SC-200 Timed Practice Test 1 — 10 Questions

Question 1

An organization uses Microsoft 365 Defender. During an incident, the analyst wants to automatically isolate a compromised device from the network while allowing communication with a specific list of trusted IP addresses (e.g., for patching). Which action in an automated investigation and response (AIR) playbook for endpoints can achieve this?

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Isolate device. The 'Isolate device' action in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's automated investigation and response (AIR) playbook can be configured to isolate a device from the network while allowing communication with a specified list of trusted IP addresses (e.g., for patching or compliance). This is achieved through the 'selective isolation' capability, which uses Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) to block all inbound/outbound traffic except to the defined IPs. Option B is correct because it directly matches the requirement to maintain connectivity to trusted endpoints during isolation.

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Run antivirus scan

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Contain device

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Restrict app execution

Question 2

A security analyst is preparing to use a Jupyter notebook for threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel. Which of the following sequences of actions is correct to start executing the notebook?

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Provision compute → Clone Sentinel notebooks → Connect to workspace → Execute cells. Option A is correct because the correct sequence to start executing a Jupyter notebook for threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel is to first provision compute (i.e., create a compute instance in Azure Machine Learning), then clone the Sentinel notebooks from the official GitHub repository, connect to the Sentinel workspace using the msticpy library, and finally execute the cells. This order ensures the compute environment is ready before loading the notebooks and establishing the workspace connection.

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Clone Sentinel notebooks → Provision compute → Connect to workspace → Execute cells

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Connect to workspace → Provision compute → Clone Sentinel notebooks → Execute cells

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Provision compute → Connect to workspace → Clone Sentinel notebooks → Execute cells

Question 3

An organization has enabled enhanced security features for a hybrid infrastructure including SQL servers on-premises and in Azure. Which Microsoft Defender for Cloud plan provides threat detection for both SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL Database?

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Defender for SQL. Defender for SQL is the correct plan because it is specifically designed to protect both on-premises SQL Server instances (via Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server) and Azure SQL Database. It provides threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and advanced threat protection across the hybrid SQL estate, unlike other Defender plans that focus on different resource types.

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Defender for Servers

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Defender for Databases

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Defender for Storage

Question 4

A phishing email was delivered to several users. The analyst wants to find all messages in the campaign, see delivery actions, and perform remediation from the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. Which tool should they use?

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Threat Explorer.. Threat Explorer (also known as Explorer) in Microsoft 365 Defender is the correct tool because it provides a comprehensive view of email threats, including phishing campaigns. It allows analysts to search for all messages in a campaign, review delivery actions (e.g., blocked, delivered to junk, or delivered), and perform remediation actions such as soft delete, hard delete, or move to quarantine directly from the portal.

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Microsoft Secure Score.

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Azure Activity log.

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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management software inventory.

Question 5

A company uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud and wants to automatically ensure that all Azure virtual machines have a specific security configuration baseline applied (e.g., default password policies). Which Defender for Cloud feature should they leverage to audit and enforce these configurations inside the VMs?

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Azure Policy Guest Configuration. Azure Policy Guest Configuration is the correct feature because it extends Azure Policy to audit and enforce configurations inside the operating system of Azure VMs, including security baseline settings like default password policies. Unlike host-level policies, Guest Configuration can evaluate and remediate settings within the guest OS, making it the appropriate tool for this requirement.

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Security policies

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Just-In-Time VM access

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Adaptive application controls

Question 6

A company uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud and wants to automatically remediate non-compliant Azure resources by deploying missing configurations (e.g., enabling diagnostics when not enabled). Which feature should they enable?

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Azure Policy's DeployIfNotExists effect. Azure Policy's DeployIfNotExists effect is the correct feature because it automatically remediates non-compliant Azure resources by deploying missing configurations, such as enabling diagnostic settings, when the resource is created or updated. This effect evaluates resources against a policy definition and, if the specified configuration does not exist, triggers a deployment task to apply the required settings. In Defender for Cloud, this is used to enforce security baselines by automatically correcting non-compliant resources without manual intervention.

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Just-In-Time VM access

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Adaptive network hardening

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File integrity monitoring

Question 7

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.. Option A is correct because 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 8

An organization uses Microsoft 365 Defender. An automated investigation on a device has determined that a file is malicious and has been blocked. The analyst wants to verify that the file was blocked and see the action taken (e.g., block, allow). Which entity page provides this information?

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File entity page. The File entity page in Microsoft Defender XDR provides a centralized view of a file's reputation, detection details, and the specific actions taken (e.g., blocked, allowed, quarantined) during automated investigations. Since the analyst needs to confirm the block action on a specific malicious file, this page directly displays the investigation result and the applied remediation action.

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Device entity page

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User entity page

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Email entity page

Question 9

A Microsoft Sentinel scheduled analytics rule detects impossible travel but creates too many duplicate incidents for the same user within a short period. Which two rule settings should you tune? (Choose 2.)

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Configure event grouping or incident grouping by user entity.. Option A is correct because configuring event grouping or incident grouping by user entity consolidates multiple alerts for the same user into a single incident, reducing duplicate incidents. In Microsoft Sentinel, this setting controls how alerts are aggregated into incidents based on entity fields like user account, ensuring that a burst of impossible travel alerts for the same user generates one incident instead of many.

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Disable the data connector.

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Delete the Log Analytics workspace.

Question 10

A company wants to continuously assess the compliance of their Azure resources against the CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmark. Which Microsoft Defender for Cloud feature should they use?

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Regulatory compliance dashboard. The Regulatory compliance dashboard in Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides pre-built assessments and continuous monitoring against specific compliance standards, including the CIS benchmark. It automatically evaluates Azure resources against CIS controls and displays compliance status, making it the correct feature for this requirement.

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Secure score

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Azure Policy

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Workload protections