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SC-200 Security Operations Analyst Associate

 

  • SC-200 Assessment

  • Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes the following services:

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Microsoft Defender for Identity
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
  • Microsoft Intune

You have been assigned to configure device risk–based Conditional Access for MSCloudExplorers.

Which Microsoft Defender for Endpoint advanced feature must be enabled in the Microsoft Defender portal to meet this requirement?

  • Authenticated telemetry
  • Custom network indicators
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
  • Microsoft Intune connection

Correct Answer: Microsoft Intune connection
Explanation: Enabling Microsoft Intune connection in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows the system to gather and evaluate device risk signals, which are essential for enforcing device risk-based conditional access policies in Microsoft 365. This telemetry is used to assess the risk level of a device and make access decisions accordingly.

MSCloudExplorers uses a Microsoft 365 subscription with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint enabled.

You are required to configure granular administrative access so that administrators can manage company devices through the Microsoft Defender portal.

What is the first action you must take in the Microsoft Defender portal to support this requirement?

  • In Settings > Endpoints > Advanced features, enable the Restrict correlation to within scoped device groups option
  • In Settings > Microsoft Defender XDR > Permissions and roles, turn on roles
  • In Settings > Microsoft Defender XDR > Permissions and roles, enable the Email & Collaboration workload
  • In Settings > Microsoft Defender XDR > Permissions and roles, enable the Identity workload

Correct Answer: In the Settings > Microsoft Defender XDR > Permissions and roles page, turn on roles
Explanation: To assign granular permissions for administrators, you must first enable roles in the Permissions and roles page within the Microsoft Defender portal. This allows you to assign specific roles to users for managing company devices and controlling access to resources

MSCloudExplorers uses a Microsoft 365 subscription with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint enabled.

You need to create and manage role-based access control (RBAC) roles for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by using the Microsoft Defender portal.
The access assigned must follow the principle of least privilege.

Which role should be assigned to your user account?

  • Global Administrator
  • Privileged Role Administrator
  • Security Administrator
  • Security Operator

Correct Answer: Security Administrator
Explanation: Security Administrator – Can manage security features and settings, including creating and managing role-based access control (RBAC) roles in the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint portal.
👉 This fits the principle of least privilege because it gives only security-related permissions (not full tenant control).

Why the other roles are not best here:

  • Global Administrator – Has full access to the entire tenant (too much privilege).
  • Privileged Role Administrator – Manages Azure / Entra role assignments, not Defender for Endpoint RBAC.

Security Operator – Can view and respond to alerts, but cannot manage roles

MSCloudExplorers uses a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Automated remediation is configured in Microsoft Defender XDR, and the automation level is set to:

Semi – require approval for remediation actions in non-temporary folders.

If a file is detected and requires remediation, for which folder would administrator approval be required?

  • \documents and settings*\users*
  • \users\downloads
  • \windows*
  • \windows\temp*

Correct Answer: \windows*
Explanation: In Microsoft Defender XDR, when automated remediation is set to
Semi – require approval for non-temp folders, only files located in non-temporary system folders need manual approval before remediation.

  • \windows* is a non-temporary, protected system folder, so remediation actions in this folder require approval.

\windows\temp* is a temporary folder and does not require approval

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft 365 subscription and has configured automated remediation in Microsoft Defender XDR.

You need a simple way to monitor and review all actions and activities that occur as a result of this automated remediation configuration.
The solution should require the least administrative effort.

Which option should you use?

  • Action Center
  • Activity log
  • Audit
  • Reports

Correct Answer: Action Center
Explanation: Action Center in Microsoft Defender XDR shows all automated and manual remediation actions that occurred as a result of your configuration (for example, file remediation, device actions, approval status, and results).

👉 It is the quickest and easiest place to track what actually happened after you enabled automated remediation, which meets the requirement to minimize effort.

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender XDR. You plan to use KQL to hunt for threats in the Microsoft Defender portal.

