Complete SC-200 study guide — threat mitigation using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and cloud security.
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101 chapters covering every exam objective. Each chapter includes key concepts, exam tips, common traps, comparison tables, and a 5-question quiz at the end.
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Objective 1.1 · Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Objective 1.2 · Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Objective 1.3 · Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Objective 1.4 · Defender XDR
Defender for Endpoint Alert Triage
Objective 1.1
Advanced Hunting with KQL in Defender
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Live Response
Objective 1.1
Defender for Identity Attack Detections
Objective 1.2
Defender XDR Incident Correlation
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint ASR Rules
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Network Protection
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Device Inventory
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Onboarding Methods
Objective 1.1
Automated Investigation and Response (AIR) in MDE
Objective 1.1
Defender for Identity Alert Categories
Objective 1.2
Domain Controller and Active Directory Monitoring
Objective 1.2
Defender for Office 365 Policy Configuration
Objective 1.3
Safe Attachments and ZAP in Defender
Objective 1.3
Defender for Cloud Apps Policies
Objective 1.4
Shadow IT Discovery with MCAS
Objective 1.4
Conditional Access App Control in MCAS
Objective 1.4
SOC Incident Triage and Escalation
Objective 1.1
Live Response and Remote Forensics
Objective 1.1
Custom Detection Rules in Defender XDR
Objective 1.1
Entra ID Risk Policies and Sign-In Risk
Objective 1.4
Device Timeline Analysis in MDE
Objective 1.1
User Risk Investigation in Entra ID Protection
Objective 1.4
Microsoft Copilot for Security
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Security Baselines
Objective 1.1
Defender for Endpoint Web Content Filtering
Objective 1.1
Defender XDR Security Graph and Investigations
Objective 1.1
Microsoft Copilot for Security
Objective 1.1
Defender XDR Automatic Attack Disruption
Objective 1.1
44 chapters
Microsoft Sentinel Workspace Setup
Objective 2.1 · Sentinel
KQL for Security Analysts
Objective 2.2 · Sentinel
Sentinel Analytics Rules
Objective 2.3 · Sentinel
Sentinel Incident Management
Objective 2.4 · Sentinel
Sentinel Playbooks and Automation
Objective 2.5 · Sentinel
Threat Hunting in Sentinel
Objective 2.6 · Sentinel
User and Entity Behaviour Analytics in Sentinel
Objective 2.2
Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Watchlists
Objective 2.2
Automation Rules vs Playbooks in Sentinel
Objective 2.5
Threat Intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel
Objective 2.2
Fusion ML Detection Rules in Sentinel
Objective 2.3
Sentinel Data Connectors
Objective 2.1
Advanced KQL: Joins, Summarize, and Aggregations
Objective 2.2
KQL Time Functions and Temporal Analysis
Objective 2.2
Sentinel Entity Mapping and Investigation Graph
Objective 2.4
Sentinel Notebooks with Jupyter
Objective 2.2
Threat Intelligence Indicators in Sentinel
Objective 2.2
Mapping Sentinel Rules to MITRE ATT&CK
Objective 2.3
Scheduled Analytics Rules vs NRT Rules
Objective 2.3
Multi-Workspace Sentinel Architecture
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Workspace Design Considerations
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Health and Auditing
Objective 2.1
M365 Defender Data Connectors
Objective 2.1
Azure Activity and Entra ID Connectors
Objective 2.1
CEF and Syslog Connector Configuration
Objective 2.1
Logic Apps Playbooks for Sentinel Automation
Objective 2.5
Alert Enrichment with Automation Rules
Objective 2.5
Sentinel Cost Management and Data Retention
Objective 2.1
Custom Sentinel Data Connectors
Objective 2.1
Sentinel and Defender XDR Bi-Directional Sync
Objective 2.1
Threat Hunting Query Library
Objective 2.6
SOAR Workflows with Sentinel
Objective 2.5
Sentinel Data Export and Archiving
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Basic Logs vs Analytics Logs
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Summary Rules for Large Data
Objective 2.2
AI and ML Threat Detection in Microsoft Security
Objective 2.3
Sentinel Customer-Managed Keys (CMK)
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Private Link and Data Privacy
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Near-Real-Time (NRT) Analytics Rules
Objective 2.3
Sentinel Entity Behaviour Scoring
Objective 2.2
Sentinel Fusion ML Detection Scenarios
Objective 2.3
Sentinel Data Tiering: Hot, Cold, Archive
Objective 2.1
Sentinel Content Hub and Solutions
Objective 2.1
24 chapters
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Objective 3.1 · Cloud Security
Cloud Security Posture Management
Objective 3.2 · Cloud Security
Microsoft Defender for Storage
Objective 3.1
Microsoft Defender for Key Vault
Objective 3.1
Microsoft Secure Score Improvements
Objective 3.2
Defender CSPM and Attack Paths
Objective 3.2
Regulatory Compliance Assessment
Objective 3.2
Defender for Cloud Plans and Coverage
Objective 3.1
Defender for Cloud Agents and Extensions
Objective 3.1
Defender for Cloud Multi-Cloud (AWS, GCP)
Objective 3.1
Defender for Servers Plans
Objective 3.1
Just-In-Time VM Access
Objective 3.1
File Integrity Monitoring in Defender
Objective 3.1
Adaptive Network Hardening
Objective 3.1
Secure Score: Controls and Recommendations
Objective 3.2
Security Policy Initiatives
Objective 3.2
Governance Rules and Risk Owners
Objective 3.2
Container Security and Kubernetes Threat Detection
Objective 3.2
Defender for APIs Threat Detection
Objective 3.1
NIST Cybersecurity Framework for SC-200
Objective 3.2
Zero Trust Implementation with Microsoft Security
Objective 3.2
Defender CSPM Attack Path Simulation
Objective 3.2
Azure Arc-Connected Machines in Defender
Objective 3.1
Cloud Security Architecture Review
Objective 3.2
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