Single voucher
$599 AUD ex GST
- 1× exam attempt
- Voucher emailed within 24 hours
CompTIA Security+ exam voucher
CompTIA Security+ Voucher Australia
The official SY0-701 exam voucher, direct from a CompTIA Authorised Partner. Emailed within 24 hours of payment, valid 12 months globally.
Voucher + Retake Assurance
$799 AUD ex GST
- 1× exam attempt
- 1× free retake if you fail your first sit
- Voucher emailed within 24 hours
Email delivery within 24 hours · Voucher valid 12 months · Same official voucher as buying direct from CompTIA
CompTIA Authorised Partner
Two options to suit your readiness
Both options deliver the same official CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) voucher. The single user voucher gives one person one attempt at the SY0-701 exam. The retake assurance bundle adds a second attempt if the first does not pass.
CompTIA Security+ Voucher
$599 AUD ex GST
- 1× exam attempt
- Email delivery within 24 hours
- Valid 12 months globally
- Redeem at CompTIA Central, then sit at Pearson VUE or via OnVUE online proctoring
Includes free retake
Voucher + Retake Assurance
$799 AUD ex GST
- 1× exam attempt
- 1× free retake if you fail your first attempt
- Email delivery within 24 hours
- Valid 12 months globally
- Redeem at CompTIA Central, then sit at Pearson VUE or via OnVUE online proctoring
Who Security+ is for
Who Security+ is for
- IT and cybersecurity professionals with one to three years of experience seeking the foundational cybersecurity credential.
- Network and system administrators moving into security-focused roles.
- Career changers from IT into cybersecurity who want a recognised, vendor-neutral starting point.
- Australian Government IT staff needing a DoD 8140 / IRAP-aligned credential.
- Candidates preparing for ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor. Security+ provides the operational security foundation.
Skills you will demonstrate
Skills you will demonstrate
- Identify various types of threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities, including malware, social engineering, and application attacks.
- Use security technologies and tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and endpoint security to protect systems.
- Design secure network architectures, implement secure systems, and apply secure protocols.
- Manage identity and access concepts including authentication, authorisation, and accounting to ensure secure access control.
- Assess and manage risk through risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and business continuity planning.
- Apply cryptography concepts including encryption algorithms, public key infrastructure (PKI), and digital signatures.
- Implement compliance and operational security measures including security policies, procedures, and best practices.
What is CompTIA Security+?
CompTIA Security+ is a globally recognised foundational cybersecurity certification. It validates the core skills required for any cybersecurity role across threats and vulnerabilities, security architecture, security operations, and governance, risk, and compliance. The current version of the exam is SY0-701, released by CompTIA in November 2023.
Security+ is the most widely held cybersecurity certification worldwide and is recognised across Australian government and private-sector cyber roles. It is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to meet directive DoD 8570.01-M for IAT Level II, IAM Level I, and CSSP roles. Full details are on the official CompTIA Security+ certification page.
Official exam information (SY0-701)
All facts below come straight from the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam objectives.
90
Max questions
90 min
Duration
750 / 900
Passing score
3 years
Certification validity
2 types
Multiple-choice and performance-based
7 languages
Available exam languages
Exam domains
The SY0-701 exam covers five domains, weighted as follows. Click any domain to see the official topic breakdown.
Domain Exam weight
General Security Concepts 12%
- Security controls: comparing technical, preventive, managerial, deterrent, operational, detective, physical, corrective, compensating, and directive controls.
- Fundamental concepts: summarising confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA); non-repudiation; authentication, authorisation, and accounting (AAA); zero trust; and deception / disruption technology.
- Change management: explaining business processes, technical implications, documentation, and version control.
- Cryptographic solutions: using public key infrastructure (PKI), encryption, obfuscation, hashing, digital signatures, and blockchain.
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations 22%
- Threat actors and motivations: comparing nation-states, unskilled attackers, hacktivists, insider threats, organised crime, shadow IT; motivations like data exfiltration, espionage, and financial gain.
