Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Questions and Answers
Your company uses line-of-business apps that contain Microsoft Office VBA macros.
You plan to enable protection against downloading and running additional payloads from the Office VBA macros as additional child processes.
You need to identify which Office VBA macros might be affected.
Which two commands can you run to achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Microsoft Sentinel workspace.
You need to create a playbook that will run automatically in response to an Microsoft Sentinel alert.
What should you create first?
You have a Microsoft Sentinel workspace that contains a custom workbook.
You need to query the number of daily security alerts. The solution must meet the following requirements:
• Identify alerts that occurred during the last 30 days.
• Display the results in a timechart.
How should you complete the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have four Azure subscriptions. One of the subscriptions contains a Microsoft Sentinel workspace.
You need to deploy Microsoft Sentinel data connectors to collect data from the subscriptions by using Azure Policy. The solution must ensure that the policy will apply to new and existing resources in the subscriptions.
Which type of connectors should you provision, and what should you use to ensure that all the resources are monitored? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have an Azure subscription that contains 100 Linux virtual machines.
You need to configure Microsoft Sentinel to collect event logs from the virtual machines.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
You have an Azure subscription.
You need to stream the Microsoft Graph activity logs to a third-party security information and event management (SIEM) tool. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
To where should you stream the logs?
You have a Microsoft Sentinel workspace named SW1.
In SW1. you enable User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).
You need to use KQL to perform the following tasks:
• View the entity data that has fields for each type of entity.
• Assess the quality of rules by analyzing how well a rule performs.
Which table should you use in KQL for each task? To answer, drag the appropriate tables to the correct tasks. Each table may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have 50 Microsoft Sentinel workspaces.
You need to view all the incidents from all the workspaces on a single page in the Azure portal. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
Which page should you use in the Azure portal?
Your on-premises network contains 100 servers that run Windows Server.
You have an Azure subscription that uses Microsoft Sentinel.
You need to upload custom logs from the on-premises servers to Microsoft Sentinel.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options m the answer area.
You have an Azure subscription that uses Azure Defender.
You plan to use Azure Security Center workflow automation to respond to Azure Defender threat alerts.
You need to create an Azure policy that will perform threat remediation automatically.
What should you include in the solution? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Your company deploys Azure Sentinel.
You plan to delegate the administration of Azure Sentinel to various groups.
You need to delegate the following tasks:
Create and run playbooks
Create workbooks and analytic rules.
The solution must use the principle of least privilege.
Which role should you assign for each task? To answer, drag the appropriate roles to the correct tasks. Each role may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to assign role-based access control (RBAQ roles to Group1 and Group2 to meet The Microsoft Defender for Cloud requirements and the business requirements Which role should you assign to each group? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area NOTE Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a Microsoft Sentinel workspace.
You need to create a KQL query that will identify successful sign-ins from multiple countries during the last three hours.
How should you complete the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have Linux virtual machines on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
You deploy Azure Defender and enable auto-provisioning.
You need to monitor the virtual machines by using Azure Defender.
Solution: You enable Azure Arc and onboard the virtual machines to Azure Arc.
Does this meet the goal?
You have an Azure subscription that contains a Log Analytics workspace named Workspace1.
You configure Azure activity logs and Microsoft Entra ID logs to be forwarded to Workspace1.
You need to identify which Azure resources have been queried or modified by risky users.
How should you complete the KQL query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a Microsoft 365 tenant that uses Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
What should you use to identify whether zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) moved an email message from the mailbox of a user?
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that is linked to a hybrid Azure AD tenant.
You need to identify all the changes made to Domain Admins group during the past 30 days.
What should you use?
Your network contains an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain that syncs with Azure AD.
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender 365.
You need to identify all the interactive authentication attempts by the users in the finance department of your company.
How should you complete the KQL query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender XDR.
You need to ensure that you can investigate threats by using data in the unified audit log of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
What should you configure first?
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan Z and contains 1,000 Windows devices.
You have a PowerShell script named Script Vps1 that is signed digitally.
You need to ensure that you can run Script1.psl in a live response session on one of the devices.
What should you do first from the live response session?
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
You need to create a hunting query that will return every email that contains an attachment named Document.pdf. The query must meet the following requirements:
• Only show emails sent during the last hour.
• Optimize query performance.
How should you complete the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
A security administrator receives email alerts from Azure Defender for activities such as potential malware uploaded to a storage account and potential successful brute force attacks.
The security administrator does NOT receive email alerts for activities such as antimalware action failed and suspicious network activity. The alerts appear in Azure Security Center.
You need to ensure that the security administrator receives email alerts for all the activities.
What should you configure in the Security Center settings?
You need to implement Azure Defender to meet the Azure Defender requirements and the business requirements.
What should you include in the solution? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to configure the Azure Sentinel integration to meet the Azure Sentinel requirements.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Which rule setting should you configure to meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements?
You need to implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud to meet the Microsoft Defender for Cloud requirements and the business requirements. What should you include in the solution? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create the analytics rule to meet the Azure Sentinel requirements.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to modify the anomaly detection policy settings to meet the Cloud App Security requirements. Which policy should you modify?
You need to modify the anomaly detection policy settings to meet the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps requirements and resolve the reported problem.
Which policy should you modify?
You need to restrict cloud apps running on CUENT1 to meet the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint requirements. Which two configurations should you modify? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to implement the Azure Information Protection requirements. What should you configure first?
You need to restrict cloud apps running on CLIENT1 to meet the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint requirements.
Which two configurations should you modify? Each correct answer present part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to add notes to the events to meet the Azure Sentinel requirements.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of action to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
You need to configure DC1 to meet the business requirements.
Which four actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
You need to create the test rule to meet the Azure Sentinel requirements. What should you do when you create the rule?
You need to assign a role-based access control (RBAC) role to admin1 to meet the Azure Sentinel requirements and the business requirements.
Which role should you assign?
You need to configure the Microsoft Sentinel integration to meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements. What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to recommend remediation actions for the Azure Defender alerts for Fabrikam.
What should you recommend for each threat? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create an advanced hunting query to investigate the executive team issue.
How should you complete the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to implement Azure Sentinel queries for Contoso and Fabrikam to meet the technical requirements.
What should you include in the solution? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
The issue for which team can be resolved by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
You need to recommend a solution to meet the technical requirements for the Azure virtual machines. What should you include in the recommendation?
The issue for which team can be resolved by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
You need to complete the query for failed sign-ins to meet the technical requirements.
Where can you find the column name to complete the where clause?
You need to implement the Microsoft Sentinel NRT rule for monitoring the designated break glass account. The solution must meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements.
How should you complete the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to implement the ASIM query for DNS requests. The solution must meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements. How should you configure the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to ensure that the processing of incidents generated by rulequery1 meets the Microsoft Sentinel requirements.
What should you create first?
You need to ensure that the Group1 members can meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements.
Which role should you assign to Group1?
You need to monitor the password resets. The solution must meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to implement the Defender for Cloud requirements.
Which subscription-level role should you assign to Group1?
You need to implement the query for Workbook1 and Webapp1. The solution must meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements. How should you configure the query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to configure event monitoring for Server1. The solution must meet the Microsoft Sentinel requirements. What should you create first?
You need to ensure that the configuration of HuntingQuery1 meets the Microsoft Sentinel requirements.
What should you do?
You need to implement the Defender for Cloud requirements.
What should you configure for Server2?
You need to implement the scheduled rule for incident generation based on rulequery1.
What should you configure first?