Security Operations Analyst Practice Exams

SC-200

⭐ Most popularIntermediateAssociateSecurity Operations Analyst

Validates the skills to configure and manage a security operations environment, configure protections and detections, manage incident response, hunt for threats, and configure and operate Microsoft Sentinel using Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel.

100

minutes

70%

passing score

$165

exam fee

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5 flashcard sets · 5 learning tests · 2 timed exams · 60-question bank

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Overview

What this certification is and how the exam works.

The Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) credential validates the skills to collaborate with stakeholders to reduce organizational risk by using Microsoft security operations tools. The exam covers configuring and managing the security operations environment (workspace, data connectors, and roles/permissions), configuring protections and detections (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, and Cloud Apps), managing incident response (Defender XDR incident investigation and remediation), hunting for threats using Kusto Query Language (KQL) and threat intelligence, and configuring and operating Microsoft Sentinel (analytics rules, workbooks, and SOAR playbooks). The exam has 40-60 questions in 100 minutes, and Microsoft recommends hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure security products before attempting it.

Why should I take the exam?

What this credential does for your career.

1The recognized associate-level credential for security operations center (SOC) analysts using Microsoft tools
2Covers the full detection-to-response lifecycle: protections, incidents, hunting, and SIEM/SOAR operations
3In high demand as organizations consolidate security operations around Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel
4A natural next step after SC-900, and a strong complement to SC-100 for those moving toward architecture roles

Skills measured

What you need to know to pass this exam.

✓Configure and manage a security operations workspace, including roles, permissions, and data connectors
✓Configure and tune Microsoft Defender for Endpoint policies, detections, and automated response settings
✓Configure Microsoft Defender for Office 365 anti-phishing, Safe Links, and Safe Attachments policies
✓Configure Microsoft Defender for Identity and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to detect identity and cloud threats
✓Investigate, triage, and remediate incidents and alerts within Microsoft Defender XDR
✓Use automated investigation and response (AIR) and configure automation rules for incident management
✓Construct Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries to hunt for threats across Defender XDR and Sentinel data
✓Design and configure a Microsoft Sentinel workspace, including analytics rules, workbooks, and data connectors
✓Configure Microsoft Sentinel SOAR capabilities using automation rules and playbooks

Prerequisites

Credentials required before you can earn this certification.

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Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

SC-900

About our SC-200 practice exams

Our Security Operations Analyst SC-200 question bank holds 60 exam-style questions with a written explanation on every answer, mapped to the five exam domains published for SC-200, covering Configure and Manage the Security Operations Environment, Configure Protections and Detections, Manage Incident Response, Threat Hunting and Advanced Hunting and Microsoft Sentinel: Configuration and Operations.

Alongside the bank there are two full-length timed exams at the real 100-minute limit and 70% pass mark, plus five topic-based learning tests for working a single domain at a time. Randomised mock exams are dealt on demand from the full 60-question pool, so you never run out of fresh papers.

Questions: 60
Exam domains: 5
Timed exams: 2
Pass mark: 70%

How our practice content is created

Practice questions are independently developed using the official Microsoft SC-200 exam guide and Microsoft documentation. Each question is checked for alignment with the current exam objectives and reviewed for technical accuracy before publication.

The SC-200 bank cites 57 distinct Microsoft documentation pages, and every question links the source it was written against — so you can check any answer at first hand.

Official SC-200 exam guide

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