You need to use a KQL operator that aggregates data by specified columns, applies calculations such as counting, averaging, or finding maximum values, and then groups the results.

  •  make_list
  •  make_set
  •  partition
  •  summarize

Correct Answer: summarize
Explanation: The summarize operator in KQL is used to aggregate data by specified columns, apply calculations (such as counting, averaging, or finding maximum values), and group the results. It is the appropriate operator for performing aggregation tasks in threat hunting queries.

MSCloudExplorers uses Microsoft Security Copilot.

You are creating a custom promptbook and need to define a parameter named IncidentID in one of the prompts.

Which syntax should you use to declare this parameter?

  • #IncidentID#
  • {IncidentID}
  • <IncidentID/>
  • <IncidentID>

Correct Answer: <IncidentID>
Explanation: Microsoft Security Copilot uses angle brackets to define parameters within a promptbook. When you or another user runs the promptbook, Copilot recognizes any text enclosed in < > as a variable that requires input.

User Experience: When the promptbook is launched, the system will automatically generate an input field labeled “IncidentID” for the user to fill in.

Dynamic Data: This allows the same promptbook to be reused for different investigations by simply swapping out the ID, rather than rewriting the prompt every time.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace named Sentinel1 and a user account named User1.
The organization uses Microsoft Security Copilot, and Security Copilot is already connected to the Sentinel1 workspace.

You must allow User1 to use the Microsoft Sentinel plugin inside Security Copilot.
The permission assignment must follow the principle of least privilege.

Which role should be assigned to User1?

  • Microsoft Sentinel Contributor
  • Microsoft Sentinel Reader
  • Security Operator
  • Security Reader

Correct Answer: Microsoft Sentinel Reader
Explanation: The Microsoft Sentinel Reader role allows User1 to read incidents, alerts, and data from the Sentinel workspace, which is all that is required for the Microsoft Sentinel plugin in Microsoft Security Copilot to work.

It follows the principle of least privilege because the user can view data but cannot modify the workspace.

MSCloudExplorers uses a Microsoft 365 subscription with Microsoft Defender XDR enabled and is linked to a Microsoft Entra tenant named contoso.com.

The tenant includes a user account named User1.
Microsoft Security Copilot is already integrated with Microsoft Defender XDR.

You need to make sure that User1 can use the Microsoft Defender XDR plugin in Security Copilot.
The access granted must follow the principle of least privilege.

Which role should be assigned to User1?

  • Copilot Contributor
  • Copilot Owner
  • Security Operator
  • Security Reader

Correct Answer: Security Reader
Explanation: The Security Reader role lets User1 read Microsoft Defender XDR data (alerts, incidents, and investigations), which is all that is required to use the Defender XDR plugin in Microsoft Security Copilot.

It follows the principle of least privilege because the user can view security information but cannot take response or remediation actions.

MSCloudExplorers uses Microsoft Security Copilot integrated with Microsoft Defender XDR.

You are testing the incident summary capability in Security Copilot.

What is the maximum number of alerts that a single incident can include in order to be summarized into one incident summary?

  • 10
  • 50
  • 100
  • 500

Correct Answer: 100
Explanation: In Microsoft Security Copilot, the incident summary functionality can summarize up to 100 alerts within a single incident. If the incident contains more than 100 alerts, the summary will not be generated for that incident.

MSCloudExplorers uses Microsoft Security Copilot integrated with Microsoft Defender XDR.

You are reviewing the script analysis capability in Security Copilot and want to understand its supported scripting languages.

Which of the following languages is not supported by the script analysis feature?

  • Bash
  • Batch
  • PowerShell
  • Python

Correct Answer: batch
Explanation: The script analysis functionality in Microsoft Security Copilot supports Bash, PowerShell, and Python, but does not support batch scripts. Batch scripts are not compatible with the script analysis feature in Security Copilot.

MSCloudExplorers has an Azure subscription with a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (Microsoft Sentinel is a security service from Microsoft).

