SC-200 Practice Test 4 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A security team wants to automatically block an IP address in Azure Firewall when Microsoft Sentinel detects a high number of failed logins from that IP. Which automation approach should they use?

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Create an automation rule that triggers on incident creation and runs a playbook that uses the Azure Firewall connector to add a rule.. It uses an automation rule triggered on incident creation to run a playbook, which can leverage the Azure Firewall connector to add a blocking rule. This approach directly integrates Sentinel's detection of a high number of failed logins with automated remediation in Azure Firewall, ensuring a real-time response without manual intervention.

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Create an automation rule that triggers a playbook directly.

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Create a scheduled analytics rule that runs a playbook.

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Configure a Logic App to poll Sentinel alerts and block IPs.

Question 2

A SOC analyst is creating an automation rule in Microsoft Sentinel to trigger a playbook when a new incident is created. The analyst wants the rule to apply only to incidents that have a severity of 'High' and where the 'User' entity is present. Which condition configuration should the analyst use?

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Set 'Incident severity equals High' and 'Entity type contains User'. Microsoft Sentinel automation rules evaluate conditions at the incident level, not the alert level. The 'Incident severity equals High' condition filters by incident severity, and 'Entity type contains User' checks that the incident's entities include a User entity, which is required for the playbook to receive entity context.

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Set 'Incident severity equals High' and 'Incident tag contains User'

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Set 'Alert severity equals High' and 'Alert entity type contains User'

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Set 'Incident provider equals Microsoft Sentinel' and 'Entity type contains User'

Question 3

You are configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps session controls for a SharePoint site containing sensitive data. Which condition must be met to apply real-time monitoring?

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Users must be configured with Conditional Access policies from Microsoft Entra ID.. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps session controls for SharePoint require users to be routed through the Cloud App Security proxy, which is invoked by Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra ID. Conditional Access app controls apply session policies to traffic when users access SharePoint, enabling real-time monitoring. The Microsoft Entra ID application proxy is designed for on-premises apps, not for SaaS apps like SharePoint Online. Therefore, the correct prerequisite is having Conditional Access policies configured.

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The SharePoint site must be added as a custom app in Defender for Cloud Apps.

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Users must access the site through Microsoft Entra ID application proxy.

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A browser extension must be installed on all client devices.

Question 4

A cloud security administrator needs to ensure that all Azure virtual machines have the Microsoft Defender for Cloud agent (Log Analytics agent) installed automatically when they are provisioned. Which configuration should be set in Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

Accepted Answer

Enable auto-provisioning in the Defender for Cloud environment settings.. Microsoft Defender for Cloud includes an auto-provisioning setting that, when enabled, automatically installs the Log Analytics agent (Microsoft Monitoring Agent) on all existing and newly provisioned Azure virtual machines. This setting is configured in the Defender for Cloud environment settings under 'Auto provisioning' and ensures seamless coverage without manual intervention or additional policy management.

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Deploy a custom Azure Policy to install the agent on all VMs.

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Use an Azure Automation runbook to install the agent on newly created VMs.

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Enable Azure Update Management on the VMs.

Question 5

A security administrator wants to enable vulnerability assessment for all existing and future Azure virtual machines using the integrated Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution. Which action should they take in Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

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Enable 'Microsoft Defender for Servers' plan and check the 'Vulnerability assessment' option in the environment settings. To enable vulnerability assessment for all existing and future Azure VMs using the integrated Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution, you must enable the 'Microsoft Defender for Servers' plan in Defender for Cloud and then check the 'Vulnerability assessment' option within the environment settings. This action activates the built-in, agentless vulnerability assessment engine that is part of Defender for Cloud, automatically scanning VMs without requiring additional agents or manual deployment.

