Preparation Hints
Objectives for the SY0-301 Security+ exam are identified in six separate domains with varying weight. They are compared with the six SY0-201 domains in the following table. As you can see, the domains don’t match up directly and there are many differences. One thing that stands out is that the first three domains make up 60 percent of the exam content.
SY0-301 Domain |
SY0-301 Weight |
SY0-201 Domain |
SY0-201 Weight |
1.0 Network Security |
21% |
2.0 Network Infrastructure |
20% |
2.0 Compliance and Operational Security |
18% |
6.0 Organizational Security |
12% |
3.0 Threats and Vulnerabilities |
21% |
4.0 Assessments and Audits |
15% |
4.0 Application, Data, and Host Security |
16% |
1.0 Systems Security |
21% |
5.0 Access Control and Identify Management |
13% |
3.0 Access Control |
17% |
6.0 Cryptography |
11% |
5.0 Cryptography |
15% |