Microsoft
Security, Compliance & Identity
Security
Security certifications validate expertise in Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel, compliance, and identity protection across the Microsoft cloud.
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SC-200
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
Security
Investigate, search for, and mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft 365 Defender.
Skills measured
- General
- Manage a security operations environment (41%)
- Mitigate threats
- Respond to security incidents (36%)
- Perform threat hunting (22%)
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000
📚 62 questions
SC-300
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Security · RoleSecurity Engineer
Demonstrate the features of Microsoft Entra ID to modernize identity solutions, implement hybrid solutions, and implement identity governance.
Skills measured
- Implement and manage user identities (23%)
- Implement authentication and access management (28%)
- Plan and implement workload identities (23%)
- Plan and automate identity governance (23%)
- General
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000
📚 58 questions
SC-401
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate
Security · RoleAdministrator
Demonstrate the fundamentals of data security, lifecycle management, information security, and compliance to protect a Microsoft 365 deployment.
Skills measured
- Implement information protection (33%)
- Implement data loss prevention and retention (33%)
- Manage risks, alerts, and activities (33%)
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000
SC-500
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Security · RoleSecurity Engineer
Demonstrate the skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
Skills measured
- Manage identity, access, and governance (23%)
- Secure storage, databases, and networking (28%)
- Secure compute (23%)
- Manage and monitor security posture (23%)
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000
SC-730
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
Security
Investigate, search for, and mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft 365 Defender.
Skills measured
- Understand cybersecurity concepts (21%)
- Understand cybersecurity risks and threats (25%)
- Apply basic security policies to protect the organization (21%)
- Report and respond to security incidents (9%)
- Apply basic security practices to protect the organization (21%)
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000
SC-100
Expert
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Security · Administrator,
As a Microsoft cybersecurity architect, you translate a cybersecurity strategy into capabilities that protect the assets, business, and operations of an organization. You design, guide the implementation of, and maintain…
Skills measured
- priorities (18%)
- Design security solutions for infrastructure (22%)
- Design security solutions for applications and data (18%)
- Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities (18%)
- Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities (22%)
⏱ 90 min
🎯 700/1000