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A company has enabled Microsoft Defender for Cloud. They want to assess their Azure resources for compliance with security benchmarks like CIS and Azure Security Benchmark, and view a secure score. Which feature of Defender for Cloud provides this capability?
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A
Best answer
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Correct. CSPM is the built-in module that provides continuous assessment of security posture, secure score, and compliance with benchmarks. It is enabled by default when you enable Defender for Cloud.
B
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Microsoft Defender for Servers
Incorrect. Defender for Servers is a plan that provides advanced threat protection for server workloads, but it does not itself provide the compliance assessment and secure score; those come from CSPM.
C
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Microsoft Defender for App Service
Incorrect. Defender for App Service offers threat detection specific to Azure App Service, not overall posture management or secure scoring.
D
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Just-in-time (JIT) VM access
Incorrect. JIT VM access is a feature that helps reduce the attack surface by controlling network access to VMs, but it does not provide compliance assessment or secure score.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- 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.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SC-900 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) — Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is the foundational feature of Microsoft Defender for Cloud that provides secure scoring, compliance assessment against benchmarks like CIS and Azure Security Benchmark, and actionable security recommendations. The other options are specific threat protection plans (Defender for Servers, Defender for App Service) or a feature for managing remote access (Just-in-time VM access), none of which primarily serve the purpose of posture assessment and compliance monitoring.
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.
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