SC-200 Practice Test 3 — 30 Questions

Question 1

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to ensure that incident response times are monitored and reported. Which TWO capabilities should you use?

Accepted Answer

Automation rules. Automation rules (C) are correct because they allow you to define conditions and actions that automatically trigger when an incident is created or updated, enabling consistent assignment, severity changes, and tagging. Workbooks (E) are correct because they provide customizable visualizations and reports that can track key metrics like incident response times, mean time to acknowledge (MTTA), and mean time to remediate (MTTR) using KQL queries against Sentinel's security data.

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Playbooks

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UEBA

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Watchlists

Question 2

A company has multiple Azure subscriptions managed by Microsoft Defender for Cloud with enhanced security features enabled. The security team wants to ensure that all Azure SQL Servers have Advanced Data Security (ADS) enabled, including Vulnerability Assessment. They decide to use Azure Policy to enforce this at scale. Which built-in policy initiative should they assign to achieve this?

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Azure Security Benchmark. The Azure Security Benchmark initiative includes built-in policies to enforce Advanced Data Security (ADS) and Vulnerability Assessment on Azure SQL Servers. Assigning this initiative at scale ensures compliance with security best practices across all subscriptions, as it contains the specific policy effect to enable ADS and VA automatically.

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Enable Azure Monitor for VMs

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Deploy Diagnostics Settings for SQL Databases

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Enable Advanced Threat Protection for SQL servers

Question 3

During an incident investigation in Microsoft Sentinel, you need to gather related events from multiple data sources into a single view for analysis. Which feature should you use?

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Investigation graph. The Investigation graph in Microsoft Sentinel is specifically designed to visually correlate and explore related entities and events across multiple data sources within a single investigation. It allows you to pivot from an alert or entity to see connected users, hosts, IP addresses, and other events, providing a unified view for analysis. This feature directly addresses the need to gather related events from disparate sources into one cohesive view during incident response.

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Workbooks

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Watchlists

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Logs blade

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Analytics rules

Question 4

Your organization is using Microsoft Sentinel and has deployed the Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) connector. You need to create an analytics rule that triggers an incident when a user from a specific IP address is assigned the Global Administrator role. The IP address is not in your trusted IP list. Which KQL query should you use as the rule logic?

Accepted Answer

AuditLogs | where ActivityDisplayName == 'Add member to role' and TargetResources[0].displayName == 'Global Administrator' and InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress !in (dynamic(['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2'])). It uses the `!in` operator to filter out specific IP addresses from the `InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress` field, ensuring that only events from IP addresses not in the trusted list trigger an incident. The query correctly targets `AuditLogs` with `ActivityDisplayName == 'Add member to role'` and checks that the role assigned is `Global Administrator` via `TargetResources[0].displayName`. This logic matches the requirement to alert when a user from a specific IP address (10.0.0.1) that is not in the trusted list is assigned the Global Administrator role.

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AuditLogs | where ActivityDisplayName == 'Add member to role' and TargetResources[0].displayName == 'Global Administrator' and InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress == '10.0.0.1'

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AuditLogs | where ActivityDisplayName == 'Add member to role' and TargetResources[0].displayName == 'Global Administrator' and InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress !has '10.0.'

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AuditLogs | where ActivityDisplayName == 'Add member to role' and TargetResources[0].displayName == 'Global Administrator' and InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress !in ('trusted IP list')

Question 5

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to ensure that incident response times are monitored and reported. Which TWO capabilities should you use?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Sentinel Contributor. The Microsoft Sentinel Contributor role includes the ability to create and edit playbooks, as well as run them from the incident investigation interface. This role grants the necessary permissions to manage automation rules and execute playbooks, which is required for the security operations team to respond to incidents effectively.

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Microsoft Sentinel Reader

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Microsoft Sentinel Responder

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Global Administrator in Microsoft Entra ID

Question 6

Your SOC team uses Microsoft Sentinel incident investigation. An analyst needs to quickly see all related entities (users, IPs, machines) for an incident. Which feature should the analyst use?

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Incident investigation graph. The Incident investigation graph in Microsoft Sentinel provides a visual, interactive map of all entities (users, IPs, machines) linked to an incident, allowing analysts to quickly see relationships and pivot between entities. This is the dedicated feature for entity-centric incident exploration, unlike other options that serve different purposes.

