SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

In this module, you’ll learn how to use the Microsoft 365 Defender integrated threat protection suite.

Learning objectives

In this module, you learned the role that Microsoft 365 Defender plays in a modern SOC. You should now be able to:

• Understand Microsoft 365 Defender solution by domain
• Understand Microsoft 365 Defender role in a Modern SOC

Learn how the Microsoft 365 Defender portal provides a unified view of incidents from the Microsoft 365 Defender family of products.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this module, the learner will be able to :

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

Use the advanced detection and remediation of identity-based threats to protect your Azure Active Directory identities and applications from compromise.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will know how to :

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

Learn about the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 component of Microsoft 365 Defender.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• 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.

Learn about the Microsoft Defender for Identity component of Microsoft 365 Defender.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, learners will be able to:

• 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

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is a cloud access security broker (CASB) that operates on multiple clouds. It provides rich visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify and combat cyberthreats across all your cloud services. Learn how to use Defender for Cloud Apps in your organization.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will learn how to use the Language service to :

• 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

As a Security Operations Analyst, you need to understand compliance related terminology and alerts. Learn how the data loss prevention alerts will help in your investigation to find the full scope of the incident.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management helps organizations address internal risks, such as IP theft, fraud, and sabotage. Learn about insider risk management and how Microsoft technologies can help you detect, investigate, and take action on risky activities in your organization.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• 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.

This module examines how to search for audited activities using the Microsoft Purview Audit (UAL) solution, including how to export, configure, and view the audit log records that were retrieved from an audit log search.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will learn how to :

• Describe the differences between Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium).
• Start recording user and admin activity in the Unified Audit Log (UAL).
• Identify the core features of the Audit (Standard) solution.
• Set up and implement audit log searching using the Audit (Standard) solution.
• Export, configure, and view audit log records.
• Use audit log searching to troubleshoot common support issues.

This module explores the differences between Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium), plus the key functionality in Audit (Premium), including setup requirements, enabling audit logging, creating audit log retention policies, and performing forensics investigations.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

• Describe the differences between Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium).
• Set up and implement Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium).
• Create audit log retention policies.
• Perform forensic investigations of compromised user accounts.

This module examines how to search for content in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal using Content Search functionality, including how to view and export the search results, and configure search permissions filtering.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

• Describe how to use content search in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
• Design and create a content search.
• Preview the search results.
• View the search statistics.
• Export the search results and search report.
• Configure search permission filtering.

Learn how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can help your organization stay secure

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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.

Learn how to deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment, including onboarding devices and configuring security.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint gives you various tools to eliminate risks by reducing the surface area for attacks without blocking user productivity. Learn about Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides detailed device information, including forensics information. Learn about information available to you through Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that will aid in your investigations.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

• 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

Learn how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides the remote capability to contain devices and collect forensics data.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

• 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

Learn about the artifacts in your environment and how they relate to other artifacts and alerts that will provide you with insight to understand the overall impact to your environment.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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

Learn how to configure automation in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by managing environmental settings.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

Learn how to configure settings to manage alerts and notifications. You’ll also learn to enable indicators as part of the detection process.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

Learn about your environment’s weaknesses by using Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how to:

• 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

Learn the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and how to enable the system.

Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how to :

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

Learn how to connect your various Azure assets to Microsoft Defender for Cloud to detect threats.

Learning objectives
In this module you will learn how to:

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

Learn how you can add Microsoft Defender for Cloud capabilities to your hybrid environment.

Learning objectives
In this module you will learn how to :

• 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

Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) provides visibility into vulnerable resources and provides hardening guidance.

Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides security posture management. Upon completion you’ll be able to :

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

Learn about the protections and detections provided by Microsoft Defender for Cloud with each cloud workload.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• 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

Learn how to remediate security alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

KQL is the query language used to perform analysis on data to create analytics, workbooks, and perform hunting in Microsoft Sentinel. Learn how basic KQL statement structure provides the foundation to build more complex statements.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will know how to :

• 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

Learn how to summarize and visualize data with a KQL statement provides the foundation to build detections in Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

Learn how to work with multiple tables using KQL.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, learners will be able to:

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

Learn how to use the Kusto Query Language (KQL) to manipulate string data ingested from log sources.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will learn how to use the Language service to :

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

Traditional security information and event management (SIEM) systems typically take a long time to set up and configure. They’re also not necessarily designed with cloud workloads in mind. Microsoft Sentinel enables you to start getting valuable security insights from your cloud and on-premises data quickly. This module helps you get started.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

Learn about the architecture of Microsoft Sentinel workspaces to ensure you configure your system to meet your organization’s security operations requirements.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this module, the learner will be able to:

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

As a Security Operations Analyst, you must understand the tables, fields, and data ingested in your workspace. Learn how to query the most used data tables in Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will learn how to :

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

Learn how to create Microsoft Sentinel watchlists that are a named list of imported data. Once created, you can easily use the named watchlist in KQL queries.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

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

Learn how the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Intelligence page enables you to manage threat indicators.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

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

The primary approach to connect log data is using the Microsoft Sentinel provided data connectors. This module provides an overview of the available data connectors.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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

Learn how to connect Microsoft 365 and Azure service logs to Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

Learn about the configuration options and data provided by Microsoft Sentinel connectors for Microsoft 365 Defender.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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

One of the most common logs to collect is Windows security events. Learn how Microsoft Sentinel makes this easy with the Security Events connector.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

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

Most vendor-provided connectors utilize the CEF connector. Learn about the Common Event Format (CEF) connector’s configuration options.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you’ll be able to :

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

Learn about the Syslog connector’s configuration options which will enable you to parse Syslog data.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

• 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

Learn how to connect Threat Intelligence Indicators to the Microsoft Sentinel workspace using the provided data connectors.

Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to :

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

In this module, you learned how Microsoft Sentinel Analytics can help the SecOps team identify and stop cyber attacks.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:

• 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.

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to use automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel to automated incident management.
Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how to:

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

Learn about security incidents, incident evidence and entities, incident management, and how to use Microsoft Sentinel to handle incidents.

Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how to :

• Learn about security incidents and Microsoft Sentinel incident management.
• Explore Microsoft Sentinel incident evidence and entities.
• Use Microsoft Sentinel to investigate security incidents and manage incident resolution.

Learn how to use entity behavior analytics in Microsoft Sentinel to identify threats inside your organization.

Learning objectives
In this module you will learn how to:

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

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to use ASIM parsers to identify threats inside your organization.

Learning objectives
In this module you will learn how to :

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

This module describes how to query, visualize, and monitor data in Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives
In this module you will learn how to:

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

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to manage content in Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

Learn the threat hunting process in Microsoft Sentinel.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

In this module, you’ll learn to proactively identify threat behaviors by using Microsoft Sentinel queries. You’ll also learn to use bookmarks and livestream to hunt threats.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

In Microsoft Sentinel, you can search across long time periods in large datasets by using a search job.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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

Learn how to use notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel for advanced hunting.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

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