Simulate the real Microsoft Security Operations Analyst SC-200 exam with full-length timed sessions. Questions drawn proportionally from all 3 official blueprint domains — the same mix you'll face on test day.
Simulate real exam conditions
For the most realistic SC-200 simulation, start a 60 or 120-question session, put away all notes, set a timer matching the real exam duration (120 minutes), and commit to each answer before moving forward. This trains the time management and decision-making skills the real exam tests.
This free SC-200 mock exam uses the same question distribution as the real Microsoft Security Operations Analyst SC-200 exam. Each session draws questions proportionally from all 3 official blueprint domains published by Microsoft, so the topic mix you see accurately reflects what you'll face on test day.
SC-200 Domain Distribution
Manage a security operations environment
Respond to security incidents
Perform threat hunting
Every question is checked against the 2026 SC-200exam objectives and published under the editorial oversight of an engineer with 12+ years' experience. These are original practice questions — not dumps — so you build real understanding rather than memorising answers.
Both the mock exam and practice test use the same question bank. The difference is in how you use them — and when to use each during your SC-200 study plan.
Practice test — for learning
Use the SC-200 practice test when you are studying a domain. Answer questions, read every explanation immediately, and build understanding. Do 10–30 questions per domain per session. This is your primary study tool for the first 4 weeks.
Go to practice test →Mock exam — for simulation
Use the SC-200 mock exam in the final 1–2 weeks before your test date. Complete a 60 or 120-question session without stopping, manage your time, then review all results at the end. This builds exam-day stamina and surfaces final weak spots.
Start 120-question mock →Try these sample questions from the mock exam bank. Commit to an answer before revealing the explanation.
Your SOC team needs to ensure that all high-severity Microsoft Sentinel incidents are automatically assigned to the senior analyst on call. The team uses Microsoft Teams for communication. Which configuration should you implement?
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Your organization uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to monitor SaaS application usage. You need to generate an alert when a user performs more than 50 failed login attempts in 10 minutes, and the alert must be based on a built-in anomaly detection policy. What should you do?
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You are a security analyst at a company that uses Microsoft 365 Defender. You receive an automated email indicating that a user has been flagged for possible credential theft. The email includes a link to investigate the alert in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. Which role is responsible for sending this email?
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Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Office 365. You have configured incident creation from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 alerts in Microsoft Sentinel. However, you notice that some alerts are not creating incidents. Which step should you take to troubleshoot this issue?
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Your SOC uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI). You have configured MDI to send alerts to Microsoft 365 Defender. From there, Microsoft Sentinel ingests the alerts via the Microsoft 365 Defender connector. You want to ensure that when MDI detects a suspicious activity, the incident in Microsoft Sentinel is created within 5 minutes. Which factors should you consider?
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Your organization is implementing Microsoft Sentinel. You need to design a solution to automatically disable a user account in Microsoft Entra ID when a high-severity incident is triggered in Microsoft Sentinel related to that user. Which component should you use?
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You are investigating a security incident in Microsoft Sentinel where a user received a phishing email containing a link to a malicious domain. The link was clicked, but no further actions were observed. Which playbook action should you take immediately to prevent potential lateral movement?
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Your security team uses Microsoft Sentinel analytics rules to detect brute-force attacks. A rule triggers when more than 10 failed logins occur within 5 minutes from a single IP. An incident is generated. Which first step should the analyst take?
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An incident in Microsoft Defender XDR involves a device that is suspected to be infected with ransomware. The device is online and actively encrypting files. Which action should you take to contain the threat?
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Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel with UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics). An alert indicates a user's sign-in from an unusual location, followed by a mass download of sensitive files from SharePoint. The user is a low-privilege employee. What is the most likely conclusion?
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In Microsoft Sentinel, an incident is created from a Fusion rule that correlates multiple alerts. The incident has a high severity. What should the analyst do first?
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A security analyst is using KQL in Microsoft Sentinel to hunt for potential data exfiltration by a user who has been sending unusually large amounts of data to an external IP address. Which KQL operator should the analyst use to identify the top source IP addresses and total bytes sent over the last 7 days?
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A threat hunter is using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint advanced hunting to investigate a suspicious process that was observed launching from a temporary folder. The hunter wants to find all devices that have executed this specific process (with the same SHA256 hash) in the last 24 hours. Which table and column should be used in the query?
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A security team uses Microsoft Sentinel to hunt for signs of credential theft. They want to detect when a user account has been used to log in from an unusual location and then immediately performs a password reset for another user. Which hunting approach is most effective for this scenario?
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Answer all 14 questions to see your domain score breakdown
Sitting the SC-200 under real exam conditions is a skill in itself. Candidates who underperform often do so not because of knowledge gaps, but because of poor time management or test anxiety. Use your final mock exam sessions to address both.
The SC-200 exam lasts 120 minutes. Do not spend more than 90 seconds on any single question on the first pass. Flag difficult ones and return to them after completing the rest.
On every question, immediately eliminate obviously wrong choices. Even if you are unsure between two options, narrowing to two doubles your odds. Most SC-200 distractors contain a subtle error — re-read the scenario constraint before committing to the answer that sounds most familiar.
Microsoft writes many SC-200 questions as realistic scenarios. Read the final sentence first — it tells you what is being asked. Then re-read the scenario with the question in mind to avoid wasting time on irrelevant details.
The real SC-200 is a mental marathon lasting 120 minutes. In the week before your exam, complete at least two full timed mock sessions on separate days to build concentration stamina. If you cannot stay focused for 120 minutes in practice, you will struggle on exam day.
Questions
50
On the real exam
Time limit
120 min
2.4 min per question
Passing score
700/1000
Scaled scoring
The SC-200 uses scaled scoring — your raw percentage correct is converted to a score out of 1000. Consistently scoring above 80% on mock exams puts you well above the 700/1000 threshold, giving you a buffer for any unexpected question types on the real exam.
Yes. Courseiva provides free SC-200 mock exam questions across all official exam domains. The platform includes timed simulation, per-domain score breakdown, missed-question review, and readiness tracking. No account required — free forever, supported by advertising.
The practice test is optimised for learning: you see explanations after each question immediately. The mock exam is optimised for simulation: you answer all questions under time pressure and review at the end. Use practice tests for studying and mock exams for benchmarking.
Aim for consistent scores of 80% or above on full-length SC-200 mock exams before booking your test date. The official passing score of 700/1000 corresponds to roughly 72–75% correct answers, so an 80% buffer accounts for difficulty variation and question styles on the real exam.
Most candidates who pass SC-200 on their first attempt complete 3–5 full-length mock exams in the two weeks before their test. This is enough to identify final weak spots, build stamina, and verify readiness without over-stressing or running out of fresh questions.
No — all Courseiva questions are original, AI-assisted and checked against the public Microsoft exam blueprints, with editorial oversight from an experienced network and security engineer. Exam dumps are memorised real exam questions shared illegally. Using dumps violates your Microsoft certification agreement and can result in your certification being revoked. Our questions make you genuinely competent, not just test-day lucky.
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