRST after recovery?

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Q1: What is the SY0-601: CompTIA Security 2021 exam?
A: SY0-601: CompTIA Security 2021 is a CompTIA certification exam. Judging by the questions in our bank, it concentrates on analyst, wireless, forum, website and engineer.
Q2: What topics does the SY0-601: CompTIA Security 2021 exam cover?
A: Questions in our SY0-601: CompTIA Security 2021 bank cluster around analyst, wireless, forum, website, engineer, occurring, recently and cards. Working through the full set is the quickest way to find which of these you are weakest on.
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A: Work through the SY0-601: CompTIA Security 2021 practice questions here, checking your answer on each one, then sit the practice test to rehearse the exam under timed conditions before the real thing.
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