MS-900 Practice Question: Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365
A compliance administrator needs to manage user sign-in risk and require MFA for risky sign-ins. Which Microsoft 365 capability is the best fit?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse Microsoft Entra ID Protection with basic MFA enforcement in Microsoft Entra ID, but the question specifically requires managing sign-in risk, which only Identity Protection with Conditional Access can evaluate and respond to in real time.
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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Microsoft Entra ID Protection with Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra ID Protection (formerly Azure AD Identity Protection) detects sign-in risks such as anonymous IP addresses, atypical travel, or leaked credentials. When combined with Conditional Access policies, it can automatically require MFA for risky sign-ins, giving the compliance administrator precise control over user authentication based on real-time risk signals.
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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OneDrive sync client
Why it's wrong here
The OneDrive sync client enables local synchronization of files between a device and OneDrive for Business. It does not evaluate sign-in risk signals or enforce identity-centric access decisions, so while it can be affected by Conditional Access policies, it is not the control that manages user sign-in risk.
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Microsoft Bookings
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling and appointment management app that lets customers book meetings with staff through a public page. It has no role in analyzing authentication risk or applying risk-based access policies; its exposure would typically be governed by broader identity policy, not by Bookings itself.
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Microsoft Entra ID Protection with Conditional Access
Why this is correct
Microsoft Entra ID Protection aggregates risk signals from sign-ins, users, and workloads and calculates user sign-in risk in real time. Conditional Access can consume those risk detections and enforce automated responses, such as requiring MFA, prompting a secure password change, or blocking an attempt, which is exactly the mechanism a compliance administrator would use to manage user sign-in risk.
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Microsoft Teams live events
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Teams live events support broadcast-style presentations to large audiences through Teams, Yammer, or an external encoder. They are a collaboration and communication workload rather than a risk-management control, so they do not offer the detection or enforcement needed to address user sign-in risk.
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Key term
User
A user is any person, system, or device that interacts with an IT service, resource, or identity system, typically authenticated through credentials and authorized to perform specific actions.
Key term
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees sign in and access resources both inside and outside of your organization.
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