SC-200 Perform threat hunting Practice Question
A threat hunter wants to proactively identify devices that may have been compromised by a known adversary using DLL side-loading techniques. Which Microsoft Sentinel solution or feature should the hunter leverage to create custom detection rules based on the latest threat intelligence?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is assuming that UEBA or automation rules provide threat intelligence-based detection, but only the Threat Intelligence integration with analytics rules enables custom detection using external IOCs.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Threat Intelligence integration with analytics rules
Microsoft Sentinel's Threat Intelligence integration allows you to import threat indicators (IOCs) from various sources and use them in analytics rules to detect known adversary techniques like DLL side-loading. By creating custom analytics rules that reference threat intelligence data, the hunter can proactively identify compromised devices based on the latest intel. This directly addresses the requirement to leverage threat intelligence for custom detection.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Why it's wrong here
UEBA baselines entity behaviour and flags anomalies, but it does not build detection rules from threat intelligence indicators. It suits detecting insider or compromised-account deviations; the stem requires ingesting adversary intelligence and authoring custom analytics rules.
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Automation rules with playbooks
Why it's wrong here
Automation rules and playbooks trigger responses after an alert fires; they neither author detection logic nor consume threat intelligence. They are correct for orchestrating remediation once detections exist, but the hunter first needs custom analytics rules built from intelligence.
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Custom workbooks
Why it's wrong here
Workbooks render visual dashboards and reports; they cannot define detection logic or ingest threat intelligence. They are the right choice for presenting investigation findings to stakeholders, but creating custom analytics rules from indicators requires the matching solution.
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Threat Intelligence integration with analytics rules
Why this is correct
Ingesting threat intelligence indicators into Microsoft Sentinel and mapping them to analytics rules lets hunters build custom detections for DLL side-loading observables, such as malicious file hashes or loaded modules, matching the requirement to use the latest threat intelligence proactively.
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