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A security operations team uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel. They want to automatically suppress low-severity security recommendations that are older than 90 days for a specific resource group. Which combination of tools should they use?
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.
A
Distractor review
Use Azure Policy to exempt the resource group from policy evaluation
Exemptions remove compliance evaluation for the entire resource group, which is too broad and would hide all recommendations, not just low-severity and old ones.
B
Distractor review
Use a Microsoft Sentinel automation rule to close incidents
Automation rules operate on Sentinel incidents, not on Defender for Cloud recommendations. Recommendations are not incidents by default.
C
Best answer
Use a suppression rule in Defender for Cloud to suppress specific recommendations
Suppression rules in Defender for Cloud allow you to ignore recommendations based on criteria like severity, resource scope, and time. You can create a rule for low-severity recommendations older than 90 days for the resource group.
D
Distractor review
Use an Azure Blueprint to ignore recommendations
Azure Blueprints are used for deploying consistent environments, not for suppressing recommendations. They are also deprecated in favor of Azure Deployment Environments.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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Question 5
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Question 6
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SC-200 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Use a suppression rule in Defender for Cloud to suppress specific recommendations — Defender for Cloud's suppression rules allow you to ignore specific recommendations for a defined scope and time period. You can create a suppression rule targeting the resource group and set it to expire after 90 days or apply for a fixed duration. Azure Policy exemptions remove policy effects entirely, which is broader. Automation rules in Sentinel act on incidents, not on Defender for Cloud recommendations. Blueprints are deprecated. Therefore, suppression rules are the correct tool.
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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