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What ’s  new in  CompTIA  Secur i t y+  SY0 -601?
C o m p T I A  S e c u r i t y +  i s  a  r e n o w n e d  a n d  o n e  o f  t h e  m o s t  s o u g h t - o u t  
c e r t i f i c a t i o n  e x a m s  v a l i d a t i n g  t h e  b a s e l i n e  s e c u r i t y  s k i l l s  o f  t h e  
p r o f e s s i o n a l s  t o  s e c u r e  a  n e t w o r k  f r o m  e x t e r n a l  t h r e a t s .  T h e  S e c u r i t y +  
c e r t i f i c a t i o n  i s  c o m p l i a n t  w i t h  I S O  1 7 0 2 4  s t a n d a r d s  a n d  a p p r o v e d  b y  
t h e  D e p a r t m e n t  o f  D e f e n s e  ( D o D )  o f  t h e  U S  t o  m e e t  d i r e c t i v e  
8 1 4 0 / 8 5 7 0 . 0 1 - M  r e q u i r e m e n t s .  E m p l o y e r s  w i d e l y  u s e  t h i s  c e r t i f i c a t i o n  t o  
m a k e  t h e i r  h i r i n g  d e c i s i o n s .
C o m p T I A  u p d a t e s  t h e  e x a m  v e r s i o n  e v e r y  t h r e e  y e a r s .  T h e  o n g o i n g  e x a m  
v e r s i o n  ( S Y 0 - 5 0 1 )  i s  g o i n g  t o  e x p i r e  i n  t h e  s p r i n g  o f  2 0 2 1 .  C o n s e q u e n t l y ,  
t h e  C o m p T I A  i s  l a u n c h i n g  t h e  n e w  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 6 0 1 E x a m  i n  N o v e m b e r  
2 0 2 0 .
T h i s  a r t i c l e  g i v e s  a n  i n s i g h t  i n t o  t h e  c h a n g e s  w e  m a y  l o o k  f o r w a r d  t o  i n  
t h e  n e w  C o m p T I A  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 6 0 1 .
4 C C I S O  C e r t i fi c a t i o n
W h a t ’ s  i n  t h e  c u r r e n t  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  e x a m ?
T h e  C o m p T I A  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  e n a b l e s  p a r t i c i p a n t s  t o  i d e n t i f y  v a r i o u s  
t h r e a t s  &  v u l n e r a b i l i t i e s ,  l e a r n  s e c u r i t y  t e c h n o l o g i e s ,  r i s k  m a n a g e m e n t ,  a n d  
i m p l e m e n t  s e c u r i t y  a r c h i t e c t u r e .  T h e  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  v a l i d a t e s  t h e  s k i l l s  
t o :
 I n s t a l l  s e c u r e  a p p l i c a t i o n s  a n d  d e v i c e s  i n  t h e  s y s t e m .
 P e r f o r m  t h r e a t  a n a l y s i s  &  r e s p o n d  t o  s e c u r i t y - r e l a t e d  i n c i d e n t s .
 P a r t i c i p a t e  i n  r i s k  m i t i g a t i o n .
 T o  o p e r a t e  w i t h  a n  a w a r e n e s s  o f  e x i s t i n g  l a w s ,  r e g u l a t i o n s ,  a n d  p o l i c i e s .
 T o  o p e r a t e  f o l l o w i n g  t h e  p r i n c i p l e s  o f  c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y ,  i n t e g r i t y ,  a n d  
a v a i l a b i l i t y .
 H a v e  a n  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  C r y p t o g r a p h y  a n d  P K I .
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W h a t ’ s  n e w  i n  t h e  C o m p T I A  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 6 0 1 ?
T h e  n e w  S e c u r i t y +  c e r t i f i c a t i o n  i n c l u d e s  t r e n d s  a n d  t e c h n o l o g i e s  t h a t  t h e  
i n d u s t r y  h a d  n o t  a d o p t e d  b a c k  i n  2 0 1 7  w h e n  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  w a s  l a u n c h e d .  
K e e p i n g  t h e  r i s i n g  s o p h i s t i c a t e d  a t t a c k s  a n d  e v e r - i n c r e a s i n g  d e p e n d e n c y  
o n  c l o u d  a n d  I o T  i n t o  c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,  t h e  o b j e c t i v e s  o f  t h e  u p d a t e d  e x a m  
m a y  i n c l u d e  t h e  f o l l o w i n g  t o p i c s :
 C l o u d  s e c u r i t y
 S e c u r i n g  t h e  i n c r e a s i n g  v i r t u a l i z a t i o n  p l a t f o r m s
 P r o t e c t i n g  t h e  I o T  e n v i r o n m e n t
 S e c u r i n g  t h e  o n l i n e  p a y m e n t  s y s t e m s
 M o n i t o r i n g  t o o l s
 A p p l i c a t i o n  s k i l l s  s u c h  a s  a d m i n i s t r a t i o n  a n d  c o n f i g u r a t i o n  s k i l l s
 N e t w o r k  a c c e s s  c o n t r o l  m o d e l s  
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C o m p a r i s o n  o f  d o m a i n s  c o v e r e d  b y  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  &  S Y 0 - 6 0 1  
e x a m
T h e  c u r r e n t  C o m p T I A  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  e x a m c o v e r s  s i x  d o m a i n s ,  w h e r e a s  
t h e  n e w  S Y 0 - 6 0 1  e x a m  c o v e r s  o n l y  f i v e  d o m a i n s  a s  s o m e  o f  t h e  d o m a i n s  
a n d  o b j e c t i v e s  a r e  r e n a m e d  a n d  r e o r d e r e d .
