SC-200 Exam Simulation 1 — 100 Questions

Question 1

Match each Microsoft Sentinel data connector on the left with the table name it populates on the right.

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID → SigninLogs; Windows Security Events via AMA → SecurityEvent; Cisco ASA via Syslog → CommonSecurityLog; Azure Activity → AzureActivity. It accurately maps each Microsoft Sentinel data connector to its corresponding log table. Microsoft Entra ID populates the SigninLogs table, Windows Security Events via AMA populates the SecurityEvent table, Cisco ASA via Syslog populates the CommonSecurityLog table (which is the standard schema for syslog-based security appliances), and Azure Activity populates the AzureActivity table. These mappings are defined by the data connectors themselves and are fundamental to querying the correct data in Sentinel.

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The first and last mappings are swapped.

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Every item maps to the same log table or feature category.

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Only identity-related items are mapped; workload and network items are omitted.

Question 2

A security analyst is investigating a suspicious process on an endpoint and needs to see all network connections initiated by that process. The analyst knows the ProcessId and DeviceName. Which advanced hunting table in Microsoft 365 Defender should the analyst query to retrieve network connection details associated with this process?

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DeviceNetworkEvents. The DeviceNetworkEvents table in Microsoft 365 Defender is specifically designed to capture network connection events, including source and destination IP addresses, ports, protocols, and the initiating process ID (ProcessId). By querying this table with the known ProcessId and DeviceName, the analyst can retrieve all network connections initiated by that process, making it the correct choice for this investigation.

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DeviceProcessEvents

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DeviceEvents

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IdentityLogonEvents

Question 3

Which TWO actions are effective when threat hunting for lateral movement using remote desktop protocol (RDP) in Microsoft Defender XDR?

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Query DeviceNetworkEvents for inbound connections on port 3389. Querying DeviceNetworkEvents for inbound RDP connections (port 3389) helps identify potential lateral movement. Correlating with LogonEvents for successful RDP logins confirms the movement. Option B (reviewing CloudAppEvents) is not directly RDP-related but could indicate lateral movement via cloud apps. Option D (checking for unusual email forwarding rules) is typically for exfiltration, not lateral movement. Option E (searching for SMB file share connections) is more related to file sharing and not specifically RDP lateral movement.

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Review CloudAppEvents for access to cloud apps from multiple IPs

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Check for unusual email forwarding rules

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Search for SMB file share connections

Question 4

Your security team uses Microsoft Defender XDR (formerly Microsoft 365 Defender) to investigate incidents. You notice that some alerts from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are not being automatically correlated into incidents as expected. You have confirmed that the relevant alert sources are enabled in the Microsoft Defender XDR portal. What is the most likely cause?

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Incident correlation rules are not enabled for the relevant alert sources.. Microsoft Defender XDR uses built-in correlation logic to automatically group related alerts from different sources (e.g., Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365) into incidents. If alerts from a specific source, such as Defender for Endpoint, are not being correlated, the most likely cause is that the incident correlation rules for that source are not enabled in the Microsoft Defender XDR portal. Enabling the alert source alone is insufficient; the correlation engine must be explicitly activated for each source to aggregate alerts into incidents.

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Alert tuning rules are causing the alerts to be excluded.

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Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel are deleting the alerts.

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Alert suppression rules are blocking the alerts.

Question 5

Match each Microsoft 365 Defender workload to its description.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Provides enterprise-grade endpoint security, including antivirus, anti-malware, and advanced threat protection for devices.. Microsoft 365 Defender includes four main workloads: Defender for Endpoint (endpoint security), Defender for Office 365 (email & collaboration), Defender for Identity (on-premises AD security), and Defender for Cloud Apps (cloud app security). Common confusions involve mixing up definitions between these workloads.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Safeguards email and collaboration tools (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams) against phishing, spam, malware, and other threats.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Uses on-premises Active Directory signals to identify, detect, and investigate advanced threats and identity compromises.

Question 6

You are configuring Microsoft Sentinel to ingest logs from Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID). Which of the following connectors should you use to collect sign-in logs and audit logs?

