CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 Practice Status

Track CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 practice status, review exam details, and request an update when IT Mastery coverage becomes available.

CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005), formerly associated with the CASP+ lane, is CompTIA’s advanced cybersecurity certification for security architects and senior security engineers working across complex enterprise environments.

This page tracks the SecurityX CAS-005 practice-bank rollout for IT Mastery. Dedicated simulator practice is not live yet, but you can review the exam snapshot, topic coverage, and related live IT Mastery options while coverage is being prioritized.

Who CAS-005 is for

  • security architects and senior security engineers designing and implementing secure enterprise solutions
  • candidates comparing advanced security architecture with CySA+, PenTest+, CISSP, or cloud-security routes
  • learners who need governance, architecture, engineering, automation, cryptography, and operations judgment at senior level

CAS-005 exam snapshot

  • Vendor: CompTIA
  • Official exam name: CompTIA SecurityX (V5)
  • Exam code: CAS-005
  • Launch date shown by CompTIA: December 17, 2024
  • Question count shown by CompTIA: maximum of 90, including multiple-choice and performance-based questions
  • Exam time shown by CompTIA: maximum of 165 minutes
  • Passing model shown by CompTIA: pass/fail only, no scaled score
  • Recommended experience shown by CompTIA: at least 10 years of general hands-on IT experience, including 5 years of hands-on security

SecurityX questions usually reward senior-level choices that preserve enterprise resilience, align architecture to risk, use automation responsibly, and balance security engineering with governance and operational reality.

Topic coverage for CAS-005

DomainWeight
Governance, risk, and compliance20%
Security architecture27%
Security engineering31%
Security operations22%

Use these IT Mastery pages now

If you need to practice…Best pageWhy
baseline security operations and governanceSecurity+ SY0-701Best live CompTIA security page before advanced architecture work.
analyst and incident-response comparisonCySA+ CS0-003Good nearby route for detection, response, and vulnerability management context.
penetration-testing comparisonPenTest+ PT0-003Good nearby route for offensive testing and remediation-reporting context.
broad security-leadership comparisonISC2 CISSPUseful status page when comparing SecurityX with broader security architecture and leadership routes.

Practice bank status

  • Current status: In demand review
  • Exact IT Mastery simulator for this exam: not yet live
  • Best use right now: confirm the CAS-005 advanced-security lane here, then practise with Security+, cloud architecture, and adjacent security pages while dedicated SecurityX coverage is not live
  • Update path: request an update above if SecurityX is your actual target exam

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Revised on Saturday, April 25, 2026