Resources for CompTIA Security+

I have been studying for Security+ since January. I am planning to sit the exam this month. I have used some different resources to study and wanted to share some I have used and some that are highly used by others.

For my study I used:

• Professor Messer’s Security+ Videos (YouTube)

• Github

• Chatgpt

• ecollege

• Measureup through ecollege

These were free for me and helped me to gain an understanding. I mainly used Professor Messer’s videos and any concepts I did not understand I used Chatgpt. Github has some free books which I found helpful. Ecollege helped with providing resources but I found their questions to be repetitive and I learned the answer off instead of learning why the answer was correct.

There are other resources that are highly praised for helping to pass Security+.

Free

• Professor Messer Youtube

• CompTIA official exam objectives

• Reddit - r/CompTIA

• ExamCram Quizlit

• OSINT Resources like Tryhackme or OverTheWire

Paid

• Jason Dion’s Security+ course on Udemy

• MeasureUP

• CompTIA official practice test

• CompTIA CertMaster learn + labs

• Mike Meyers’ Total Tester and Total Seminars Course

Professor Messer

• There are free videos on his YouTube channel which go through every single part of the exam, as well as monthly study sessions.

• On his website there are paid courses, practice exams and books by him that can help people if the videos are not enough

• I found this to be easy to follow

• Clear explanations

• Real world examples

• Many people passed the exam with just this resource

CompTIA Official Exam Objectives

• Free

• Official blueprints of what is on the exam (a good starting place)

• I used it to track my progress and to make sure I was not missing parts

Reddit

• r/CompTIA

• Free

• People give real experiences, their study plan, what they wish they did differently

• Sharing resources (often free)

• Success stories to help with your own motivation

ExamCram Practice Questions

• This is on quizlet

• Flashcards and definitions based on key topics

• Helps to reinforce memorisation of terms and acronyms

• Can be useful for quick review sessions

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Resources

• TryHackMe, OverTheWire

• Can be free

• Good for practicing basic linux, networking and security labs

• Helpful if you learn better by doing

• Can align with practical concepts covered in Security+

Jason Dion’s Youtube

• Sample video from course

• Excellent explanation for trickier topics like access control, cryptography etc

Jason Dion Security+ Course on Udemy

• Costs about €15–€20 (during sales), outside of sale the whole bootcamp is about €100 euro

• A lot of real world examples

• Practice questions, quizzes, and downloadable slides

• Especially helpful for learners who need structure

MeasureUp or CompTIA Official Practice Tests

• costs about €80 - €100

• Closest to the real exam in terms of difficulty and format

• Can help with timing and identifying weak spots

• Strong indicator of exam readiness

Mike Meyers’ Total Tester and Total Seminars Course

• costs €15 - €20

• Engaging delivery

• Covers the concepts in beginner friendly way

• Comes with practice questions (1 set)