Quick Answer
The answer is App Protection Policies (APP). These policies are the correct Intune configuration to prevent data transfer from corporate to personal apps on mobile devices because they operate at the application layer, enforcing data leakage controls like restricting cut, copy, and paste or blocking data transfer to unmanaged apps, all without requiring device enrollment. On the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect exam, this tests your understanding of how APP differs from device compliance or configuration policies—a common trap is confusing APP with Conditional Access, but remember that APP applies directly to apps, not devices. For the exam, a key memory tip is "APP = App Layer, not Device Layer," and think of the mnemonic "CUT" for Copy, Unmanaged apps, and Transfer restrictions. This scenario is frequently presented as a mobile data leakage challenge, and the correct answer hinges on recognizing that APP provides granular, app-specific controls that work across both enrolled and unenrolled devices, making it the precise tool for isolating corporate data from personal apps.
This SC-100 practice question tests your understanding of design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities. 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. The security team wants to prevent users from copying sensitive data from corporate apps to personal apps on mobile devices. Which Intune policy should you configure?
Device configuration policies
Why wrong: Configuration policies set settings, not data movement.
App protection policies
MAM policies restrict data transfer between managed and unmanaged apps.
Windows Information Protection
Why wrong: WIP is for Windows, not mobile.
Device compliance policies
Why wrong: Compliance policies check device health, not app data sharing.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
App protection policies
App protection policies (APP) are the correct Intune policy to prevent data transfer from corporate apps to personal apps on mobile devices. These policies apply at the application layer, allowing you to configure data protection settings such as 'Restrict cut, copy, and paste' and 'Allow app to transfer data to other apps' specifically for managed apps, regardless of the device enrollment state.
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 configuration policies
Why it's wrong here
Configuration policies set settings, not data movement.
App protection policies
Why this is correct
MAM policies restrict data transfer between managed and unmanaged apps.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Windows Information Protection
Why it's wrong here
WIP is for Windows, not mobile.
Device compliance policies
Why it's wrong here
Compliance policies check device health, not app data sharing.
Common exam traps
The trap here is confusing device-level policies (compliance or configuration) with app-level data protection, leading candidates to select device compliance policies or device configuration policies instead of app protection policies.
Detailed technical explanation
App protection policies use the Intune App SDK or MAM (Mobile Application Management) to enforce data loss prevention (DLP) controls at the app level, such as blocking 'Open in' functionality or restricting paste operations. These policies can be targeted to users without device enrollment (MAM-WE) and rely on app-specific APIs like iOS UIPasteboard restrictions or Android's Inter-App Communication controls. A real-world scenario is preventing a user from copying a corporate email attachment into a personal note-taking app like Evernote.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities — This question tests Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: App protection policies — App protection policies (APP) are the correct Intune policy to prevent data transfer from corporate apps to personal apps on mobile devices. These policies apply at the application layer, allowing you to configure data protection settings such as 'Restrict cut, copy, and paste' and 'Allow app to transfer data to other apps' specifically for managed apps, regardless of the device enrollment state.
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