SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity
Your organization uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to create a custom analytics rule that triggers an incident when a user executes a specific command on Azure VMs. Which data source should you connect to capture the command execution logs?
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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Windows Security Events via Azure Monitor Agent
Windows Security Events via Azure Monitor Agent. To capture command execution logs on Azure VMs, you need guest OS-level logs, which are provided by Windows Security Events (or Syslog) collected by the Azure Monitor Agent. Microsoft Sentinel can ingest these logs using the Windows Security Events connector. Option A (Office Activity log) is incorrect; it captures Microsoft 365 user and admin activities, not VM commands. Option C (Azure AD audit logs) is incorrect; it logs Azure Active Directory sign-ins and changes, not OS-level events. Option D (Azure Activity log) is incorrect; it records resource management operations on Azure resources, not guest OS commands executed within a VM.
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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Office Activity log
Why it's wrong here
Office Activity log is for Microsoft 365 services.
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Windows Security Events via Azure Monitor Agent
Why this is correct
This captures command execution logs from the guest OS.
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Azure AD audit logs
Why it's wrong here
Azure AD audit logs capture identity events, not VM commands.
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Azure Activity log
Why it's wrong here
Azure Activity log tracks resource management, not guest OS commands.
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