MD-102 Protect devices Practice Question
Your organization uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) and Microsoft Intune. You want to automatically remediate devices that are found to be missing critical security updates during a vulnerability assessment. What should you configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse compliance policies (which only detect and block non-compliant devices) with automated remediation (which actively fixes the issue), leading them to choose Option B instead of recognizing that MDE's automated investigation and remediation is the correct mechanism for automatic update installation.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Configure automated investigation and remediation in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's automated investigation and remediation capabilities can be configured to automatically respond to vulnerabilities detected during assessments, including missing critical security updates. This leverages the built-in threat and vulnerability management (TVM) module to trigger remediation actions without manual intervention, aligning with the requirement for automatic remediation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Assign a Windows Update for Business policy to all devices.
Why it's wrong here
Update rings deploy updates but do not trigger based on vulnerability assessment.
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Create a compliance policy that marks devices as non-compliant if missing updates.
Why it's wrong here
This only marks non-compliant, does not remediate.
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Configure automated investigation and remediation in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Why this is correct
Automated remediation can trigger Intune to apply updates.
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Configure an endpoint security policy for Windows Defender Antivirus.
Why it's wrong here
Antivirus policies do not handle missing updates.
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Introduction to Endpoint Management in Microsoft 365
Key term
Vulnerability
A vulnerability is a weakness in a system, network, or software that could be exploited by a threat to cause harm or unauthorized access.
Key term
Vulnerability management
Vulnerability management is the continuous process of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, and remediating security weaknesses in an organization's IT environment.
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