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Incident timeline

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Hunting blade

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Entity behavior analytics page

Question 7

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR. You are responsible for managing the security operations environment. Recently, the SOC team reported that incidents from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are not appearing in Microsoft Sentinel. You have already configured the data connector for Microsoft Defender XDR and verified that logs are flowing into the 'SecurityAlert' table. However, incidents are not being created in Sentinel. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Enable 'Create incidents from Microsoft 365 Defender' in the Microsoft Defender XDR data connector.. Incident creation from Defender XDR requires enabling the 'Microsoft 365 Defender' incident creation in the data connector. Option B is wrong because analytics rules are not needed; incidents come from the connector. Option C is wrong because that connector is for alerts, not incidents. Option D is wrong because streaming is not the issue.

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Create an analytics rule that queries the SecurityAlert table and generates incidents.

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Verify the Azure Sentinel solution is installed and enable the streaming of incidents.

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Configure the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint data connector.

Question 8

You are reviewing the automation rule configuration shown in the exhibit. What is the purpose of this rule?

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Run a playbook to isolate a device when an incident with 'Malware' in the alert title is created. The automation rule is configured to trigger when an incident is created with 'Malware' in the alert title. The action specified is to run a playbook, which in Microsoft Sentinel can perform complex remediation steps such as isolating a device. Option C correctly identifies this combination of trigger condition and action.

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Automatically resolve incidents related to malware

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Automatically close incidents with 'Malware' in the title

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Create a playbook for malware alerts

Question 9

Which TWO actions are valid ways to reduce the number of false positive incidents in Microsoft Sentinel without disabling analytics rules?

Accepted Answer

Modify the rule's query to include additional filters.. Modifying the rule's query to include additional filters directly reduces false positives by narrowing the conditions that trigger an alert. This approach refines the detection logic without disabling the rule, ensuring only events that more precisely match the intended threat pattern generate incidents.

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Configure the rule to group all alerts into a single incident per entity.

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Increase the rule run frequency.

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Change the incident severity to Informational.

Question 10

Your Microsoft Sentinel workspace is ingesting data from multiple sources. You need to ensure that data from a specific source is retained for 2 years while other data remains at the default retention. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Create a custom table for that source and set its retention to 2 years.. In Microsoft Sentinel, retention is set at the table level. By creating a custom table for the specific data source and configuring its retention period to 2 years, you can override the default workspace retention for that table only. This allows other tables to retain the default retention setting while the custom table retains data for the required duration.

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Adjust the data ingestion settings for that source.

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Set the workspace retention to 2 years.

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Configure archiving for that source's data.

Question 11

Which TWO actions should be taken immediately when a compromised user account is detected in Microsoft Entra ID?

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Revoke all current sessions.. Revoking all current sessions (Option A) is a critical immediate action because it terminates all active authentication tokens and sessions for the compromised account, preventing the attacker from continuing to use existing tokens to access resources. This action leverages Microsoft Entra ID's token revocation capabilities, which invalidate refresh tokens and access tokens issued before the revocation, effectively cutting off the attacker's current access without waiting for password changes or other mitigations.

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Notify the user's manager.

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Reset the user's password.

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Block sign-ins from the user's IP address.

Question 12

Refer to the exhibit. You are configuring an automation rule in Microsoft Sentinel. The JSON snippet defines an automation rule. What is the expected behavior of this rule?

Accepted Answer

It runs a playbook to quarantine an email when a specific alert is generated. The automation rule is triggered when a specific alert is generated (as defined by the trigger condition), and it runs a playbook that contains logic to quarantine an email. In Microsoft Sentinel, automation rules can be configured to trigger on alert creation and execute a playbook, which in this case performs the quarantine action.

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It creates an incident when a phishing email is detected

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It sends an email to the security team when an incident is created

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It modifies the incident severity when a playbook runs

Question 13

Which TWO roles can be used to manage Microsoft Sentinel? (Choose two.)

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Microsoft Sentinel Responder. Microsoft Sentinel Contributor (Option E) is a built-in Azure RBAC role that grants full permissions to create and manage Sentinel resources, including data connectors, analytics rules, and workbooks. Microsoft Sentinel Responder (Option B) is a dedicated role that allows users to manage incidents, perform investigations, and respond to threats without having full write access to the Sentinel workspace. Both roles are specifically designed for managing Microsoft Sentinel operations.

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Compliance Administrator

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Security Reader

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Global Administrator

Question 14

Which TWO are supported data sources for Microsoft Sentinel?

