Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Exam (SC-200) Exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks including mitigating threats using Microsoft 365 Defender; mitigate threats using Azure Defender, and mitigate threats using Azure Sentinel.

The SC-200 exam covers the following topics - 

• Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender (25-30%)
• Mitigate threats using Azure Defender (25-30%)
• Mitigate threats using Azure Sentinel (40-45%)

• Firstly, as a Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, you will be required to perform 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.

• Exam Name: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Exam 
• Exam Code: SC-200 
• Exam Duration: 150 mins
• Exam Questions: 40-60 Questions
• Passing Score: 700 (on a scale 1-1000)

The SC-200 exam is hard if you're not well prepared. This is easy if you're well prepared. It is important to focus on important topics  - 

• Part 1: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Part 2: Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender
• Part 3: Mitigate threats using Azure Defender
• Part 4: Create queries for Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
• Part 5: Configure your Azure Sentinel environment

For passing the SC-200 Exam, you must be able to collaborate with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization. The primary 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.

• Business stakeholders, new or existing IT professionals, or
• Students who have an interest in Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions.
• Further, this certification is targeted to those studying to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services.

For exams taken with PSI, your score report was sent to the contact email listed on your certification profile and cannot be accessed through your certification dashboard. Score reports are available online for exams taken with Pearson VUE.

Microsoft Certification exams are available in several languages. However, candidates who must take the exam in English rather than in their native language can request an accommodation for additional time. Approval for extra time is provided on a case-by-case basis and needs to be requested in advance of the exam.

If you have a concern about the technical accuracy of a particular item, please submit an online request. An Item Challenge form will be sent to you. However, a re-evaluation of your score is unlikely to change your pass/fail status. Because Microsoft must ensure that candidates who pass exams and earn our certifications have demonstrated the required proficiency level(s) across the skill domain(s), the final result of an exam is rarely changed based on a re-evaluation of your exam results. 

No. Microsoft does not offer refunds for exams you do not pass or exam appointments you miss.

 The score report provides: 

• A numeric score for overall exam performance.
• Pass/fail status.
• A bar chart showing performance on each skill area assessed on the exam.
• Detail on how to interpret your results.
  

 If you fail a certification exam, you can retake it. There is a waiting period between retakes in order to maintain the integrity of the exam. When you fail for the first time, you must wait 24 hours between retakes.