- A
Use Azure Advisor recommendations
Why wrong: Advisor provides recommendations but does not automatically remediate.
- B
Configure Azure Backup
Why wrong: Backup does not address misconfigurations.
- C
Set up Update Management in Azure Automation
Why wrong: Only handles update compliance, not general misconfigurations.
- D
Enable 'Remediate' option in Defender for Cloud recommendations
Automates remediation using Azure Policy.
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SC-200 Manage a security operations environment Practice Question
This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of manage a security operations environment. 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 organization uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud. You need to recommend a solution to automatically remediate misconfigurations in Azure VMs without manual intervention. What should you use?
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
✓
Enable 'Remediate' option in Defender for Cloud recommendations
Option D is correct because Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a 'Remediate' button on security recommendations that can automatically apply the necessary configuration changes to Azure resources, such as VMs, without manual intervention. This feature leverages Azure Policy's 'deployIfNotExists' effect to enforce compliance by running remediation tasks at scale, directly addressing misconfigurations like open management ports or missing disk encryption.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Use Azure Advisor recommendations
Why it's wrong here
Advisor provides recommendations but does not automatically remediate.
- ✗
Configure Azure Backup
Why it's wrong here
Backup does not address misconfigurations.
- ✗
Set up Update Management in Azure Automation
Why it's wrong here
Only handles update compliance, not general misconfigurations.
- ✓
Enable 'Remediate' option in Defender for Cloud recommendations
Why this is correct
Automates remediation using Azure Policy.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Azure Advisor's recommendations with Defender for Cloud's recommendations, not realizing that only Defender for Cloud offers the 'Remediate' button for automatic enforcement, while Advisor merely provides advisory guidance without automated action.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, the 'Remediate' option in Defender for Cloud triggers a remediation task that uses Azure Policy's 'deployIfNotExists' effect to deploy a nested ARM template or run a PowerShell script that enforces the desired configuration. For example, if a recommendation flags a VM without disk encryption, the remediation task can automatically enable Azure Disk Encryption via a policy assignment. This is particularly useful in large-scale environments where manual remediation of hundreds of VMs is impractical, and it integrates with Azure Policy's compliance dashboard to track remediation status over time.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.
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What does this SC-200 question test?
Manage a security operations environment — This question tests Manage a security operations environment — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable 'Remediate' option in Defender for Cloud recommendations — Option D is correct because Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a 'Remediate' button on security recommendations that can automatically apply the necessary configuration changes to Azure resources, such as VMs, without manual intervention. This feature leverages Azure Policy's 'deployIfNotExists' effect to enforce compliance by running remediation tasks at scale, directly addressing misconfigurations like open management ports or missing disk encryption.
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