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Microsoft Entra ID audit logs. Microsoft Entra ID audit logs (Option C) are a native data source for Microsoft Sentinel because Sentinel is built on Azure Monitor Logs and directly ingests Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) diagnostic settings via the Azure portal or API. This integration requires no additional connectors or agents, as Entra ID audit logs are automatically forwarded to a Log Analytics workspace when configured under 'Diagnostic settings' in the Entra ID blade.

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Google Cloud VPC Flow Logs

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Windows Server 2008 event logs

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On-premises syslog-ng

Question 15

Your organization uses Microsoft Defender XDR. You need to configure a custom detection rule that runs every hour and alerts when a specific process is executed on multiple devices within 10 minutes. Which type of rule should you create?

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Custom detection rule. Custom detection rules in Microsoft Defender XDR allow you to define a query that runs on a schedule (e.g., every hour) and triggers an alert based on aggregation over a specified time window (e.g., 10 minutes). This rule type supports the exact requirement: detecting a specific process executed on multiple devices within a short timeframe, using the `make_set` or `dcount` aggregation functions in KQL.

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Hunting query saved as a detection

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Behavioral rule

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Advanced hunting query

Question 16

Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. An incident has been identified as a false positive. What is the recommended action to prevent similar false positives in the future?

Accepted Answer

Modify the analytics rule to reduce false positives. Modifying the analytics rule addresses the root cause of the false positive by adjusting the rule's query logic, thresholds, or entity mappings to reduce noise. In Microsoft Sentinel, analytics rules define the conditions that generate incidents; tuning these rules (e.g., changing frequency, lookback period, or adding exclusion filters) directly prevents similar false positives from recurring. Simply closing or classifying incidents does not prevent future occurrences, and deleting the rule would remove all detection capability.

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Delete the analytics rule

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Close the incident and set the classification to 'False positive'

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Mark the incident as 'False positive' and add a comment

Question 17

Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing a KQL query used in a Microsoft Sentinel scheduled analytics rule. What is the primary purpose of this query?

Accepted Answer

To detect accounts that have triggered a high number of suspicious process alerts within 7 days. The query uses `summarize` with `dcount(EventID)` to count distinct process creation events per account, then filters for accounts with a count greater than 10 using `where EventCount > 10`. The `where TimeGenerated > ago(7d)` restricts the time window to the last 7 days. This pattern is designed to detect accounts that have triggered a high number of suspicious process alerts (EventID 4688) within a week, making D correct.

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To investigate a new type of attack pattern

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To identify which accounts are associated with the most incidents

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To find accounts that have generated false positive alerts

Question 18

Your organization uses Microsoft Defender XDR. You need to configure automatic attack disruption for identity-related threats. The solution should automatically contain a compromised user by disabling their account. Which setting should you enable?

Accepted Answer

Enable automatic attack disruption in the Microsoft Defender XDR settings.. Microsoft Defender XDR's automatic attack disruption feature is specifically designed to contain identity-related threats by automatically disabling compromised user accounts. This setting, found in the Microsoft Defender XDR settings under 'Automated investigation and response', triggers when high-confidence identity attacks (e.g., password spray, lateral movement) are detected, without requiring manual intervention or additional infrastructure.

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Configure Conditional Access policies to block the user.

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Use Microsoft Sentinel automation rules to disable the user.

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Create a custom detection rule to alert on suspicious sign-ins.

Question 19

A security administrator needs to view a list of all virtual machines that have a missing critical security update. Which Microsoft Defender for Cloud dashboard should they use?

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Recommendations. The Recommendations dashboard in Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a prioritized list of security recommendations, including missing critical security updates for virtual machines. This dashboard aggregates findings from vulnerability assessments and update management, allowing administrators to identify and remediate specific missing patches across their VM fleet.

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Secure Score

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Regulatory Compliance

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Inventory

Question 20

Refer to the exhibit. A SOC analyst runs the KQL query in Microsoft Sentinel to identify the top 10 alert names by count. They notice the results include alerts with low severity that are not relevant. What should they add to the query to focus on high-severity alerts only?

Accepted Answer

Add 'where Severity == "High"' before the summarize clause.. In KQL, the `where` clause must be placed before the `summarize` clause to filter raw events before aggregation. Placing `where Severity == "High"` before `summarize` ensures that only high-severity alerts are counted, preventing low-severity alerts from appearing in the top 10 results. This is a fundamental KQL query execution order: filtering first reduces the dataset for aggregation, improving both accuracy and performance.

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Add 'order by Severity' to the query.

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Add 'where Severity == "High"' after the summarize clause.

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Change the time range to last 24 hours.