The correct choice is to enable the incident across workspaces feature in Microsoft Sentinel. This feature provides a single incident view across Sentinel workspaces with minimal latency by using a built-in union of the SecurityIncident table, allowing the central SOC to see correlated incidents from all environments without the delay of manual queries or external orchestration. On the SC-200 exam, this tests your understanding of native cross-workspace incident synchronization versus alternative approaches like Azure Lighthouse or Logic Apps, which introduce unnecessary overhead. A common trap is assuming you need to build custom KQL queries or deploy a separate tool, but Microsoft’s native feature is designed specifically for near-real-time correlation. Remember the memory tip: “One view, no queue—incident across workspaces is the thing to do.”
SC-200 Manage a security operations environment Practice Question
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 uses Microsoft Sentinel in a multi-workspace environment with a central SOC. You need to create a single incident view across all workspaces while minimizing latency. What should you deploy?
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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Enable incident across workspaces in Microsoft Sentinel
Option B is correct because Microsoft Sentinel's 'Incident across workspaces' feature (enabled via the 'SecurityIncident' table union) provides a single incident view across multiple workspaces with minimal latency by leveraging built-in cross-workspace incident synchronization. This avoids the overhead of manual queries or external orchestration, ensuring near-real-time incident correlation for a central SOC.
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.
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Use cross-workspace queries in a workbook
Why it's wrong here
Workbooks query logs, not incidents; not a real-time incident view.
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Enable incident across workspaces in Microsoft Sentinel
Why this is correct
This feature aggregates incidents from multiple workspaces into one view.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Merge all workspaces into one Log Analytics workspace
Why it's wrong here
Merging workspaces is not possible; data would need re-ingestion.
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Set up Azure Lighthouse and connect workspaces
Why it's wrong here
Lighthouse provides management across tenants but not unified incident view.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Azure Lighthouse (which provides cross-workspace visibility through delegated access) with the native incident synchronization feature, not realizing that Lighthouse alone does not create a unified incident view and requires additional manual configuration to achieve the same low-latency result.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The 'Incident across workspaces' feature uses the 'SecurityIncident' table's 'WorkspaceResourceId' property to correlate incidents across workspaces, leveraging Sentinel's internal data replication rather than cross-workspace queries. Under the hood, it maintains a near-real-time incident state by subscribing to change notifications from each workspace, reducing the latency to seconds compared to polling-based approaches. In a real-world scenario, a SOC analyst can triage incidents from multiple subsidiaries without leaving the primary workspace, while the feature automatically handles deduplication and ownership assignment.
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 cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Concepts from this question explained
These glossary pages explain the core terms tested in this SC-200 question in full detail.
Manage a security operations environment — This question tests Manage a security operations environment — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable incident across workspaces in Microsoft Sentinel — Option B is correct because Microsoft Sentinel's 'Incident across workspaces' feature (enabled via the 'SecurityIncident' table union) provides a single incident view across multiple workspaces with minimal latency by leveraging built-in cross-workspace incident synchronization. This avoids the overhead of manual queries or external orchestration, ensuring near-real-time incident correlation for a central SOC.
What should I do if I get this SC-200 question wrong?
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What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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