CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) Exam Prep — Study Plan, Practice Tests & Online Exam Simulator

Prepare for the CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 exam, CompTIA's expert-tier security credential (the successor to CASP+) for senior practitioners who architect and engineer secure enterprise environments. This package aligns to all four CAS-005 domains — with Architecture and Engineering together making up 58% of the exam — and simulates the real exam so you can review at the right depth and rehearse the pacing.

Exam snapshot: up to 90 questions, 165 minutes, pass/fail (expert-level, formerly CASP+).

This is a focused preparation and review package — a study plan, practice questions, concise review notes, and an exam simulator. It is not a full training course or textbook; it is designed to sharpen what you know and get you exam-ready.

What's included

• Study Plan — a flexible 4-, 8-, or 12-week schedule that maps your revision across every CAS-005 exam domain.
• Domain-Based Practice Tests — question sets organized by exam domain so you can drill each area and pinpoint your weak spots:
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance (20%)
  • Security Architecture (27%)
  • Security Engineering (31%)
  • Security Operations (22%)
• Exam Review Notes (PDF download) — a concise, module-by-module summary of the key concepts and terms you need on exam day. Review notes, not a full course.
• Online Exam Simulator on academy.certinstructor.org, with two modes:
  • Practice Mode — work at your own pace and choose whether to reveal answers and explanations as you go.
  • Exam Mode — the same number of questions and time limit as the real exam (up to 90 questions, 165 minutes), for a realistic exam-day experience.
• Answer Explanations — every question includes a clear explanation of the correct answer.

Who it's for: Senior security engineers and architects with substantial hands-on experience; the top of the CompTIA security pathway.

Access & updates

• A personal account at academy.certinstructor.org, valid for 3 months.
• New-question updates to your question bank for 3 months.

Delivery: account details sent by email within 24–48 hours of purchase.