Free CompTIA Security+ Practice Test 2026
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The Security+ exam at a glance
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) has up to 90 questions in 90 minutes, mixing multiple choice and performance-based items. The passing score is 750 on a 100 to 900 scale. There is no prerequisite, though CompTIA recommends Network+ and two years of security-focused IT experience.
Tigertest has 200 Security+ practice questions with explanations, all free with no account required.
- Questions
- Up to 90
- Time
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 750 on a 100 to 900 scale
- Exam code
- SY0-701
- Given by
- CompTIA, at Pearson VUE or online
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the CompTIA SY0-701 objectives. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with CompTIA.
How It Works
Drills by Domain
Five drills, one per domain: general security concepts, threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations, security architecture, security operations, and program management and oversight. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Practice Tests
Two 90-question tests in 90 minutes with flagging and review, written the CompTIA way: an analyst, a log or a symptom, and the control or action that BEST fits. Practice Test 2 is held out of the drills, so it measures readiness.
Built on the SY0-701 Objectives
CompTIA publishes the domain weighting for Security+, and SY0-701 shifted the emphasis toward operations and governance. Every practice test here draws questions in those proportions, so security operations and threats carry the most weight.
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1. Learn the objectives' vocabulary
SY0-701 tests terms exactly as the objectives list them: honeytoken vs honeyfile, impossible travel, policy enforcement point, fail-closed, attestation, exposure factor. If a word in an option is in the objectives, know what it means and how it differs from its neighbors.
2. Think in order: identify, then the BEST control
Most scenarios describe an attack or a gap and ask for the BEST or FIRST response. Name the attack to yourself, then pick the control that addresses it directly. Options that are good practice but off-target are the distractors.
3. Do the math
Annualized loss expectancy is single loss expectancy times annualized rate of occurrence; RTO is how long you can be down, RPO is how much data you can lose. Expect a handful of these on exam day.
4. Drill your weak domain
Tigertest tracks your accuracy by domain. Security+ passes at 750 of 900, a scaled score that is not a fixed percent, so retake the drill you miss most until you clear 85 percent with room to spare, then expect a few performance-based items at the start of the real exam.
CompTIA Security+ Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are on the Security+ exam?
Up to 90 questions in 90 minutes, mixing multiple choice, multiple response and performance-based items. The passing score is 750 on a scale of 100 to 900. SY0-701 is the current version through at least 2026.
Does this include performance-based questions?
Partly. Alongside single-answer and choose-two or choose-three items, the practice tests include matching (a table) and ordering items that stand in for performance-based questions. Real PBQs are simulations of a firewall rule set, a log review or a network diagram, which are not modelled here, so pair this bank with hands-on practice.
Do I need A+ or Network+ first?
CompTIA recommends Network+ and two years of IT administration experience with a security focus, but there is no prerequisite. Many candidates go straight to Security+.
Which version is this for?
SY0-701, which launched in November 2023 and replaced SY0-601 in July 2024. Domain names and weights match the SY0-701 objectives.
Is the Tigertest Security+ practice test free?
Yes. Both practice tests and all five drills are free, with no account required. Create a free account if you want your progress saved across devices.
I teach a Security+ course. Can my students use Tigertest?
Yes, for free. Make a class at tigertest.io/teach, post one link, and students join with just their name. You see who practiced, their test scores and the topics your class misses most.
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