T h e  f o l l o w i n g  t a b l e  s h o w c a s e s  t h e  r e s p e c t i v e  d o m a i n s  o f  b o t h  t h e  v e r s i o n s  
w i t h  t h e i r  p e r c e n t a g e  w e i g h t a g e  i n  t h e  e x a m i n a t i o n .
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C h a n g e s  i n  t h e  e x a m  d o m a i n s
C o m p T I A  h a s  m a d e  s e v e r a l  c h a n g e s  t o  t h e  e x a m  d o m a i n s  a n d  a d d e d  t h e  l a t e s t  
t e c h n o l o g i e s  t o  k e e p  u p  w i t h  t h e  e v e r - e v o l v i n g  c y b e r  l a n d s c a p e .  T h e  f o l l o w i n g  a r e  
t h e  s i g n i f i c a n t  c h a n g e s  i n  t h e  e x a m  d o m a i n s .
B r o a d e n e d  t h e  ‘ T h r e a t s ,  a t t a c k s  a n d  v u l n e r a b i l i t y ’  d o m a i n
I n  t h e  u p d a t e d  v e r s i o n ,  t h e  ‘ T h r e a t s ,  a t t a c k s ,  a n d  v u l n e r a b i l i t y ’  d o m a i n  h a s  8  
e x a m  o b j e c t i v e s .  T h e  d o m a i n  e x t e n s i v e l y  c o v e r s  t h e  l a t e s t  s o c i a l  e n g i n e e r i n g  
t e c h n i q u e s ,  d i f f e r e n t  t y p e s  o f  a t t a c k s  ( i n c l u d i n g  t h e  a d v e r s a r i a l  a r t i f i c i a l  
i n t e l l i g e n c e  a t t a c k s ,  p h y s i c a l  a t t a c k s ) .  I t  e x p l a i n s  d i f f e r e n t  t y p e s  o f  t h r e a t  a c t o r s ,  
v e c t o r s ,  a n d  i n t e l l i g e n c e  s o u r c e s  t h a t  a r e  n o t  i n t r o d u c e d  i n  t h e  S Y 0 - 5 0 1 .  I t  a l s o  
i n c l u d e s  a  s e c u r i t y  a s s e s s m e n t  a n d  p e n  t e s t i n g  t e c h n i q u e s .  T h e  e x a m  w e i g h t a g e  o f  
t h e  d o m a i n s  i n  t h e  u p d a t e d  v e r s i o n  h a s  i n c r e a s e d  t o  2 4 % .  
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T h e  d i s i n t e g r a t i o n  o f  t h e  T e c h n o l o g y  a n d  t o o l s  d o m a i n
T h e  ‘ T e c h n o l o g y  a n d  t o o l s ’  d o m a i n  i s  b r o k e n  a p a r t  a n d  a d d e d  i n  t h e  d o m a i n s  
w h e r e  i t  i s  a p p l i e d .  F o r  e x a m p l e ,  t h e  S I E M  t o o l  i s  i n t r o d u c e d  i n  t h e  ‘ O p e r a t i o n s  
a n d  i n c i d e n c e  r e s p o n s e ’  d o m a i n .
M e r g i n g  t h e  ‘ C r y p t o g r a p h y  &  P K I ’  a n d  ‘ I d e n t i t y  &  A c c e s s  
m a n a g e m e n t ’  d o m a i n s
T h e  C r y p t o g r a p h y  &  P K I  a n d  I d e n t i t y  &  A c c e s s  m a n a g e m e n t  d o m a i n s  a r e  t h e  
f o u r t h  a n d  s i x t h  d o m a i n s  o f  t h e  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 5 0 1  e x a m .  T h e s e  t w o  d o m a i n s  a r e  
m e r g e d  i n t o  t h e  ‘ A r c h i t e c t u r e  &  D e s i g n ’  a n d  ‘ I m p l e m e n t a t i o n ’  d o m a i n s  o f  t h e  
n e w  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 - 6 0 1  e x a m .  T h e  p u b l i c  k e y  i n f r a s t r u c t u r e  ( P K I ) ,  W i r e l e s s  
s e c u r i t y  s e t t i n g s ,  I d e n t i t y  &  a c c e s s  m a n a g e m e n t  t o p i c s  a r e  m e r g e d  i n  t h e  
‘ I m p l e m e n t a t i o n ’  d o m a i n .
O p e r a t i o n s  a n d  i n c i d e n c e  r e s p o n s e  d o m a i n
I n  t h e  p r e s e n t  t i m e ,  a n  I T  p r o f e s s i o n a l  m u s t  h a v e  t h e  a b i l i t y  t o  r e s p o n d  t o  
s e c u r i t y - r e l a t e d  i n c i d e n t s .  T h e  i n c i d e n c e  r e s p o n s e  w a s  i n t r o d u c e d  a s  a n  
o b j e c t i v e  i n  t h e  R i s k  m a n a g e m e n t  d o m a i n  i n  S Y 0 - 5 0 1 .  T h e  n e w  S e c u r i t y +  S Y 0 -
6 0 1  h a s  c r e a t e d  a  s e p a r a t e  d o m a i n  f o r  O p e r a t i o n s  a n d  i n c i d e n c e  r e s p o n s e .  I t  
c o v e r s  p r o c e d u r e s  o f  i n c i d e n c e  r e s p o n s e ,  a t t a c k  f r a m e w o r k s ,  a n d  k e y  a s p e c t s  o f  
d i g i t a l  f o r e n s i c .
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