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Microsoft Entra ID connector.. The Microsoft Entra ID connector (formerly Azure AD connector) is the correct choice because it is specifically designed to ingest sign-in logs, audit logs, and provisioning logs from Microsoft Entra ID into Microsoft Sentinel. This connector uses the Microsoft Graph API to pull these logs, enabling security monitoring of user authentication and administrative activities.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector.

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Office 365 connector.

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Azure Activity connector.

Question 7

Your SOC uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. You need to configure a policy that triggers when a user downloads a large number of files from SharePoint Online within a short period. Which policy type should you use?

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Activity policy. An activity policy in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is designed to monitor and respond to specific user activities, such as downloading a large number of files from SharePoint Online within a short period. This policy type allows you to set thresholds and triggers based on user actions, making it the correct choice for detecting anomalous download behavior.

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Session policy

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File policy

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Anomaly detection policy

Question 8

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. An incident is created for a possible data exfiltration via an unapproved external IP address. Which type of Microsoft Sentinel automation should you use to automatically block the IP address in the firewall?

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Playbook.. Playbooks in Microsoft Sentinel are automated workflows based on Azure Logic Apps that can perform response actions, such as blocking an IP address in a firewall. When an incident indicates data exfiltration via an unapproved external IP, a playbook can be triggered automatically or manually to execute the block action via integration with firewall APIs or management tools.

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Data connector.

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Analytics rule.

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Watchlist.

Question 9

You are hunting for suspicious scheduled tasks that could be used for persistence. Which Microsoft 365 Defender advanced hunting table contains information about scheduled tasks?

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DeviceEvents. DeviceEvents includes various system events, including scheduled task creation via EventID 4698. DeviceProcessEvents is for processes. DeviceNetworkEvents is for network. IdentityLogonEvents is for logons. The correct table is DeviceEvents.

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IdentityLogonEvents

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DeviceNetworkEvents

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DeviceProcessEvents

Question 10

Match each threat intelligence indicator type to its description.

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IP Address: A numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network.. These are common STIX indicator types used in threat intelligence. Correct matches: IP Address is a numerical label, Domain Name is an identification string, File Hash is a hash of file content. Common confusions involve swapping definitions between IP and Domain, or IP and File Hash.

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IP Address: An identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy on the Internet.

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File Hash: A numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network.

Question 11

Which TWO features are available in Microsoft Sentinel to automate incident response?

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Playbooks based on Azure Logic Apps.. Playbooks based on Azure Logic Apps are correct because they provide a native, low-code automation framework within Microsoft Sentinel. They allow security analysts to define and execute complex, multi-step response actions—such as isolating a compromised VM, blocking an IP address, or opening a ticket—triggered by alerts or incidents. This directly automates incident response workflows without manual intervention.

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Workbooks.

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Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries.

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UEBA.

Question 12

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to monitor cloud application usage. You have a custom analytics rule that detects multiple failed login attempts from different IP addresses for the same user within 5 minutes. This rule generates an incident. The security team wants to automatically suspend the user in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) when such an incident is created, but only if the user is not a member of the 'Emergency Access' group. You need to implement this automation. You have already created the analytics rule. What should you do next?

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Create a playbook that uses the Microsoft Entra ID connector to check if the user is a member of the 'Emergency Access' group. If not, suspend the user. Then create an automation rule that runs this playbook on incident creation.. A playbook can check group membership and take action. Option A is wrong because automation rules cannot conditionally run playbooks based on group membership. Option B is wrong because modifying the analytics rule is not the way to add automation. Option C is wrong because automation rules cannot directly suspend users.

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Modify the analytics rule to include a condition that checks the user's group membership using KQL.

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Create an automation rule that suspends the user directly using a condition on the incident.

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Create an automation rule that triggers on incident creation and runs a playbook that suspends the user.

Question 13

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel for security operations. You need to ensure that critical alerts are automatically assigned to the appropriate SOC tier for investigation. What should you configure in Microsoft Sentinel?

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Create an automation rule that sets the incident owner. Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel allow you to automatically assign incidents to specific owners based on conditions like severity or alert type. This ensures critical alerts are routed to the appropriate SOC tier without manual intervention, directly meeting the requirement.

