The answer is the Microsoft 365 Defender user investigation page. This is correct because Microsoft 365 Defender provides a unified, cross-domain view of a user’s activities across email, endpoints, and cloud apps, making it the single most relevant data source for an incident response step that requires investigating recent user behavior. On the SC-200 exam, this question tests your understanding of how Microsoft Sentinel integrates with Microsoft 365 Defender for user-centric threat hunting, and a common trap is confusing this with Azure Active Directory sign-in logs (which focus on configuration changes) or Azure Resource Manager logs (which track Azure resources). Remember that when the playbook says “investigate user activities,” you need the user investigation page—think of it as the “user’s digital footprint” across all Microsoft 365 workloads. A helpful memory tip: “User investigation = M365D user page, not Azure AD or DLP.”
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.
An incident response playbook in Microsoft Sentinel has a step: 'Investigate the user's recent activities using Microsoft 365 Defender.' Which data source would provide the most relevant information for this step?
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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Microsoft 365 Defender's user investigation page
Option B is correct because Microsoft 365 Defender provides user investigation details across email, endpoints, and apps. Option A is wrong because it's for configuration changes. Option C is wrong because it's for Azure resources. Option D is wrong because it's for data loss prevention, not investigation.
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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Azure Activity Log
Why it's wrong here
Tracks Azure resource operations, not user activities across Microsoft 365.
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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention reports
Why it's wrong here
Focuses on DLP policy matches, not general user activities.
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Microsoft 365 Defender's user investigation page
Why this is correct
Provides unified view of user's alerts, incidents, and activities across M365.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Azure Resource Graph
Why it's wrong here
Used for querying Azure resources, not user activities.
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: Microsoft 365 Defender's user investigation page — Option B is correct because Microsoft 365 Defender provides user investigation details across email, endpoints, and apps. Option A is wrong because it's for configuration changes. Option C is wrong because it's for Azure resources. Option D is wrong because it's for data loss prevention, not investigation.
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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