This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of mitigate threats using microsoft defender xdr. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. A key principle to apply: deviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events.. 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.
A security analyst is investigating an incident in Microsoft 365 Defender that involves a user who clicked a phishing link. The analyst wants to find all processes executed on the user's device immediately after the email was opened. Which advanced hunting table should the analyst query to obtain process creation events with timestamps relative to the email event?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue: "immediately / without restart"
Why it matters: Time or reboot constraint — the correct answer must take effect right away without requiring a reboot or reload.
DeviceProcessEvents
This table stores process creation events on endpoints, suitable for identifying processes executed after a phishing click.
EmailEvents
Why wrong: This table contains email delivery events, not process creation on devices.
DeviceNetworkEvents
Why wrong: This table tracks network connections, not process execution.
IdentityLogonEvents
Why wrong: This table records authentication events, not process creation.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
DeviceProcessEvents
DeviceProcessEvents is the correct table because it stores process creation events (including image name, command line, and timestamp) for all devices onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. By querying this table with a time range starting immediately after the email event (identified from EmailEvents), the analyst can correlate the phishing click with subsequent process executions on the user's device.
Key principle: DeviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
DeviceProcessEvents
Why this is correct
This table stores process creation events on endpoints, suitable for identifying processes executed after a phishing click.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "immediately / without restart" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
DeviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events.
EmailEvents
Why it's wrong here
This table contains email delivery events, not process creation on devices.
DeviceNetworkEvents
Why it's wrong here
This table tracks network connections, not process execution.
IdentityLogonEvents
Why it's wrong here
This table records authentication events, not process creation.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates confuse the table that stores the email event (EmailEvents) with the table that stores the resulting process activity (DeviceProcessEvents), forgetting that process creation data is only in the endpoint-specific table.
Detailed technical explanation
The DeviceProcessEvents table is part of the Advanced Hunting schema in Microsoft 365 Defender and is populated by the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint sensor, which captures process creation via kernel callbacks (e.g., PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutine). Timestamps in this table are in UTC and can be joined with EmailEvents using the DeviceId and Timestamp fields to build a precise timeline of user activity after a phishing click. In a real scenario, an analyst might filter for suspicious processes like PowerShell or rundll32.exe spawned shortly after the email was opened.
Key takeaway
DeviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events.
Real-world example
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Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender XDR — This question tests Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender XDR — DeviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events..
The correct answer is: DeviceProcessEvents — DeviceProcessEvents is the correct table because it stores process creation events (including image name, command line, and timestamp) for all devices onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. By querying this table with a time range starting immediately after the email event (identified from EmailEvents), the analyst can correlate the phishing click with subsequent process executions on the user's device.
Review deviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events., then practise related SC-200 questions on the same topic to reinforce the concept.
Yes — watch for: "immediately / without restart". Time or reboot constraint — the correct answer must take effect right away without requiring a reboot or reload.
DeviceProcessEvents captures process creation, termination, and modification events.
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