SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity
Your organization uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. You need to discover shadow IT usage. Which feature should you enable?
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
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Cloud Discovery
Cloud Discovery analyzes traffic logs to identify shadow IT. Option A is incorrect because file policies are used for data protection and monitoring, not for discovering shadow IT. Option B is incorrect because Conditional Access App Control enforces policies on sanctioned apps, not for discovery. Option D is incorrect because the app catalog lists known cloud apps, not for discovering unknown usage.
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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File policies
Why it's wrong here
File policies are used for data protection and monitoring, not for discovering shadow IT.
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Conditional Access App Control
Why it's wrong here
Conditional Access App Control enforces policies on sanctioned apps, not for discovery of shadow IT.
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Cloud Discovery
Why this is correct
Cloud Discovery analyzes traffic logs to identify shadow IT.
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App catalog
Why it's wrong here
The app catalog lists known cloud apps, not a discovery tool.
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Key term
Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) that provides unified security management and threat protection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Key term
Conditional access
Conditional access is a security framework that evaluates signals like user location, device health, and risk level to grant or block access to resources in real time.
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