• Manage incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Investigate incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Conduct advanced hunting in Microsoft 365 Defender

• Describe the features of Azure Active Directory Identity Protection.
• Describe the investigation and remediation features of Azure Active Directory Identity Protection.

• Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
• Understand how to simulate attacks within your network.
• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Office 365 can remediate risks in your environment.

• Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Identity.
• Understand how to configure Microsoft Defender for Identity sensors.
• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Identity can remediate risks in your environment.

• Define the Defender for Cloud Apps framework
• Explain how Cloud Discovery helps you see what’s going on in your organization
• Understand how to use Conditional Access App Control policies to control access to the apps in your organization

• Describe data loss prevention (DLP) components in Microsoft 365
• Investigate DLP alerts in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
• Investigate DLP alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

• Explain how Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management can help prevent, detect, and contain internal risks in an organization.
• Describe the types of built-in, pre-defined policy templates.
• List the prerequisites that need to be met before creating insider risk policies.
• Explain the types of actions you can take on an insider risk management case.

• Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
• Understand how to hunt threats within your network.
• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can remediate risks in your environment.

• Create a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
• Onboard devices to be monitored by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment settings

• Explain Attack Surface Reduction in Windows
• Enable Attack Surface Reduction rules on Windows 10 devices
• Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules on Windows 10 devices

• Use the device page in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Describe device forensics information collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Describe behavioral blocking by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Conduct forensics data collection using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Access devices remotely using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Investigate files in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Investigate domains and IP addresses in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Investigate user accounts in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Configure advanced features of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Manage automation settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Configure alert settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Manage indicators in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Describe Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Identify vulnerabilities on your devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Track emerging threats in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud features
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections
• Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Explore Azure assets
• Configure auto-provisioning in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Describe manual provisioning in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Connect non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Connect AWS accounts to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Connect GCP accounts to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud features.
• Explain the Microsoft Defender for Cloud security posture management protections for your resources.

• Explain which workloads are protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Describe the benefits of the protections offered by Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Cloud protections function

• Describe alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Remediate alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Automate responses in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Construct KQL statements
• Search log files for security events using KQL
• Filter searches based on event time, severity, domain, and other relevant data using KQL

• Summarize data using KQL statements
• Render visualizations using KQL statements

• Create queries using unions to view results across multiple tables using KQL
• Merge two tables with the join operator using KQL

• Extract data from unstructured string fields using KQL
• Extract data from structured string data using KQL
• Create Functions using KQL

• Identify the various components and functionality of Microsoft Sentinel.
• Identify use cases where Microsoft Sentinel would be a good solution.

• Describe Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture
• Install Microsoft Sentinel workspace
• Manage a Microsoft Sentinel workspace

• Use the Logs page to view data tables in Microsoft Sentinel
• Query the most used tables using Microsoft Sentinel

• Create a watchlist in Microsoft Sentinel
• Use KQL to access the watchlist in Microsoft Sentinel

• Manage threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel
• Use KQL to access threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel

• Explain the use of data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
• Describe the Microsoft Sentinel data connector providers
• Explain the Common Event Format and Syslog connector differences in Microsoft Sentinel

• Connect Microsoft service connectors
• Explain how connectors auto-create incidents in Microsoft Sentinel

• Activate the Microsoft 365 Defender connector in Microsoft Sentinel
• Activate the Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel
• Activate the Microsoft Defender for IoT connector in Microsoft Sentinel

• Connect Azure Windows Virtual Machines to Microsoft Sentinel
• Connect non-Azure Windows hosts to Microsoft Sentinel
• Configure Log Analytics agent to collect Sysmon events

• Explain the Common Event Format connector deployment options in Microsoft Sentinel
• Run the deployment script for the Common Event Format connector

• Describe the Syslog connector deployment options in Microsoft Sentinel
• Run the connector deployment script to send data to Microsoft Sentinel
• Configure the Log Analytics agent integration for Microsoft Sentinel
• Create a parse using KQL in Microsoft Sentinel

• Configure the TAXII connector in Microsoft Sentinel
• Configure the Threat Intelligence Platform connector in Microsoft Sentinel
• View threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel

• Explain the importance of Microsoft Sentinel Analytics.
• Explain different types of analytics rules.
• Create rules from templates.
• Create new analytics rules and queries using the analytics rule wizard.
• Manage rules with modifications.

• Explain automation options in Microsoft Sentinel
• Create automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel

• Explain Microsoft Sentinel SOAR capabilities.
• Explore the Microsoft Sentinel Logic Apps connector.
• Create a playbook to automate an incident response.
• Run a playbook on demand in response to an incident.

• Understand Microsoft Sentinel incident management
• Explore Microsoft Sentinel evidence and entity management
• Investigate and manage incident resolution

• Explain User and Entity Behavior Analytics in Azure Sentinel
• Explore entities in Microsoft Sentinel

• Use ASIM Parsers
• Create ASIM Parser
• Create parameterized KQL functions

• Visualize security data using Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks.
• Understand how queries work.
• Explore workbook capabilities.
• Create a Microsoft Sentinel Workbook.

• Install a content hub solution in Microsoft Sentinel
• Connect a GitHub repository to Microsoft Sentinel

• Describe threat hunting concepts for use with Microsoft Sentinel
• Define a threat hunting hypothesis for use in Microsoft Sentinel

• Use queries to hunt for threats.
• Save key findings with bookmarks.
• Observe threats over time with livestream.

• Use Search Jobs in Microsoft Sentinel
• Restore archive logs in Microsoft Sentinel

• Explore API libraries for advanced threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel
• Describe notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel
• Create and use notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel

The prerequisites for taking the SC-200 exam are:

• A basic understanding of Microsoft 365 Defender
• A fundamental understanding of Microsoft security, compliance, and identity products
• An intermediate understanding of Windows 10/11
• Familiarity with Azure services, specifically Azure SQL Database and Azure Storage
• Familiarity with Azure virtual machines and virtual networking
• Basic understanding of scripting concepts

The best resources for preparing for the SC 200 exam are:

• The official Microsoft SC200 study guide
• Microsoft Learn modules on Microsoft 365 Defender, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel
• Practice exams from Microsoft and other third-party vendors

The SC 200 certification demonstrates your skills in using Microsoft 365 Defender, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel to mitigate threats. This certification can help you advance your career in security operations or cloud security.