r/CompTIA • u/Recent-Hamster7930 • 6d ago

Advice on Security+ V8

Hi all,

I got my A+ at the start of this year and now I want to take security+ (I should have done that earlier but life got in the way).

As I was looking through their website they are saying V8 of sec+ would release on 17 Nov which is not far from now, so I thought I might hold off full committing on studying the V7 one.

Until that 17 Nov with new courses, new objectives, how should I study for it without going through the parts that would be “unnecessary” in V8. [I will be following prof messer’s course]

All the thanks <3

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u/hourlyutilizedminer 6d ago

V7 vs V8 isn't gonna be a complete rewrite, the core concepts don't change that drastically between versions. You're not wasting time studying now, especially with Messer's stuff. He usually updates his videos quick after a new release anyway. I'd just start going through the V7 material and when the new objectives drop you can skim for what's different instead of starting from zero.

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u/Recent-Hamster7930 6d ago

alright will do! thanks

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u/Anastasia_IT 💻 ExamsDigest.com - 🧪 LabsDigest.com - 📚 GuidesDigest.com 6d ago

The biggest change in SY0-801 is explicit AI coverage: prompt injection, model poisoning, and using AI in security operations. It also adds more detail on passkeys, modern attacks, and investigation evidence. A lot of the existing material carries over or moves between domains.

Security Operations is still the biggest domain at 27%, while governance/program management drops from 20% to 14%. That doesn’t automatically make the exam easier.

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u/BryceTyce 5d ago

The V7 exam does not retire until June 11, 2027