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Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Exam Ref SC-200 Certification Guide

By : Trevor Stuart, Joe Anich
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Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Exam Ref SC-200 Certification Guide

By: Trevor Stuart, Joe Anich

Overview of this book

Security in information technology has always been a topic of discussion, one that comes with various backgrounds, tools, responsibilities, education, and change! The SC-200 exam comprises a wide range of topics that introduce Microsoft technologies and general operations for security analysts in enterprises. This book is a comprehensive guide that covers the usefulness and applicability of Microsoft Security Stack in the daily activities of an enterprise security operations analyst. Starting with a quick overview of what it takes to prepare for the exam, you'll understand how to implement the learning in real-world scenarios. You'll learn to use Microsoft's security stack, including Microsoft 365 Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel, to detect, protect, and respond to adversary threats in your enterprise. This book will take you from legacy on-premises SOC and DFIR tools to leveraging all aspects of the M365 Defender suite as a modern replacement in a more effective and efficient way. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to plan, deploy, and operationalize Microsoft's security stack in your enterprise and gained the confidence to pass the SC-200 exam.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1 – Exam Overview and Evolution of Security Operations
4
Section 2 – Implementing Microsoft 365 Defender Solutions
8
Section 3 – Familiarizing Yourself with Alerts, Incidents, Evidence, and Dashboards
13
Section 4 – Setting Up and Connecting Data Sources to Microsoft Sentinel
15
Section 5 – Hunting Threats within Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel

Detecting, investigating, and responding to application threats

At the core of detecting threats with MDCA, we have anomaly detection policies. Anomaly detection policies evaluate and detect threats by evaluating over 30 different indicators of risk. We listed these earlier when we talked about UEBA. It looks at all users' sessions to evaluate whether the behavior deviates from normal behavior. These policies include the following:

  • Impossible travel
  • Activity from unusual countries
  • Malware detection
  • Ransomware activity
  • Activity from suspicious IP addresses
  • Suspicious inbox forwarding

The following screenshot shows the portal where you can filter on different statuses and severity levels for these alert types, as well as the alert counts for each:

Figure 9.14 – MDCA settings and MIP integration

When it comes to investigating applications, MDCA provides many different dashboards for you to use while digging into alerts...