Quick Answer
The answer is the UEBA timeline in the entity page. This feature is correct because when UEBA is enabled in Microsoft Sentinel, it profiles each user’s normal behavioral baseline and then visualizes any deviations—such as unusual login times, geographic anomalies, or atypical resource access—in a chronological timeline directly on the entity page. For the SC-200 exam, this question tests your understanding of how UEBA surfaces behavioral anomalies for investigation; a common trap is confusing the timeline with the investigation graph or analytics rule alerts, which do not provide the same per-user chronological deviation view. Remember that the timeline is specifically tied to the entity’s profile, not a global alert list. A useful memory tip: think “Timeline = Time + Baseline” to recall that this feature compares recent activity against the established baseline over time.
This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of manage a security operations environment. 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 has Microsoft Sentinel with UEBA enabled. An incident is generated for a user with high risk score. You need to identify if the user's recent behavior deviates from their baseline. Which Sentinel feature should you use?
A custom hunting query using the BehaviorAnalytics table.
Why wrong: Possible but not the built-in feature.
The user's Azure AD sign-in logs.
Why wrong: Sign-in logs are not enriched with UEBA.
The UEBA timeline in the entity page.
UEBA timeline shows baseline deviations.
The incident investigation graph.
Why wrong: Investigation graph shows entity links, not timeline.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
The UEBA timeline in the entity page.
The UEBA timeline in the entity page is the correct feature because it provides a chronological view of a user's activities, including deviations from their established behavioral baseline. When UEBA is enabled, Sentinel profiles normal behavior for each user and flags anomalies; the timeline directly visualizes these deviations, such as unusual login times, locations, or resource access, which aligns with the need to identify if recent behavior deviates from the baseline.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
A custom hunting query using the BehaviorAnalytics table.
Why it's wrong here
Possible but not the built-in feature.
The user's Azure AD sign-in logs.
Why it's wrong here
Sign-in logs are not enriched with UEBA.
The UEBA timeline in the entity page.
Why this is correct
UEBA timeline shows baseline deviations.
Related concept
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The incident investigation graph.
Why it's wrong here
Investigation graph shows entity links, not timeline.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse the BehaviorAnalytics table (option A) as the primary tool for deviation analysis, overlooking that the UEBA timeline is the purpose-built, no-code interface for visualizing baseline deviations directly on the entity page.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
Investigation graph shows entity links, not timeline.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, UEBA in Microsoft Sentinel uses machine learning models to profile user behavior based on attributes like geolocation, time of access, and resource usage, storing these baselines in the BehaviorAnalytics table. The UEBA timeline in the entity page queries this table in real-time to render a visual timeline, highlighting anomalies with risk scores and deviation percentages. In a real-world scenario, if a user typically logs in from New York during business hours but suddenly accesses resources from a foreign IP at 3 AM, the timeline will show this as a high-severity deviation, enabling rapid triage without manual KQL.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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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The correct answer is: The UEBA timeline in the entity page. — The UEBA timeline in the entity page is the correct feature because it provides a chronological view of a user's activities, including deviations from their established behavioral baseline. When UEBA is enabled, Sentinel profiles normal behavior for each user and flags anomalies; the timeline directly visualizes these deviations, such as unusual login times, locations, or resource access, which aligns with the need to identify if recent behavior deviates from the baseline.
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