A company uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. The security team wants to receive security alerts about suspicious activities within the cluster, such as a container running with root privileges or attempts to read sensitive host paths. Which Defender for Cloud plan must be enabled to generate these alerts?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
Distractor review
Defender for Servers
Defender for Servers protects VMs and servers, not container workloads.
Best answer
Defender for Containers
Defender for Containers provides threat detection and alerts for AKS clusters, including runtime behaviors.
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Defender for Cloud Apps
Defender for Cloud Apps protects SaaS applications, not container infrastructure.
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Defender for SQL
Defender for SQL secures SQL databases, not container clusters.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: authentication is not authorization
Logging in proves the user can authenticate. It does not automatically mean the user is allowed to enter privileged or configuration mode. Watch for AAA authorization, privilege level and command authorization details.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
This kind of question is testing the difference between identity and permission. A user may successfully log in to a router because authentication is working, but still fail to enter configuration mode because authorization is missing, misconfigured or mapped to a lower privilege level.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Authentication checks who the user is.
- Authorization controls what the user is allowed to do after login.
- Privilege levels affect access to EXEC and configuration commands.
- AAA, TACACS+ and RADIUS can separate login success from command access.
TExam Day Tips
- Do not assume successful login means full administrative access.
- Look for words such as cannot enter configuration mode, privilege level, authorization or command access.
- Separate login problems from permission problems before choosing the answer.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SC-200 question test?
Authentication checks who the user is.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Defender for Containers — The Defender for Containers plan in Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides threat detection for AKS clusters, including runtime threat protection, vulnerability assessment, and security alerts for suspicious activities like privileged containers, host path mounts, and crypto-mining. The Defender for Servers plan (Option A) covers virtual machines and servers, not containers. Defender for Cloud Apps (Option C) is for SaaS applications. Defender for SQL (Option D) covers database servers. Therefore, enabling the Defender for Containers plan is required.
What should I do if I get this SC-200 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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