About This Study Plan
This 30-day study plan breaks the SECX (SecurityX) exam preparation into 4 focused study sessions with 16 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 4 exam domains — Security Architecture, Security Engineering and Cryptography, Security Operations, Governance, Risk, and Compliance — ensuring complete coverage. Structured 30-day study plan for CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005).
Prerequisites
- 5+ years hands-on security experience
- 2–3 hours per day
Study Schedule
- Days 1–2: Enterprise architecture frameworks and zero trust design
- Days 3–4: Cloud-native security, container security, serverless
- Days 5–6: IoT/OT/ICS security architecture and segmentation
- Day 7: Architecture decision scenarios and quiz
- Days 8–9: Advanced cryptography, PKI design, certificate management
- Days 10–11: Secure SDLC, code review, and DevSecOps
- Days 12–13: Hardware security (TPM, HSM, TEE) and secure boot
- Day 14: Cryptographic implementation scenarios
- Days 15–16: Advanced threat hunting, SOAR, and detection engineering
- Days 17–18: Cloud forensics, containerized environment investigation
- Days 19–20: Enterprise risk management and third-party risk
- Day 21: Compliance frameworks, privacy, and reporting quiz
- Days 22–23: Full practice exam #1 + review
- Days 24–25: Complex multi-domain scenario practice
- Days 26–27: Full practice exam #2 + weak areas
- Days 28–30: Framework comparison, flashcards, and rest
Study Tips
Focus on WHY you would choose one architecture over another.
SecurityX questions are long scenario-based — practice time management.
Know cross-domain integration points between security disciplines.
Recommended CompTIA Study Resources
Supplement this study plan with the official CompTIA CertMaster labs and practice tests. Download the free exam objectives PDF from CompTIA's website and use it as a checklist — cross off each objective as you master it. Professor Messer's free video series covers every CompTIA exam objective and is widely regarded as one of the best free resources available.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with SecurityX practice questions.