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Microsoft SC-900 Exam Syllabus

Microsoft SC-900 Exam

Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

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Microsoft SC-900 Exam Overview :

Exam Name Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Exam Code SC-900
Official Information https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/sc-900
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Microsoft SC-900 Exam Topics :

Section Weight Objectives
Describe the Concepts of Security, Compliance, and Identity 5-10% Describe security methodologies
  •     describe the Zero-Trust methodology
  •     describe the shared responsibility model
  •     define defense in depth    
Describe security concepts
  •     describe common threats
  •     describe encryption    
Describe Microsoft Security and compliance principles
  •     describe Microsoft's privacy principles
  •     describe the offerings of the service trust portal
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Identity and Access Management Solutions 25-30% Define identity principles/concepts
  •     define identity as the primary security perimeter
  •     define authentication
  •     define authorization
  •     describe whatidentity providers are
  •     describe what Active Directory is
  •     describe the concept of Federated services
  •     define common Identity Attacks    
Describe the basic identity services and identity types of Azure AD
  •     describe what Azure Active Directory is
  •     describe Azure AD identities (users, devices, groups, service principals/applications)
  •     describe what hybrid identity is
  •     describe the different external identity types (Guest Users)    
Describe the authentication capabilities of Azure AD
  •     describe the different authentication methods
  •     describe self-service password reset
  •     describe password protection and management capabilities
  •     describe Multi-factor Authentication
  •     describe Windows Hello for Business    
Describe access management capabilities of Azure AD
  •     describe what conditional access is
  •     describe uses and benefits of conditional access
  •     describe the benefits of Azure AD roles    
Describe the identity protection & governance capabilities of Azure AD
  •     describe what identity governance is
  •     describe what entitlement management and access reviews is
  •     describe the capabilities of PIM
  •     describe Azure AD Identity Protection
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Security Solutions 30-35% Describe basic security capabilities in Azure
  •     describe Azure Network Security groups
  •     describe Azure DDoS protection
  •     describe what Azure Firewall is
  •     describe what Azure Bastion is
  •     describe what Web Application Firewall is
  •     describe ways Azure encrypts data    
Describe security management capabilities of Azure
  •     describe the Azure Security center
  •     describe Azure Secure score
  •     describe the benefit and use cases of Azure Defender -previously the cloud workload protection platform (CWPP)
  •     describe Cloud security posture management (CSPM)
  •     describe security baselines for Azure    
Describe security capabilities of Azure Sentinel
  •     define the concepts of SIEM, SOAR, XDR
  •     describe the role and value of Azure Sentinel to provide integrated threat protection    
Describe threat protection with Microsoft 365 Defender (formerly Microsoft Threat Protection)
  •     describe Microsoft 365 Defender services
  •     describe Microsoft Defender for Identity (formerly Azure ATP)
  •     describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (formerly Office 365 ATP)
  •     describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)
  •     describe Microsoft Cloud App Security    
Describe security management capabilities of Microsoft 365
  •     describe the Microsoft 365 Security Center
  •     describe how to use Microsoft Secure Score
  •     describe security reports and dashboards
  •     describe incidents and incident management capabilities    
Describe endpoint security with Microsoft Intune
  •     describe what Intune is
  •     describe endpoint security with Intune
  •     describe the endpoint security with the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center
Describe the Capabilities of Microsoft Compliance Solutions 25-30% Describe the compliance management capabilities in Microsoft
  •     describe the compliance center
  •     describe compliance manager
  •     describe use and benefits of compliance score    
Describe information protection and governance capabilities of Microsoft 365
  •     describe data classification capabilities
  •     describe the value of content and activity explorer
  •     describe sensitivity labels
  •     describe Retention Polices and Retention Labels
  •     describe Records Management
  •     describe Data Loss Prevention    
Describe insider risk capabilities in Microsoft 365
  •     describe Insider risk management solution
  •     describe communication compliance
  •     describe information barriers
  •     describe privileged access management
  •     describe customer lockbox    
Describe the eDiscovery capabilities of Microsoft 365
  •     describe the purpose of eDiscovery
  •     describe the capabilities of the content search tool
  •     describe the core eDiscovery workflow
  •     describe the advanced eDisovery workflow    
Describe the audit capabilities in Microsoft 365
  •     describe the core audit capabilities of M365
  •     describe purpose and value of Advanced Auditing    
Describe resource governance capabilities in Azure
  •     describe the use of Azure Resource locks
  •     describe what Azure Blueprints is
  •     define Azure Policy and describe its use cases
  •     describe cloud adoption framework

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