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Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate

The Microsoft SC-200 exam is for the Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate certification. It validates skills in using Microsoft security tools to detect, investigate, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats.

Exam code

SC-200

Duration

100 min

Questions

40

Official Prerequisites

  • 1–2 years practical experience in security operations or incident response (SIEM, SOC workflows) preferred
  • Familiarity with Microsoft security products such as Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft 365 Defender, and Azure AD
  • Working knowledge of threat detection, incident investigation, and basic scripting or query languages (KQL, PowerShell)
  • Recommended: foundational cloud security knowledge or certs (e.g., Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or CompTIA Security+)
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate

Targeted Professions

Security Operations Analyst SOC Analyst Threat Detection Engineer Incident Response Analyst

Domain blueprint

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Configure and manage a security operations environment using Microsoft Defender XDR, including alert rules, vulnerability notifications, and automated investigations.
Implement and tune threat protection, including custom detections, threat indicators, and data loss prevention policies in Microsoft Defender technologies.
Detect, investigate, respond to, and remediate security incidents across email, collaboration, and endpoint using Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel.
Perform proactive threat hunting, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence analysis to reduce organizational risk using Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.

Study Tip

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