SC-200 Manage a security operations environment Practice Question
You are a security operations analyst for a company that uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to ensure that all incidents generated by a specific analytics rule are automatically assigned to a specific analyst group. What should you do?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse entity mapping with ownership assignment; entity mapping is for investigation entities, not for setting incident owners.
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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Create an automation rule that triggers when an incident is created, with a condition on the analytics rule name, and an action to assign the incident to the analyst group.
Microsoft Sentinel automation rules are purpose-built for automatic incident handling. By triggering on incident creation and conditioning on the analytics rule name, the rule can apply the 'Assign owner' action to route all relevant incidents to the specified analyst group. This is the native, low-effort method and ensures immediate assignment without custom code or manual intervention.
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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Create a playbook that queries the incidents table for incidents from the analytics rule and uses the Microsoft Sentinel API to assign them to the analyst group on a schedule.
Why it's wrong here
A scheduled playbook can assign incidents via API, but it requires custom development, permissions, and introduces latency. It is not the least-effort approach and may miss incidents if the schedule is not frequent enough. An automation rule is the native, simpler solution for automatic assignment on creation.
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Create an automation rule that triggers when an incident is created, with a condition on the analytics rule name, and an action to assign the incident to the analyst group.
Why this is correct
Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel can trigger on incident creation and evaluate conditions such as the analytics rule name. The 'Assign owner' action can set the incident owner to a user or group. This directly meets the requirement with minimal effort and is the native method for automatic assignment.
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Configure a workbook that displays incidents filtered by the analytics rule and instruct the analyst group to monitor it and self-assign incidents.
Why it's wrong here
A workbook is a visualization tool and does not automatically assign incidents. Relying on manual self-assignment introduces delay and does not guarantee that all incidents are assigned. The requirement is for automatic assignment, which workbooks cannot perform.
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Modify the analytics rule to include a custom entity mapping that specifies the analyst group as the owner.
Why it's wrong here
Entity mapping in analytics rules is used to map fields from query results to entities such as accounts, hosts, or IP addresses for investigation purposes. It does not control incident ownership. Using entity mapping for assignment is not supported and would not achieve the desired result.
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