- Threat vectors and attack surfaces: message-based, unsecure networks, social engineering, file-based, voice call, supply chain, and vulnerable software vectors.
- Vulnerabilities: application, hardware, mobile device, virtualisation, operating system (OS), cloud-specific, web-based, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
- Malicious activity: analysing malware, password, application, physical, network, and cryptographic attacks.
- Mitigation techniques: segmentation, access control, configuration enforcement, hardening, isolation, and patching.
Security Architecture 18%
- Architecture models: comparing on-premises, cloud, virtualisation, Internet of Things (IoT), industrial control systems (ICS), and infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Enterprise infrastructure: applying security principles to infrastructure considerations, control selection, and secure communication / access.
- Data protection: comparing data types, securing methods, general considerations, and classifications.
- Resilience and recovery: high availability, site considerations, testing, power, platform diversity, backups, and continuity of operations.
Security Operations 28%
- Computing resources: secure baselines, mobile solutions, hardening, wireless security, application security, sandboxing, and monitoring.
- Asset management: acquisition, disposal, assignment, and monitoring / tracking of hardware, software, and data assets.
- Vulnerability management: identifying, analysing, remediating, validating, and reporting vulnerabilities.
- Alerting and monitoring: monitoring tools and computing resource activities.
- Enterprise security: firewalls, IDS / IPS, DNS filtering, DLP, NAC, and EDR / XDR (endpoint and extended detection and response).
- Identity and access management: provisioning, SSO, MFA, and privileged access tools.
- Automation and orchestration: automation use cases, scripting benefits, and considerations.
- Incident response: processes, training, testing, root cause analysis, threat hunting, and digital forensics.
- Data sources: using log data and other sources to support investigations.
Security Program Management and Oversight 20%
- Security governance: guidelines, policies, standards, procedures, external considerations, monitoring, governance structures, and roles / responsibilities.
- Risk management: risk identification, assessment, analysis, register, tolerance, appetite, strategies, reporting, and business impact analysis (BIA).
- Third-party risk: vendor assessment, selection, agreements, monitoring, questionnaires, and rules of engagement.
- Security compliance: compliance reporting, consequences of non-compliance, monitoring, and privacy.
- Audits and assessments: attestation, internal / external audits, and penetration testing.
- Security awareness: phishing training, anomalous behaviour recognition, user guidance, reporting, and monitoring.
Source: CompTIA Security+ official certification page. Refer to CompTIA for the most current exam objectives PDF.
Why buy your CompTIA Security+ voucher from Mindset Cyber
- CompTIA Authorised Partner. Voucher codes generated direct via the official CompTIA partner programme. Same official voucher as buying direct from CompTIA.
- Australian-owned operation. Australian support contact for any questions about your voucher or exam booking.
- PECB Platinum Partner. The same Mindset Cyber operations team that delivers our PECB ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 training.
- Email delivery within 24 hours. Your voucher code is emailed to you within 24 hours of payment.
- Optional Retake Assurance. For first-time candidates who want a safety net on a single voucher purchase.
- 7-day refund on unused vouchers. Less a 10% admin fee. See our refunds policy.
Career path after Security+
Where Security+ takes you
Security+ is the most widely required entry-level credential in Australian cybersecurity recruitment. CompTIA lists it as the foundation for the following DoD 8140 work roles (the standard the US Department of Defense uses to map cyber jobs to certifications, and a useful proxy for Australian Government and IRAP-aligned roles):
- Cyber defence analyst
- Incident responder
- Vulnerability analyst
- Security control assessor
- System administrator
- Network specialist
- Systems planner
- IT project manager
- Information security manager
- Secure software assessor
Common next steps
Where to go after Security+
- CompTIA CySA+: defensive cybersecurity analyst skills (threat hunting, SOC operations, incident response).
- CompTIA PenTest+: offensive security, hands-on penetration testing methodology.
- CompTIA SecurityX: advanced security architecture and engineering for senior roles.
- PECB ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor: the standards-and-audit layer that complements Security+ for GRC and compliance careers in Australia.
