SC-900 Practice Test 16 — 15 Questions

Question 1

An organization needs to detect and address potential policy violations in Microsoft Teams chat messages and channel conversations. They want to configure a policy that automatically scans for keywords related to confidential information and for sensitive data patterns like credit card numbers. When a violation is found, the policy should notify the user and their manager, and optionally escalate to a designated reviewer. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they configure?

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

Accepted Answer

Communication Compliance. Communication Compliance is the correct solution because it is specifically designed to detect policy violations in Microsoft Teams messages and other communication channels by scanning for keywords and sensitive data patterns (e.g., credit card numbers). It can automatically notify the user and their manager, and optionally escalate violations to a designated reviewer for remediation, directly matching the organization's requirements.

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Data Lifecycle Management

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eDiscovery

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Audit

Question 2

An organization uses Microsoft Entra ID. The security team wants to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for users who sign in from sessions that Microsoft Entra ID Protection determines to have medium or high sign-in risk. Users signing in from low-risk sessions should not be prompted for MFA. Which feature should the security team configure?

Accepted Answer

Configure a Conditional Access policy with Sign-in risk as a condition and MFA as a grant control. A Conditional Access policy can use Sign-in risk (a condition from Microsoft Entra ID Protection) to require MFA as a grant control. This allows the security team to enforce MFA only for sessions with medium or high sign-in risk, while low-risk sessions are not prompted, exactly matching the requirement.

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Configure a user risk policy in Microsoft Entra ID Protection

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Assign the Global Administrator role with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) activation requiring MFA

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Create an access review in Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Question 3

An organization uses Microsoft Entra ID Protection. A user's sign-in is flagged with a risk level of 'High' because of an anonymous IP address. The administrator wants to automatically block the sign-in while allowing the user to self-remediate. Which should be configured?

Accepted Answer

A sign-in risk policy configured to block access. A sign-in risk policy in Microsoft Entra ID Protection can be configured to automatically block access when a sign-in is detected as high risk (e.g., from an anonymous IP address). This policy operates at the sign-in level, allowing the administrator to block the sign-in while still enabling the user to self-remediate (e.g., by signing in again after the risk is mitigated). Option C directly matches this requirement.

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A Conditional Access policy requiring MFA for high-risk sign-ins

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A user risk policy configured to require a password change

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An MFA registration policy for all users

Question 4

Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing a risk detection in Microsoft Entra Identity Protection. The risk event indicates 'unfamiliarFeatures' with medium risk level for user John Doe from IP 203.0.113.5. What is the most likely cause of this risk detection?

Accepted Answer

The sign-in was from an unfamiliar location or device.. The 'unfamiliarFeatures' risk detection in Microsoft Entra Identity Protection specifically identifies sign-ins that exhibit properties unfamiliar to the user's typical behavior, such as a new device, browser, or geographic location. The detection is based on machine learning models that compare the current sign-in against the user's historical sign-in patterns, and a medium risk level indicates a moderate likelihood that the sign-in is not legitimate. This matches option D, as the risk event is triggered by a sign-in from an unfamiliar location or device, not by impossible travel, leaked credentials, or anonymous IP.

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There was an impossible travel event detected.

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John Doe's credentials were leaked on the dark web.

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The sign-in originated from an anonymous IP address.

Question 5

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID and wants to enforce multifactor authentication (MFA) for all users accessing a sensitive customer relationship management (CRM) application, but only when the access request originates from outside the corporate network. Which component of a Conditional Access policy should the administrator configure to specify this location-based requirement?

Accepted Answer

Conditions. The 'Conditions' section of a Conditional Access policy allows administrators to define the circumstances under which the policy is applied, including the location from which an access request originates. By configuring a location condition, you can specify that MFA is enforced only when users access the CRM application from outside the corporate network, using named locations or IP ranges. This is the correct component to enforce the location-based requirement.

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Assignments

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Grant controls

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Session controls

Question 6

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID) for identity management. They want to automatically block sign-ins from users whose credentials have been compromised and require them to change their password before access is granted. Which Microsoft Entra ID capability should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Protection is the correct capability because it automatically detects compromised credentials by analyzing telemetry from Microsoft's Threat Intelligence and the wider ecosystem. When a user's credentials are found in a known leak, Entra ID Protection can enforce a policy that blocks sign-in and requires the user to change their password via an integrated remediation workflow, directly addressing the scenario.

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Conditional Access policies

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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)

Question 7

A legal team is handling a lawsuit and needs to gather all electronically stored information (ESI) related to a specific case from across Microsoft 365, including emails, Teams messages, and SharePoint documents. They need to place a hold on the custodians' data to prevent deletion or modification, and then collect, review, and export the data. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium). Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) is the correct solution because it provides end-to-end workflow for legal cases, including the ability to place legal holds on custodians' data across Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive to preserve ESI, and then collect, review, and export that data. The Premium tier adds advanced features like custodian management, review sets, and predictive coding, which are essential for complex litigation scenarios.

