Quick Answer
The answer is to configure app protection policies (MAM) and conditional access policies requiring approved client apps. App protection policies directly prevent data leakage by blocking cut, copy, paste, or save operations from managed apps to unmanaged personal apps, while conditional access ensures that only approved, policy-enforced client apps can access corporate resources, creating a layered defense against unauthorized data transfer. On the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect exam, this pairing tests your understanding of how Intune’s mobile application management (MAM) works independently of device enrollment to protect data, often appearing in scenarios where you must distinguish between device-based controls and app-level controls. A common trap is selecting device compliance policies, which focus on device health rather than data flow, or Windows Information Protection, which is platform-specific. Remember the memory tip: “MAM blocks the flow, CA controls the gate”—app protection policies stop data movement, and conditional access gates access to managed apps.
This SC-100 practice question tests your understanding of design security solutions for applications and data. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Your company uses Microsoft Intune to manage corporate devices. You need to protect company data on devices by preventing data leakage to personal apps. Which TWO policies should you configure? (Choose TWO.)
Device compliance policies
Why wrong: Focus on device health.
App protection policies (MAM)
Prevent data transfer to unmanaged apps.
Device configuration profiles
Why wrong: Set device settings.
Windows Information Protection (WIP)
Why wrong: Windows-only.
Conditional access policies requiring approved client apps
Restrict access to managed apps.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
App protection policies (MAM)
Option A and Option D are correct. App protection policies (MAM) can prevent data transfer to unmanaged apps, and conditional access can restrict access to managed apps. Option B is incorrect because device compliance policies focus on device health, not data leakage. Option C is incorrect because Windows Information Protection (WIP) is for Windows devices, not cross-platform. Option E is incorrect because configuration profiles set device settings, not data protection.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Device compliance policies
Why it's wrong here
Focus on device health.
App protection policies (MAM)
Why this is correct
Prevent data transfer to unmanaged apps.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Device configuration profiles
Why it's wrong here
Set device settings.
Windows Information Protection (WIP)
Why it's wrong here
Windows-only.
Conditional access policies requiring approved client apps
Why this is correct
Restrict access to managed apps.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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Design security solutions for applications and data — This question tests Design security solutions for applications and data — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: App protection policies (MAM) — Option A and Option D are correct. App protection policies (MAM) can prevent data transfer to unmanaged apps, and conditional access can restrict access to managed apps. Option B is incorrect because device compliance policies focus on device health, not data leakage. Option C is incorrect because Windows Information Protection (WIP) is for Windows devices, not cross-platform. Option E is incorrect because configuration profiles set device settings, not data protection.
Identify which SC-100 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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