How it works
- Buy your voucher above using the secure Stripe checkout.
- Your voucher code is emailed to you within 24 hours.
- Sign in to CompTIA Central and redeem your voucher.
- Schedule your exam from CompTIA Central. Choose a Pearson VUE testing centre, or OnVUE online proctoring from home.
- Sit the exam and get your result the same day.
What is included
- Voucher generated direct via the CompTIA Authorised Partner programme. Identical to a voucher bought from the CompTIA Store.
- Valid 12 months from the date of issue.
- Easy voucher redemption at CompTIA Central. Sit the exam at any Pearson VUE testing centre globally, or via OnVUE online proctoring.
- Australian support contact, response within 1 business hour during AEST business hours.
- Refundable on unused vouchers within 7 days, less a 10% admin fee.
- Retake Assurance option ($799 AUD ex GST) includes one free retake if you fail your first attempt.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official CompTIA voucher?
Yes. Mindset Cyber is a CompTIA Authorised Partner. The voucher code we deliver is generated by CompTIA and is identical to one bought direct from the CompTIA Store.
How quickly will I receive the voucher?
Within 24 hours of successful payment. The voucher code is emailed to the address you provide at checkout. We pull each code from the CompTIA partner portal on demand and confirm it to you by email.
How long is the voucher valid?
12 months from the date of issue. You can schedule and sit the Security+ (SY0-701) exam any time within that window, in person or via online proctoring.
Can I take the exam online?
Yes. Once you have redeemed your voucher at CompTIA Central, schedule the exam via OnVUE online proctoring through Pearson VUE. You can also sit the exam in person at any Pearson VUE testing centre globally.
What if I fail the exam?
If you bought the Voucher + Retake Assurance option ($799 AUD ex GST), your second attempt is free. If you bought the single voucher and need to retake, you will need to purchase another voucher. We recommend the Retake Assurance option for first-time candidates.
Is the voucher refundable?
Unused vouchers can be refunded within 7 days of purchase, less a 10% admin fee. Once a voucher has been redeemed at CompTIA Central, it cannot be refunded. This mirrors CompTIA standard voucher policy.
What is the difference between Security+ and other CompTIA certs?
Security+ is the foundational cybersecurity certification from CompTIA. It sits between A+/Network+ (IT entry) and CySA+/PenTest+ (cybersecurity specialisations). For Australian cybersecurity professionals, Security+ is the most commonly required entry-level credential.
Can I take the exam outside Australia?
Yes. After redeeming the voucher at CompTIA Central, you can sit the exam at any Pearson VUE testing centre globally or via OnVUE online proctoring from anywhere with a stable internet connection.
What is the difference between the Single User and Retake Assurance options?
The Single User voucher gives one person one attempt at the SY0-701 exam for $599 AUD ex GST. The Retake Assurance option at $799 AUD ex GST is the same voucher plus a second voucher that we issue if you fail the first attempt and send us proof. If you pass on the first try the retake voucher is not used and is not refunded. The price difference reflects the safety net only.
Do you offer Security+ training, or just the voucher?
Mindset Cyber currently offers Security+ vouchers only. For exam preparation we recommend a structured study path: the official CompTIA CertMaster Learn (sold direct by CompTIA), Professor Messer's free Security+ video course, and timed practice questions through any reputable provider. If you are also pursuing the ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer track for compliance roles, see our PECB course range.
How does Security+ compare to ISO 27001 Lead Auditor?
Security+ validates foundational, vendor-neutral cybersecurity skills across threats, architecture, operations, and governance. ISO 27001 Lead Auditor validates the ability to plan and conduct ISMS audits against the ISO 27001 standard. They cover different problem spaces: Security+ is the operational security foundation, ISO 27001 LA is the audit and compliance layer. Many Australian cybersecurity careers hold both. See our PECB ISO 27001 Lead Auditor course for the audit pathway.
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Two options. Same official CompTIA voucher in both.
Voucher emailed within 24 hours of payment. Valid 12 months.
Single voucher
Voucher + Retake Assurance