The answer is to close the incident with the classification 'FalsePositive'. This is the correct resolution because Microsoft Sentinel’s incident management lifecycle requires a formal classification to distinguish genuine threats from benign activity, ensuring accurate metrics and reporting for your security operations. When you close an incident as a false positive, Sentinel records the outcome and stops generating alerts for that specific pattern, which prevents unnecessary noise in your queue. On the Microsoft Security Operations Analyst SC-200 exam, this question tests your understanding of incident handling workflows and the proper use of classifications versus simply changing the status to "Closed" or adding comments, which are common traps. A key memory tip is to think of the "Close with Cause" rule: always pair your closure with a classification, and for false positives, the cause is literally in the name—FalsePositive.
SC-200 Respond to security incidents Practice Question
This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of respond to security incidents. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
An incident in Microsoft Sentinel was assigned to you. After investigation, you determine it is a false positive. What should you do to resolve the incident?
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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Close the incident with classification 'FalsePositive'
The correct action is to close the incident with a classification of 'FalsePositive'. Changing status or adding comments does not resolve it properly. Deleting is not recommended.
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.
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Add a comment and leave it open
Why it's wrong here
Incident remains unresolved.
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Close the incident with classification 'FalsePositive'
Why this is correct
Properly closes the incident and provides reason.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Delete the incident
Why it's wrong here
Deleting incidents is not a standard practice and loses audit trail.
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Reassign to another analyst
Why it's wrong here
Does not resolve the incident.
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Change the status to 'Active'
Why it's wrong here
Incident is already active; changing to active again does not resolve.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→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
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
Related glossary terms
Concepts from this question explained
These glossary pages explain the core terms tested in this SC-200 question in full detail.
Identify which SC-200 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Respond to security incidents — This question tests Respond to security incidents — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Close the incident with classification 'FalsePositive' — The correct action is to close the incident with a classification of 'FalsePositive'. Changing status or adding comments does not resolve it properly. Deleting is not recommended.
What should I do if I get this SC-200 question wrong?
Identify which SC-200 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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