- A
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is not enabled or misconfigured
The connector must be enabled for alert ingestion.
- B
An analytics rule with a matching severity threshold has not been created
Why wrong: Incidents are created automatically from Defender for Cloud alerts.
- C
The free trial of Microsoft Sentinel has expired
Why wrong: Free trial expiration would not affect existing connectors.
- D
The playbook does not have the correct permissions on the target VM
Why wrong: This would affect playbook execution, not incident creation.
Question 727 of 1,639
SC-200 Respond to security incidents Practice Question
This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of respond to security incidents. 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 Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. You receive an alert from Defender for Cloud indicating that a virtual machine has a high severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-XXXX). You need to create an incident in Microsoft Sentinel and trigger a playbook to remediate the vulnerability. However, the incident is not being created automatically. What is the most likely cause?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue:
"most likely"Why it matters: Probability qualifier — the question wants the most probable cause or outcome, not a guaranteed one. Eliminate low-probability options.
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
✓
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is not enabled or misconfigured
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is the bridge that forwards security alerts from Defender for Cloud to Sentinel. If this connector is not enabled or is misconfigured, Defender for Cloud alerts—including vulnerability alerts for VMs—will never reach Sentinel, so no incident can be created automatically. Without the connector, the data source is disconnected, and Sentinel has no trigger to generate an incident or invoke a playbook.
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.
- ✓
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is not enabled or misconfigured
Why this is correct
The connector must be enabled for alert ingestion.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "most likely" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
An analytics rule with a matching severity threshold has not been created
Why it's wrong here
Incidents are created automatically from Defender for Cloud alerts.
- ✗
The free trial of Microsoft Sentinel has expired
Why it's wrong here
Free trial expiration would not affect existing connectors.
- ✗
The playbook does not have the correct permissions on the target VM
Why it's wrong here
This would affect playbook execution, not incident creation.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume Defender for Cloud alerts automatically create incidents in Sentinel without needing a connector, or they confuse the connector with an analytics rule, thinking a custom rule is required to match severity thresholds.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, the Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector uses the Azure Resource Graph and the Security Insights API to pull alerts into Sentinel. When the connector is enabled, each Defender for Cloud alert is automatically mapped to a Sentinel incident via a built-in data connector rule that runs every few minutes. If the connector is disabled, the API calls never occur, and Sentinel's incident pipeline remains empty for those alerts. In a real-world scenario, an administrator might have disabled the connector during a maintenance window and forgotten to re-enable it, causing all Defender for Cloud alerts to be silently dropped.
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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What does this SC-200 question test?
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: The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is not enabled or misconfigured — The Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel is the bridge that forwards security alerts from Defender for Cloud to Sentinel. If this connector is not enabled or is misconfigured, Defender for Cloud alerts—including vulnerability alerts for VMs—will never reach Sentinel, so no incident can be created automatically. Without the connector, the data source is disconnected, and Sentinel has no trigger to generate an incident or invoke a playbook.
What should I do if I get this SC-200 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Are there clue words in this question I should notice?
Yes — watch for: "most likely". Probability qualifier — the question wants the most probable cause or outcome, not a guaranteed one. Eliminate low-probability options.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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