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard)

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Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium)

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Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management

Question 8

A company wants to deploy a single security operations portal that provides a unified view of alerts and incidents from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. Which Microsoft portal should the security team use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The Microsoft 365 Defender portal (https://security.microsoft.com) is the correct answer because it provides a unified security operations center (SOC) experience, aggregating alerts and incidents from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps. This portal enables security teams to triage, investigate, and respond to cross-domain threats in a single pane of glass, leveraging automated incident correlation and advanced hunting capabilities.

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Azure Portal

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Microsoft 365 admin center

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Azure Active Directory admin center

Question 9

A compliance officer needs to evaluate their organization's security and compliance posture against multiple regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001. The solution must provide a continuous assessment score, actionable improvement actions, and the ability to track implementation progress. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is the correct solution because it provides a continuous compliance assessment score against multiple regulatory frameworks (including HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001), offers actionable improvement actions, and enables tracking of implementation progress through a centralized dashboard. It maps controls to specific regulations and generates a compliance score based on implemented controls, making it the only option that meets all stated requirements.

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Microsoft Purview Information Protection

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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery

Question 10

A company uses digital signatures to ensure that a sender cannot later deny having sent a message. Which security principle does this primarily address?

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Non-repudiation. Digital signatures use asymmetric cryptography (e.g., RSA or ECDSA) to bind a signer's identity to a message. The signature is created with the sender's private key and verified with their public key, providing cryptographic proof of origin. This directly enforces non-repudiation because the sender cannot plausibly deny having signed the message, as only they possess the private key.

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Confidentiality

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Integrity

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Availability

Question 11

A legal team is preparing for a lawsuit and needs to perform a detailed investigation of user activities across Microsoft 365 services. They need to view the 'before' and 'after' values whenever a critical item in SharePoint or Exchange is updated or deleted. The investigation requires high-volume export performance and the ability to search by specific activities like 'MailboxFolderAccess' and 'Send'. Which Microsoft Purview solution should be enabled and configured to meet these advanced auditing requirements?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium). Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) is required because it captures detailed 'before' and 'after' values for critical updates and deletions in SharePoint and Exchange, supports high-volume export performance, and allows searching for specific activities like 'MailboxFolderAccess' and 'Send'. These capabilities go beyond the Standard audit log, which only records basic event metadata without the old/new values and lacks the advanced search and export throughput needed for litigation.

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Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard)

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard)

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Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management

Question 12

Which TWO capabilities are provided by Microsoft Entra ID?

Accepted Answer

Multifactor authentication. Options A and D are correct. Microsoft Entra ID provides multifactor authentication and single sign-on capabilities. Option B (Device management) is incorrect because device management is primarily handled by Microsoft Intune, part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Option C (Security incident detection) is incorrect because security incident detection is provided by Microsoft Sentinel, a SIEM solution. Option E (Data classification) is incorrect because data classification is a feature of Microsoft Purview (formerly Azure Information Protection).

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Device management

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Security incident detection

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Data classification

Question 13

A multinational corporation must comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They need to respond to a data subject access request (DSAR) by searching for personal data across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they use?

Accepted Answer

eDiscovery (Premium). EDiscovery (Premium) provides powerful search capabilities across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business, making it suitable for DSARs. Option A is incorrect because Data Lifecycle Management focuses on retention and deletion policies, not content search. Option B is incorrect because Audit (Premium) logs user activities but does not search for specific content. Option D is incorrect because Data Loss Prevention (DLP) prevents data leakage but does not provide the content search needed for DSARs.

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Data Lifecycle Management

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Audit (Premium)

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Question 14

An organization uses Microsoft 365. They need to prevent users from sharing credit card numbers in emails and Microsoft Teams messages. When a user attempts to share such sensitive information externally, the message should be blocked and the user should receive a policy tip notification. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is the correct solution because it is specifically designed to detect and protect sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, through deep content analysis using built-in sensitive information types. DLP policies can be configured to block the sharing of this data in emails and Microsoft Teams messages and to display a policy tip notification to the user, enforcing compliance in real time.

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Data Lifecycle Management

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Insider Risk Management

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Information Protection

Question 15

A security team needs to investigate a potential data leak where an employee may have emailed sensitive customer information to a competitor. They want to search the unified audit log for specific email activities, such as 'Send' or 'Forward', and generate a detailed report. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard or Premium). Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard or Premium) is the correct solution because it captures and logs specific email activities such as 'Send' and 'Forward' from Exchange Online. The security team can search the unified audit log for these operations and export a detailed report for investigation. Compliance Manager, DLP, and eDiscovery do not provide this direct audit log search capability for individual email actions.

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Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium)