The Differences Between 501 and 601

SY0-601 contains less exam domains then SY0-501. Instead of six domains, there are now 5 domain areas that include Implementation and Operations and Incident Response. There is now more exam weight in the Architecture and Design domain as well as in the Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities domain. The complete list of domain changes is outlined below:
Security + SY0-501 Exam Domains Security + SY0-601 Exam Domains
Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities: 21% Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities: 24%
Technologies and Tools: 22% Architecture and Design: 21%
Architecture and Design: 15% Implementation: 25%
Identity and Access Management: 16% Operations and Incident Response: 16%
Risk Management: 14% Governance, Risk and Compliance: 14%
Cryptography and PKI: 12%
Security+ Domain Comparison

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There are less exam objectives on the SY0-601 as well. The 501 has 37 exam objectives while the 601 will only include 35.

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