So I noticed the Sec+ 701 will be released on July 31st of this year but 601 will not be retired till July 2024. My concern with this is if I were to take the exam after the 701 is released this July 31st will that be the material that I’m tested on? Or will it still be 601’s material until 2024?

I just passed a few minutes ago, so obviously the first thing I thought to do was tell the internet.

I almost psyched myself out of taking this test. My big tip is to organize your studying materials, figure out how much time you have a day to study, and schedule the test. You can always reschedule if something comes up but I found that setting a date really organized my studying. I was just aimlessly reading materials before I scheduled.

The test is about half vocabulary test so flashcards helped me a lot. I made flash cards from the CompTia study guide book, which you can find here: https://quizlet.com/quizlette1077795/folders/security?x=1xqU&i=41kvrg

I had studied using the 601 guide and ended up taking the 701 test but I didn't notice anything totally foreign to the 601 materials on the test.

The PBQ questions were interesting. I had three out of 77 questions total.

Also, of you are a student or still have access to student email you can get a discount on price of the exam. It's significant. https://academic-store.comptia.org/certification-vouchers/c/11332

Study materials: Flashcards from 601 CompTia guide Professor Messer videos Professor Messer practice exams (these are the most like the real exam style) Jason Dion Udemy course Jason Dion Udemy practice exams (harder than the real thing in my opinion)