Security+ Study Resources

If you're studying for  the Security+ exam, you might like to check out some of these Security+ Study Resources.

Recent Security+ Blogs

Recent Security+ blogs posted on the Get Certified Get Ahead Blogs site.

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Are you ready for the new performance based questions? This page has links to several blogs discussing them so that you won't be surprised by these new questions.

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Security+ Acronyms Flashcards

CompTIA expects you to know and understand many acronyms when taking the Security+ exam.

This applet on the Get Certified Get Ahead site shows random Security+ acronyms as flashcards. These  flashcards provide you with a quick reminder of many of the different Security+ related terms along with a short explanation. 

The concepts are explained in greater depth in the full version of the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide.

Here are a couple of screenshots for one of the acronyms:

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Security+ Quiz

A Security+ quiz to help you test your comprehension of Security+ topics. The quiz randomizes the questions and answers, and provides a score at the end. After completing the exam, you can review all the questions and answers.

Questions include in-depth explanations that you can review after completing the exam so you'll know why the correct answers are correct and why the incorrect answers are incorrect. This way no matter how CompTIA words the questions, you'll be able to answer them correctly.

Here's a screenshot of one of the questions. Can you get them all correct?

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Free - Security+ Flashcards

Check out this addition to the Get Certified Get Ahead site - Security+ Flashcards.

These flashcards are similar to the flashcards in the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead- SY0-401 Practice Test Questions Kindle version and the flashcards in the Learnzapp Security+ practice test questions app and are derived from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide.

Here are screenshots of one flashcard for Security+ objective 5.3.
They work similar to how the Security+ Acronyms Flashcards work.

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Recent Get Certified Get Ahead Tweets

Tweets by @DarrilGibson

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Security+ Study Guide

Pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it with the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide. Eleven chapters present topics in an easy to understand manner and include real-world examples of security principles in action. The author uses many of the same analogies and explanations he's honed in the classroom. These analogies an explanations have helped hundreds of students master the Security+ content. You'll understand the important and relevant security topics for the Security+ exam, without being overloaded with unnecessary details.

You'll be ready to take and pass the exam the first time you take it.

• Each chapter includes a comprehensive review section to help you focus on what's important.
• Over 450 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations will help you test your comprehension and readiness for the exam.
• Includes a 100 question pre-test, a 100 question post-test, and practice test questions at the end of every chapter.
• Each practice test question includes a detailed explanation to help you understand the content and the reasoning behind the question.

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Security+ Practice Test Questions Mobile App

Practice test questions for your mobile devices. Learnzapp has apps for a wide assortment of mobile devices including Apple, Android, Amazon, Nook, and Blackberry. In-depth coverage of all six domains in the CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 exam. App includes 275 realistic practice questions to help you assess your exam readiness. Questions include in-depth explanations to help you understand why the correct answers are correct and the incorrect answers are incorrect. 175 flashcards to help you review important testable concepts. Buy once. Use on any device. Amazing interactive user experience. Internet connection not required.

Get Certified Get Ahead - Mobile Apps

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Security+ Practice Test Questions on Kindle

Check your readiness for the Security+ exam with the CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 Practice Test Questions (Get Certified Get Ahead) book. Available in both paperback and Kindle format. Includes 280 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations so that you'll know why the correct answers are correct, and why the incorrect answers are incorrect. Kindle edition includes dozens of flash cards specifically formatted for the Kindle. You can download free Kindle applications for just about any device from here.

The book is organized in six chapters matched to the six Security+ domains.Each chapter in the Kindle edition includes three sections: Practice test questions without answers. Created for readers that want to go through all the questions without seeing the correct answers or explanations. Practice test questions including answers formatted for the Kindle. One Kindle screen shows the question. When you decide what you think is the correct answer, go to the next Kindle screen to see the correct answer. Each question includes an in-depth explanation so you'll know why the correct answers are correct, and why the incorrect answers are incorrect. Flash cards formatted specifically for the Kindle to help reinforce important concepts. One Kindle screen shows a flash card type question and the next Kindle screen shows the answer.The introduction includes details on the exam to give you an idea of what to expect. Additionally, the acronym list at the end of the book provides relevant details on many of the acronyms referenced in the Security+ exam.

Security+ Audio Test Questions on Facebook

Learn by Listening Supplement your studies with Security+ audio files read directly from the CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead SY0-401 book. A total of over 4 hours and 40 minutes are now available. Supplement your studies with Security+ audio files you can listen to while on the go. Listen to key topics from all the chapters of the top selling CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide, or focus on just the topics you want to brush up on. Learn while driving or commuting Learn while exercising Learn any time

Note that these audio files are not the entire 556 page book which could easily be forty hours of listening time. Instead, they focus on key information to supplement your studies.

Choose from one of two audio downloads currently available or get them both.

You can get either the Remember This audio from the book to reaffirm key testable concepts, or the Practice Test Questions and Answers audio which includes full explanations to help you understand why the correct answers are correct, and why the incorrect answers are incorrect.

Listen on your iPod or MP3 player.

Note: These audio files are for the SY0-401 edition of the Get Certified Get Ahead Security+ book.

Free sample from chapter 8 available for a limited time. This audio sample includes the Remember This blocks from chapter 8 which are key topics to know for the exam.

Buy the Questions and Answers audio here. Audio files read directly from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide by a professional voice actor.

Buy the Remember This audio here. Audio files read directly from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-401 Study Guide by a professional voice actor.

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Free Security+ Practice Test Questions on Facebook

The Get Certified Get Ahead Facebook page is dedicated to helping people pass certification exams the first time they take them. Get Certified and Get Ahead in Your career.

It includes discussions, resources, and free practice test questions on the core three CompTIA certifications: A+, Network+, and Security+. Get Certified Get Ahead is hosted by Darril Gibson, author of over 30 books including successful books on A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications.

Check out the new Security+ Quiz on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.