SC-200 Manage a security operations environment Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
{
"properties": {
"displayName": "Block malicious IPs",
"description": "Automatically block IPs from threat intelligence.",
"triggers": [
{
"type": "IncidentCreated"
}
],
"actions": [
{
"type": "RunPlaybook",
"playbookResourceId": "/subscriptions/sub-id/resourceGroups/rg/providers/Microsoft.Logic/workflows/BlockIPPlaybook"
}
]
}
}Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing an automation rule in Microsoft Sentinel. What will happen when a new incident is created?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse automation rules with analytics rules, assuming that any rule in Sentinel must either create or modify incidents, rather than recognizing that automation rules are purely for orchestrated responses like playbook execution.
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
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The playbook 'BlockIPPlaybook' will be executed
The automation rule is configured to trigger a playbook when an incident is created. The rule's action specifies 'Run playbook' with 'BlockIPPlaybook' selected, and the trigger condition is set to 'When incident is created'. This means that upon incident creation, Sentinel will execute the playbook as an automated response.
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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The incident severity will be changed
Why it's wrong here
Changing an incident's severity in Microsoft Sentinel requires an explicit action type such as 'Modify severity' or 'Change severity' in the automation rule configuration. Since the exhibit's rule contains no severity-change action, the only conditional logic present is for triggering the playbook, not for updating the incident properties. Thus, while automation rules generally can modify severity, this specific rule does not do so.
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A new analytics rule will be created
Why it's wrong here
Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel are designed to manage incidents and alerts through actions like assigning owners, changing statuses, running playbooks, or adding tags. They do not expose a native 'create analytics rule' action because analytics rules are defined by Sentinel's built-in or custom scheduled-query rules, not by incident-triggered automation. Creating a new analytics rule would require an ARM template, an API call, or a separate Logic App process, not an automation rule.
- ✓
The playbook 'BlockIPPlaybook' will be executed
Why this is correct
The automation rule in the exhibit includes a 'Run playbook' action that explicitly references the playbook named 'BlockIPPlaybook'. When the rule's trigger conditions are met, Microsoft Sentinel invokes the associated Logic App, which likely performs a connection- or firewall-blocking action against the offending IP. This is a standard way to automate response actions directly from an incident, and it is the sole effect defined in the automation rule's configured actions.
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The incident will be automatically closed
Why it's wrong here
Automatically closing an incident would require an action configured in the automation rule that changes the incident's status to 'Closed', such as the 'Change status' action. The exhibit shows no such action; closing is not an implicit consequence of running a playbook unless the playbook itself includes a step to close the incident. Since the rule does not define a close action, the incident will remain in its current status after the automation rule is executed.
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