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Install the Log Analytics agent and configure the Qualys connector on each VM

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Create a policy assignment from the built-in initiative 'Enable Azure Monitor for VMs'

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Enable 'Servers' workload protection in Defender for Cloud and then manually deploy the VA agent to each existing VM using Azure Policy

Question 6

A SOC team uses Microsoft Sentinel. They need to correlate syslog events from on-premises firewalls with Microsoft Entra ID sign-in logs to detect VPN-based intrusions. The correlation requires joining two tables (Syslog and SigninLogs) on a common field (IP address) and running on a 10-minute schedule. Which type of analytics rule should the analyst configure?

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Scheduled query rule. A scheduled query rule is correct because the requirement involves joining two tables (Syslog and SigninLogs) on a common field (IP address) and running on a 10-minute schedule. Scheduled query rules are designed for complex, multi-table correlations that run at fixed intervals (e.g., every 10 minutes) and can aggregate or join data across tables, making them ideal for this VPN intrusion detection scenario.

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Near-real-time (NRT) rule

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Fusion rule

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Anomaly rule

Question 7

Your SOC team uses Microsoft Defender XDR. You want to ensure that all incidents are automatically classified and determined by the built-in AI before any manual review. What should you configure?

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Enable the incident summarization and classification feature in Microsoft Defender XDR.. Microsoft Defender XDR includes a built-in AI-driven incident summarization and classification feature that automatically assigns a classification (e.g., true positive, false positive) and determination (e.g., malicious, clean) to each incident before manual review. This feature leverages machine learning models trained on Microsoft's global threat intelligence to reduce alert fatigue and streamline SOC workflows.

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Create a custom detection rule in Microsoft Defender XDR.

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Enable automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel to classify incidents.

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Configure a workbook in Microsoft Sentinel to analyze incidents.

Question 8

A security analyst is configuring Microsoft Sentinel scheduled analytics rules to detect brute-force attacks on Microsoft Entra ID. Arrange the steps in the correct order from first to last.

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Create a query using KQL to count failed sign-ins. → Set the rule schedule (run every 5 minutes). → Set the alert threshold (e.g., >5 failed sign-ins from same IP in 5 minutes). → Define incident properties (title, severity, tactics). → Configure grouping settings to group alerts into incidents.. The standard workflow for creating a scheduled analytics rule in Microsoft Sentinel begins with defining the detection logic via a KQL query, then configuring the schedule and threshold, followed by incident properties and grouping settings. This sequence ensures the rule has a valid query before setting operational parameters like run frequency and alert aggregation.

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Verify results before configuring the source or rule settings.

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Configure alert grouping before defining the detection query or source.

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Skip validation and enable the rule or plan immediately.

Question 9

A security analyst wants to identify all users who received a phishing email that contained a known malicious URL. The analyst has the URL. Which advanced hunting table should the analyst query first to find the emails that contained this URL?

Accepted Answer

EmailUrlInfo. The EmailUrlInfo table in Microsoft Defender XDR contains records of URLs extracted from email messages, including the specific URL and the email's unique identifier (NetworkMessageId). By querying this table for the known malicious URL, the analyst can retrieve the NetworkMessageIds of all emails containing that URL, which can then be joined with the EmailEvents table to identify the recipients. This is the most direct and efficient first step because EmailUrlInfo is purpose-built to map URLs to email messages.

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EmailEvents

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EmailAttachmentInfo

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EmailPostDeliveryEvents

Question 10

A company has enabled Microsoft Defender for Cloud on their subscription containing Azure SQL databases. They receive an alert about a potential SQL injection attack. The analyst wants to see the actual query that was executed. Where can the analyst find the query details associated with the alert?

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In the alert's entity tab. When Microsoft Defender for Cloud detects a SQL injection attack, the alert details include an 'Entities' tab that contains the actual SQL query that was executed. This tab provides the raw query text, which is essential for the analyst to understand the exact payload used in the attack and to assess the impact on the database.

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By opening the SQL database's threat detection logs

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In the Azure Activity Log

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In the alert's diagnostic data