- A
Threat intelligence
Threat intelligence can indicate if the IP is known malicious.
- B
Watchlist
Why wrong: Watchlists store data for correlation, not enrichment.
- C
Hunting
Why wrong: Hunting is for proactive searches, not enrichment.
- D
Entity behavior analytics
Entity behavior analytics provides historical activity and anomalies.
- E
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Why wrong: UEBA is a broader feature; entity behavior analytics is the specific tool.
Question 92 of 1,639
SC-200 Respond to security incidents Practice Question
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.
Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You are investigating an incident and need to gather additional context about a suspicious IP address. Which TWO Microsoft Sentinel features can you use to enrich the investigation?
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
✓
Threat intelligence
Threat intelligence is correct because it allows you to cross-reference the suspicious IP address against known threat intelligence feeds (e.g., Tor exit nodes, known C2 servers) directly within Microsoft Sentinel. This enriches the investigation by providing context such as reputation scores, associated malware families, and geographic origin, helping you assess the IP's maliciousness.
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.
- ✓
Threat intelligence
Why this is correct
Threat intelligence can indicate if the IP is known malicious.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Watchlist
Why it's wrong here
Watchlists store data for correlation, not enrichment.
- ✗
Hunting
Why it's wrong here
Hunting is for proactive searches, not enrichment.
- ✓
Entity behavior analytics
Why this is correct
Entity behavior analytics provides historical activity and anomalies.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Why it's wrong here
UEBA is a broader feature; entity behavior analytics is the specific tool.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse UEBA (Option E) with entity behavior analytics (Option D), but UEBA is a broader analytics framework that does not directly enrich a specific IP address with external threat context, whereas entity behavior analytics is the correct feature for enriching investigation by providing entity-specific behavioral insights.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, Microsoft Sentinel's threat intelligence integration uses STIX/TAXII protocols to ingest indicators of compromise (IOCs) from sources like Azure Sentinel Threat Intelligence, third-party feeds, or custom TI connectors. When you pivot on an IP, Sentinel queries the TI tables (e.g., ThreatIntelligenceIndicator) for matches, returning associated metadata like confidence scores and kill-chain phases. In a real-world scenario, an IP flagged by TI as a known C2 server might also appear in UEBA as a beaconing endpoint, but TI alone provides the external enrichment needed for immediate context.
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: Threat intelligence — Threat intelligence is correct because it allows you to cross-reference the suspicious IP address against known threat intelligence feeds (e.g., Tor exit nodes, known C2 servers) directly within Microsoft Sentinel. This enriches the investigation by providing context such as reputation scores, associated malware families, and geographic origin, helping you assess the IP's maliciousness.
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