- A
eDiscovery
Why wrong: eDiscovery is for legal discovery, not insider risk detection.
- B
Audit
Why wrong: Audit provides logs but not remediation workflows.
- C
Insider Risk Management
Insider Risk Management is designed to detect, investigate, and remediate insider risks.
- D
Communication Compliance
Communication Compliance detects policy violations in communications and enables remediation.
- E
Data Loss Prevention
Why wrong: DLP is a prevention control, not a detection and remediation solution for insider risks.
Question 249 of 1,411
SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions
This SC-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe the capabilities of microsoft compliance solutions. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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.
Which TWO Microsoft Purview solutions can help an organization detect and remediate insider risks such as data theft or unauthorized sharing?
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
✓
Insider Risk Management
Insider Risk Management is correct because it uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to detect, investigate, and remediate risky user activities such as data theft or unauthorized sharing. It correlates signals from Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory to identify patterns like unusual file downloads or external sharing, enabling automated response workflows.
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.
- ✗
eDiscovery
Why it's wrong here
eDiscovery is for legal discovery, not insider risk detection.
- ✗
Audit
Why it's wrong here
Audit provides logs but not remediation workflows.
- ✓
Insider Risk Management
Why this is correct
Insider Risk Management is designed to detect, investigate, and remediate insider risks.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✓
Communication Compliance
Why this is correct
Communication Compliance detects policy violations in communications and enables remediation.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Data Loss Prevention
Why it's wrong here
DLP is a prevention control, not a detection and remediation solution for insider risks.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with insider risk detection, but DLP is policy-based and reactive to content, whereas Insider Risk Management is behavior-based and proactive in identifying malicious intent.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Insider Risk Management leverages indicators from Microsoft 365 audit logs, Azure AD sign-in logs, and endpoint signals to build risk scores based on user behavior over time. It uses predefined policy templates (e.g., data theft by departing users) and can trigger automated actions like escalating to eDiscovery or generating a case in Microsoft 365 Defender. A subtle behavior is that it requires a minimum of 30 days of historical data to establish baseline activity patterns before it can accurately flag anomalies.
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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Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions — This question tests Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Insider Risk Management — Insider Risk Management is correct because it uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to detect, investigate, and remediate risky user activities such as data theft or unauthorized sharing. It correlates signals from Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory to identify patterns like unusual file downloads or external sharing, enabling automated response workflows.
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