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SC-200 Practice Question: Order the steps to investigate a user account…
Order the steps to investigate a user account compromise using Microsoft Sentinel incidents.
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Review incident details, then analyze associated alerts and user behavior analytics, then perform advanced hunting queries for indicators, then remediate and close the incident.
Investigation starts with incident details, then reviewing alerts and behavior analytics, followed by deep querying, and finally remediation.
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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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Review incident details, then analyze associated alerts and user behavior analytics, then perform advanced hunting queries for indicators, then remediate and close the incident.
Why this is correct
This order follows a logical investigative flow: start with the incident overview to understand the scope, then examine alerts and behavioral data to identify patterns, use deep queries to confirm compromise indicators, and finally take remediation actions based on findings.
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Perform advanced hunting queries for indicators, then review incident details, then analyze associated alerts and user behavior analytics, then remediate and close the incident.
Why it's wrong here
This order skips initial context by jumping into queries without first reviewing the incident details and alerts, leading to inefficient and potentially misguided investigation.
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Analyze associated alerts and user behavior analytics, then review incident details, then perform advanced hunting queries for indicators, then remediate and close the incident.
Why it's wrong here
This order starts with alerts without the incident context, which can cause misinterpretation of alerts and missing the bigger picture of the compromise.
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Remediate and close the incident, then review incident details, then analyze associated alerts and user behavior analytics, then perform advanced hunting queries for indicators.
Why it's wrong here
This order is illogical as remediation should only happen after investigation; acting without understanding leads to incomplete remediation and missed indicators.
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