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Create a playbook that assigns the incident to a user

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Use a watchlist to map alert types to owners

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Configure an analytics rule to set the owner

Question 14

You are investigating a low-severity incident in Microsoft Sentinel where a user reported receiving a phishing email. The email was not blocked by the email security solution. The user did not click any links. What should you do first?

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Report the email for analysis using the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. Reporting the email for analysis helps improve email security and determine if it was a false negative. Option A is wrong because deleting the email destroys evidence. Option C is wrong because resetting password is unnecessary as no credentials were compromised. Option D is wrong because no device isolation is needed.

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Delete the phishing email from the user's inbox

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Reset the user's password as a precaution

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Isolate the user's device from the network

Question 15

Which THREE steps are part of the containment phase of incident response in Microsoft Sentinel? (Select THREE.)

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Disable compromised user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID.. Disabling compromised user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID is a containment step because it immediately revokes the account's access tokens and prevents further authentication, stopping an attacker from using that identity to move laterally or access resources. This aligns with the containment phase's goal of limiting the blast radius of an incident.

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Collect forensic data from affected endpoints.

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Restore encrypted files from backup.

Question 16

Which THREE actions can be performed by automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel?

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Assign an incident to a specific owner. Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel can automatically assign incidents to specific owners based on conditions such as severity, entity type, or custom criteria. This action helps streamline incident response by ensuring the right personnel are notified and responsible for handling the incident without manual intervention.

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Modify a data connector to ingest more logs

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Create a new analytics rule

Question 17

Your SOC team uses Microsoft Sentinel with multiple workspaces across regions. You need to implement a solution that allows analysts to query all workspaces from a single location without moving data. Which feature should you configure?

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Use cross-workspace queries with workspace() expressions in KQL.. Cross-workspace queries using the `workspace()` expression in KQL allow analysts to query multiple Log Analytics workspaces from a single query context without moving or centralizing the data. This is the native Microsoft Sentinel feature designed for multi-workspace environments, enabling seamless querying across regions while keeping data in its original workspace.

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Export data to Azure Data Explorer and query there.

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Create a single Log Analytics workspace and have all data sources send logs there.

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Configure Azure Lighthouse to manage all workspaces.

Question 18

Which TWO actions should a security analyst take when responding to a confirmed malware outbreak in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

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Isolate the affected device. Options A and B are correct. Option A: Isolating the affected device immediately contains the outbreak and prevents lateral movement to other endpoints. Option B: Running a full scan ensures all malware components and artifacts are identified and removed. Option C is wrong because creating a custom detection rule is a proactive measure for future detections, not an immediate response to a confirmed outbreak. Option D is wrong because deleting the user account is extreme and does not address the malware on the device. Option E is wrong because resetting the user's password helps with credential compromise but does not stop active malware.

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Create a custom detection rule for the malware

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Delete the user account

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Reset the user's password

Question 19

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to automatically assign incidents to the appropriate SOC tier based on severity. What should you create?

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An automation rule with an owner assignment action. Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel allow you to automatically assign incidents to specific owners based on conditions like severity, using the 'Assign owner' action. This directly meets the requirement to route incidents to the appropriate SOC tier without manual intervention, leveraging Sentinel's native incident management capabilities.

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A data connector to Microsoft Teams

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A scheduled analytics rule

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A playbook in Microsoft Power Automate

Question 20

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to design a solution that automatically responds to incidents with severity High and enriches them with threat intelligence from Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. Which TWO actions should you include?

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Create an automation rule that triggers when an incident is created with severity High and runs a playbook to enrich the incident with threat intelligence.. To automatically respond to incidents, you use automation rules. Option A is correct because automation rules can be set to trigger on incident creation with severity High and run a playbook that enriches the incident with threat intelligence. Option E is correct because you can add an action in the automation rule to change the incident severity after enrichment if needed. Option B is incorrect because automation rules do not modify analytics rule queries; they trigger on incidents. Option C is incorrect because you cannot run a playbook directly from the analytics rule; it must be triggered by an automation rule. Option D is incorrect because the analytics rule's incident configuration does not automatically run playbooks without an automation rule.

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Set the automation rule to modify the analytics rule's query to include threat intelligence.

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Configure the playbook to run directly from the analytics rule that generates the incident.

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Use the analytics rule's incident configuration to automatically run the playbook.