Cybersecurity Architect Practice Exams

The Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification validates expert-level skills in designing and evolving an organization's overall cybersecurity strategy. The exam covers designing solutions aligned with Zero Trust and security best practices, designing security operations/identity/compliance capabilities, designing security solutions for infrastructure (hybrid and multicloud), and designing security solutions for applications and data. Unlike the associate-level AZ-500 and SC-300 exams, SC-100 is scenario- and strategy-focused, testing the ability to translate business requirements into an end-to-end security architecture rather than hands-on configuration. The exam has 40-60 questions in 120 minutes, and Microsoft recommends holding one or more associate-level Microsoft Security certifications (such as AZ-500, SC-300, or SC-200) plus significant hands-on experience before attempting it.

• 1The expert-level capstone credential in Microsoft's cybersecurity certification path
• 2Focuses on strategic architecture and decision-making, not just hands-on configuration
• 3Validates the ability to design end-to-end Zero Trust strategies across identity, infrastructure, apps, and data
• 4Recognized for senior roles like security architect, CISO-track leadership, and principal security consultant

• ✓Design a Zero Trust strategy and architecture across identity, endpoints, network, and data
• ✓Evaluate security posture and recommend technical strategies to manage risk
• ✓Design security operations strategy: SIEM/SOAR, threat detection, and incident response capabilities
• ✓Design identity security strategy: hybrid identity, identity governance, and access control architecture
• ✓Design a regulatory compliance strategy using Microsoft Purview and related governance capabilities
• ✓Design security solutions for infrastructure: hybrid/multicloud network security and workload protection
• ✓Design security for specialized workloads: IoT, OT, and containerized environments
• ✓Design a strategy for securing DevOps/DevSecOps practices across the application lifecycle
• ✓Design security solutions for applications and APIs, including secrets and identity management
• ✓Design data security strategy, including classification, protection, and governance across data estates