- A
Network Security Group flow logs
Why wrong: NSG logs are for network traffic, not identity behavior.
- B
Syslog data connector
Why wrong: Syslog collects logs but does not provide analytics for behavior anomalies.
- C
Threat intelligence connectors
Why wrong: Threat intelligence matches known IoCs, not behavioral anomalies.
- D
UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics)
UEBA can detect unusual role assignments or escalation attempts based on behavioral baselines.
Question 796 of 1,639
Detect Credential Theft and Privilege Escalation with UEBA — Microsoft Sentinel
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.
You are responding to an incident where a user's credentials were stolen via a phishing email. The attacker used the credentials to access Microsoft Entra ID and then tried to perform privileged role escalation. Which Microsoft Sentinel solution should you use to detect this type of attack?
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
✓
UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics)
UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) is the correct solution because it uses machine learning to establish baseline behavioral patterns for users and entities, then detects anomalies such as a user logging in from an unusual location and immediately attempting privileged role escalation. This directly identifies the credential theft and privilege escalation chain described in the incident, whereas other options focus on network traffic, generic syslog ingestion, or threat intelligence matching, which would not catch the behavioral anomaly of a stolen credential being used for role escalation.
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.
- ✗
Network Security Group flow logs
Why it's wrong here
NSG logs are for network traffic, not identity behavior.
- ✗
Syslog data connector
Why it's wrong here
Syslog collects logs but does not provide analytics for behavior anomalies.
- ✗
Threat intelligence connectors
Why it's wrong here
Threat intelligence matches known IoCs, not behavioral anomalies.
- ✓
UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics)
Why this is correct
UEBA can detect unusual role assignments or escalation attempts based on behavioral baselines.
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 UEBA with threat intelligence or network logs, mistakenly thinking that detecting credential theft requires matching known malicious IPs or analyzing raw network traffic, when in fact the attack relies on behavioral anomalies that only UEBA can identify.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
UEBA in Microsoft Sentinel leverages Azure Active Directory Identity Protection signals and the UserAndEntityAnalytics data table, which aggregates over 50 built-in anomaly detections (e.g., impossible travel, unfamiliar sign-in properties, anomalous token issuance). Under the hood, it uses time-series decomposition and clustering algorithms to score each activity against the user's historical baseline, and a privilege escalation attempt after a suspicious sign-in would trigger a high-severity incident. In a real-world scenario, an attacker who phishes credentials from a sales user in one region and then attempts to add themselves to the Global Administrator role from a different region would be flagged by UEBA even if the IP address is not on any threat feed.
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
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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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: UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) — UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) is the correct solution because it uses machine learning to establish baseline behavioral patterns for users and entities, then detects anomalies such as a user logging in from an unusual location and immediately attempting privileged role escalation. This directly identifies the credential theft and privilege escalation chain described in the incident, whereas other options focus on network traffic, generic syslog ingestion, or threat intelligence matching, which would not catch the behavioral anomaly of a stolen credential being used for role escalation.
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