A user named User1 must be able to create and run Microsoft Sentinel playbooks.
The access configuration must follow the principle of least privilege.

Which two Azure RBAC roles should you assign to User1?

  • Contributor
  • Log Analytics Contributor
  • Logic App Contributor
  • Microsoft Sentinel Contributor
  • Microsoft Sentinel Responder

Correct Answers:

  • Logic App Contributor: This role allows User1 to create and manage Logic Apps, which are used to run playbooks in Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Microsoft Sentinel Contributor: This role grants the necessary permissions to manage Microsoft Sentinel resources, including creating and running playbooks, while following the principle of least privilege.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace in an Azure subscription.

You need to configure the workspace to use the Azure Activity data connector in Microsoft Sentinel (a security solution from Microsoft).

The permission assigned to your user account must follow the principle of least privilege and must be granted at the subscription scope.

Which Azure role-based access control (RBAC) role should be assigned?

  • Contributor
  • Microsoft Sentinel Contributor
  • Owner
  • Security Admin

Correct Answer: Contributor
Explanation: To enable the Azure Activity data connector in a Microsoft Sentinel workspace, your account must be able to configure settings at the subscription level.

  • The Contributor role provides just enough permission to configure the connector and related resources.
  • It follows the principle of least privilege because:

👉 Owner has unnecessary full control,
👉 Microsoft Sentinel Contributor applies only to the workspace (not the subscription), and
👉 Security Admin is an Entra ID role, not an Azure RBAC role for subscriptions.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (from Microsoft) that contains a table named Table1.

Table 1 is set up to utilize the Basic Logs table plan.

What is the maximum data retention period supported for Table1?

  • 2 years
  • 365 days
  • 8 days
  • 90 days

Correct Answer: 8 days
Explanation: When a table in Microsoft Sentinel (Log Analytics) is configured to use the Basic Logs table plan, the data can be retained for a maximum of 8 days only.

👉 Basic Logs are designed for low-cost, short-term troubleshooting and investigations, not long-term retention

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft 365 subscription and a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (from Microsoft).

You plan to connect the Microsoft Sentinel workspace to Microsoft 365 by using the built-in data connector.

Which three Microsoft 365 services are supported by the Microsoft Sentinel data connector?

  • Exchange
  • OneDrive
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Yammer

Correct Answers:

  • Exchange
  • Teams
  • SharePoint

Explanation: The Microsoft 365 data connector in Microsoft Sentinel collects audit and activity data from these three Microsoft 365 services:

  • Exchange – mail and mailbox activities
  • SharePoint – SharePoint and OneDrive activity (OneDrive is included under SharePoint logs)
  • Teams – Teams user and admin activities

OneDrive – not listed as a separate service (it is covered by SharePoint).
Yammer – not supported by the Microsoft 365 data connector.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace in an Azure subscription (Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to configure a data connector in Microsoft Sentinel to collect all service health–related events for the Azure subscription.

Which data connector should you create?

  • Azure Activity
  • Azure Event Hubs
  • Azure Log Coverage
  • Azure Security Benchmark

Correct Answer: Azure Activity
Explanation: To collect all service health events in your Azure subscription, you should use the Azure Activity connector in Microsoft Sentinel. This connector collects activity and service health logs from your Azure subscription, providing insight into the health of Azure services and resources.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to configure the workspace to use the Azure Activity data connector.

What must you configure in order to enable this data connector?

  • An Azure Automation runbook
  • An Azure Data Factory pipeline
  • An Azure Policy assignment
  • A Microsoft Sentinel workbook

Correct Answer: an Azure Policy assignment
Explanation: To configure the Microsoft Sentinel workspace to use the Azure Activity data connector, you need to set up an Azure Policy assignment. This assignment enables the collection of activity logs from your Azure resources, which are essential for the Azure Activity connector in Sentinel.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace that contains an active analytics rule named Rule1 (Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to stop Rule1 from generating alerts.
The solution must require the least administrative effort.

