The Microsoft Security Operations Analyst collaborates with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization. Their goal is to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.
Responsibilities include threat management, monitoring, and response by using a variety of security solutions across their environment. The role primarily investigates, responds to, and hunts for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security products. Since the Security Operations Analyst consumes the operational output of these tools, they are also a critical stakeholder in the configuration and deployment of these technologies.
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Part of the requirements for: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
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Exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (beta)
Languages: English
Retirement date: none
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender; mitigate threats using Azure Defender; and mitigate threats using Azure Sentinel.
Skills measured
Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender (25-30%)
Mitigate threats using Azure Defender (25-30%)
Mitigate threats using Azure Sentinel (40-45%)
Audience Profile
The Microsoft Security Operations Analyst collaborates with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization. Their goal is to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.
Responsibilities include threat management, monitoring, and response by using a variety of security solutions across their environment. The role primarily investigates, responds to, and hunts for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security products. Since the security operations analyst consumes the operational output of these tools, they are also a critical stakeholder in the configuration and deployment of these technologies.
Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender (25-30%)
Detect, investigate, respond, and remediate threats to the productivity environment by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
detect, investigate, respond, remediate Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive for Business threats
detect, investigate, respond, remediate threats to email by using Defender for Office 365
manage data loss prevention policy alerts
assess and recommend sensitivity labels
assess and recommend insider risk policies
Detect, investigate, respond, and remediate endpoint threats by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
manage data retention, alert notification, and advanced features
configure device attack surface reduction rules
configure and manage custom detections and alerts
respond to incidents and alerts
manage automated investigations and remediations Assess and recommend endpoint configurations to reduce and remediate vulnerabilities by using Microsoft’s Threat and Vulnerability Management solution.
manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint threat indicators
analyze Microsoft Defender for Endpoint threat analytics
Detect, investigate, respond, and remediate identity threats
identify and remediate security risks related to sign-in risk policies
identify and remediate security risks related to Conditional Access events
identify and remediate security risks related to Azure Active Directory
identify and remediate security risks using Secure Score
identify, investigate, and remediate security risks related to privileged identities
configure detection alerts in Azure AD Identity Protection
identify and remediate security risks related to Active Directory Domain Services using Microsoft Defender for Identity
identify, investigate, and remediate security risks by using Microsoft Cloud Application Security (MCAS)
configure MCAS to generate alerts and reports to detect threats
Manage cross-domain investigations in Microsoft 365 Defender Portal
manage incidents across Microsoft 365 Defender products
manage actions pending approval across products
perform advanced threat hunting
Mitigate threats using Azure Defender (25-30%)
Design and configure an Azure Defender implementation
plan and configure an Azure Defender workspace
configure Azure Defender roles
configure data retention policies
assess and recommend cloud workload protection
Plan and implement the use of data connectors for ingestion of data sources in Azure Defender
identify data sources to be ingested for Azure Defender
configure Automated Onboarding for Azure resources
connect non-Azure machine onboarding
connect AWS cloud resources
connect GCP cloud resources
configure data collection
Manage Azure Defender alert rules
validate alert configuration
setup email notifications
create and manage alert suppression rules
Configure automation and remediation
configure automated responses in Azure Security Center
design and configure playbook in Azure Defender
remediate incidents by using Azure Defender recommendations
create an automatic response using an Azure Resource Manager template
Investigate Azure Defender alerts and incidents
describe alert types for Azure workloads
manage security alerts
manage security incidents
analyze Azure Defender threat intelligence
respond to Azure Defender for Key Vault alerts
manage user data discovered during an investigation
Mitigate threats using Azure Sentinel (40-45%)
Design and configure an Azure Sentinel workspace
plan an Azure Sentinel workspace
configure Azure Sentinel roles
design Azure Sentinel data storage
configure Azure Sentinel service security
Plan and Implement the use of Data Connectors for Ingestion of Data Sources in Azure Sentinel
identify data sources to be ingested for Azure Sentinel
identify the prerequisites for a data connector
configure and use Azure Sentinel data connectors
design Syslog and CEF collections
design and Configure Windows Events collections
configure custom threat intelligence connectors
create custom logs in Azure Log Analytics to store custom data
Manage Azure Sentinel analytics rules
design and configure analytics rules
create custom analytics rules to detect threats
activate Microsoft security analytical rules
configure connector provided scheduled queries
configure custom scheduled queries
define incident creation logic
Configure Security Orchestration Automation and Remediation (SOAR) in Azure Sentinel
create Azure Sentinel playbooks
configure rules and incidents to trigger playbooks
use playbooks to remediate threats
use playbooks to manage incidents
use playbooks across Microsoft Defender solutions
Manage Azure Sentinel Incidents
investigate incidents in Azure Sentinel
triage incidents in Azure Sentinel
respond to incidents in Azure Sentinel
investigate multi-workspace incidents
identify advanced threats with User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Use Azure Sentinel workbooks to analyze and interpret data
activate and customize Azure Sentinel workbook templates
create custom workbooks
configure advanced visualizations
view and analyze Azure Sentinel data using workbooks
track incident metrics using the security operations efficiency workbook
Hunt for threats using the Azure Sentinel portal
create custom hunting queries
run hunting queries manually
monitor hunting queries by using Livestream
perform advanced hunting with notebooks
track query results with bookmarks
use hunting bookmarks for data investigations
convert a hunting query to an analytical rule
QUESTION 1
The issue for which team can be resolved by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
A. executive
B. sales
C. marketing
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 2
The issue for which team can be resolved by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
A. executive
B. marketing
C. security
D. sales
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 3
You need to implement the Azure Information Protection requirements.
What should you configure first?
A. Device health and compliance reports settings in Microsoft Defender Security Center
B. scanner clusters in Azure Information Protection from the Azure portal
C. content scan jobs in Azure Information Protection from the Azure portal
D. Advanced features from Settings in Microsoft Defender Security Center
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 4
You need to modify the anomaly detection policy settings to meet the Cloud App Security requirements.
Which policy should you modify?
A. Activity from suspicious IP addresses
B. Activity from anonymous IP addresses
C. Impossible travel
D. Risky sign-in
Correct Answer: C
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