Courseiva
← SC-900
Full test
hardmultiple choiceObjective-mapped

A security analyst wants to create a custom detection rule that tracks a specific multi-stage attack pattern: a user receives a phishing email, clicks a link, and then a script is executed on their device. The analyst needs to write a Kusto Query Language (KQL) query to detect this pattern and schedule it to run automatically, generating alerts. Which Microsoft 365 Defender capability should they use?

Question 1hardmultiple choice
Full question →

A security analyst wants to create a custom detection rule that tracks a specific multi-stage attack pattern: a user receives a phishing email, clicks a link, and then a script is executed on their device. The analyst needs to write a Kusto Query Language (KQL) query to detect this pattern and schedule it to run automatically, generating alerts. Which Microsoft 365 Defender capability should they use?

Full question →

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.

A

Distractor review

Advanced hunting

Incorrect. Advanced hunting is used for interactive, ad-hoc queries on raw data. It does not natively support scheduling the query as a detection rule.

B

Best answer

Custom detection rules

Correct. Custom detection rules allow you to create a KQL query from advanced hunting and schedule it to run automatically, generating alerts for matching events.

C

Distractor review

Automation

Incorrect. Automation in Microsoft 365 Defender automates responses to incidents (e.g., playbooks), but does not provide custom KQL-based detection scheduling.

D

Distractor review

Threat analytics

Incorrect. Threat analytics provides reports on active threats and vulnerabilities, not the ability to create custom scheduled queries.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic

NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.

Technical deep dive

How to think about this question

NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.

KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
  • PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
  • Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
  • NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.

TExam Day Tips

  • Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
  • Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
  • Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.

Related practice questions

Related SC-900 practice-question pages

Use these pages to review the topic behind this question. This is how one missed question becomes focused revision.

SC-900 fundamentals practice questions

Practise SC-900 questions linked to SC-900 fundamentals.

SC-900 scenario practice questions

Practise SC-900 questions linked to SC-900 scenario.

SC-900 troubleshooting practice questions

Practise SC-900 questions linked to SC-900 troubleshooting.

More questions from this exam

Keep practising from the same exam bank, or move into a focused topic page if this question exposed a weak area.

Question 1

A company must retain all customer contracts for 10 years to comply with industry regulations. After 10 years, the contracts must be permanently deleted. Which Microsoft Purview solution should be used to automate this process?

Question 2

A company uses a cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) application for customer relationship management. According to the shared responsibility model, which security responsibility is primarily handled by the customer?

Question 3

A company runs a mix of on-premises servers and Azure virtual machines. They deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on all servers. The security team wants to create custom queries to hunt for a specific attack pattern that involves a sequence of events across multiple machines, such as a PowerShell script being downloaded and then executed on several servers. They need to write their own detection rules based on advanced hunting data. Which Microsoft 365 Defender capability should they use?

Question 4

A company runs a consumer-facing e-commerce website and wants to allow customers to sign in using their existing social media accounts such as Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Which Microsoft Entra ID solution should they implement?

Question 5

A company has a hybrid identity environment with Active Directory synchronizing to Microsoft Entra ID. They want users to be able to reset their own on-premises passwords via the cloud SSPR portal. What is the minimum license required for this capability?

Question 6

A company uses a cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that is delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). According to the shared responsibility model, which security responsibility is primarily handled by the customer?

FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this SC-900 question test?

Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Custom detection rules — Custom detection rules in Microsoft 365 Defender allow you to write KQL queries that run on a schedule and generate alerts. While advanced hunting is used to write ad-hoc queries, custom detection rules are created from advanced hunting queries and are scheduled. Automation handles incident response, and Threat analytics provides threat intelligence, not custom query scheduling.

What should I do if I get this SC-900 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

Discussion

Loading comments…

Sign in to join the discussion.