Which action should you take on Rule1?

  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Duplicate
  • Edit

Correct Answer: disable
Explanation: To prevent Rule1 from generating alerts without deleting it or making extensive changes, you should disable the rule. This action ensures that the rule is not actively generating alerts, but it can be re-enabled later without needing to recreate or modify it.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You create a new analytics rule by using a built-in template from the Microsoft Sentinel GitHub repository.

The approach linked to the rule in the MITRE ATT&CK model must be identified. Which of the rule’s properties should you apply?

  • Data Source
  • Rule type
  • Tactics
  • Trigger

Correct Answer: Tactics
Explanation: The corresponding methodology in the MITRE ATT&CK model is identified by the Tactics property of a Microsoft Sentinel analytics rule. Tactics represent the high-level goals or objectives that an attacker tries to achieve during an attack, and each analytics rule typically maps to one or more tactics in the MITRE framework.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to create a new analytics rule in Microsoft Sentinel.
The rule must allow full customization of the detection logic and configuration.

Which type of analytics rule should you create?

  • Anomaly
  • Fusion
  • Microsoft incident creation
  • Scheduled query

Correct Answer: scheduled query
Explanation: A scheduled query rule in Microsoft Sentinel allows you to fully customize the rule. This type of rule lets you define custom KQL queries and specify the frequency and conditions for when the rule runs, providing full flexibility for creating tailored analytics to detect threats in your environment.

MSCloudExplorers is evaluating the use of Microsoft Sentinel (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

Which component in Microsoft Sentinel is primarily responsible for creating incidents?

  • Analytics rules
  • Entities
  • Playbooks
  • Workbooks

Correct Answer: analytics rules
Explanation: Analytics rules are the primary component used in Microsoft Sentinel to generate incidents. These rules are designed to detect suspicious activity, anomalies, or security events, and when triggered, they create incidents that can be investigated and remediated.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to quickly find all Microsoft Sentinel alerts that are related to a specific user and the computer used by that user.
The solution must require the least administrative effort.

What should you use?

  • A notebook
  • A playbook
  • A watchlist
  • An entity

Correct Answer: an entity
Explanation: In Microsoft Sentinel, entities represent key objects such as users, computers, IP addresses, etc., that are central to your investigation. By using entities, you can easily correlate alerts associated with a specific user and the computer used by that user, minimizing administrative effort.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You need to close an incident and ensure that it is classified as suspicious activity that was expected and does not require further action.

Which value should you select when closing the incident?

  • Benign Positive
  • False Positive
  • True Positive
  • Undetermined

Correct Answer: Benign Positive
Explanation: When closing an incident in Microsoft Sentinel and marking it as suspicious but expected, the appropriate value to specify is Benign Positive. This indicates that the incident is not a true threat, but it is recognized as a known or expected occurrence that should not trigger further alerts or investigations.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You want to create a Microsoft Sentinel Live Stream (Livestream) query.

Which Microsoft Sentinel page should you open first to create this query?

  • Analytics
  • Automation
  • Hunting
  • Watchlist

Correct Answer: Hunting
Explanation: To create a Microsoft Sentinel Livestream query, you should navigate to the Hunting page. The Livestream query feature allows you to run and interact with real-time queries to detect threats and anomalies as they happen within your environment.

MSCloudExplorers has a Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a cloud SIEM solution from Microsoft).

You want to find built-in hunting queries that help detect attackers who create a scheduled task that runs custom code when a system restarts.

Which MITRE ATT&CK strategy should you utilize to filter out the hunting queries?

  • Execution
  • Lateral movement
  • Persistence
  • Reconnaissance

Correct Answer: Persistence
Explanation: To detect attackers who create scheduled tasks that run custom code when the target system restarts, you should filter the hunting queries by the Persistence tactic. In the MITRE ATT&CK framework, Persistence refers to methods used by attackers to maintain access to a compromised system over time, including techniques like creating scheduled tasks.

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