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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

Getting to know traditional SOC issues

With the traditional approach to security being in place for years, it should not be a surprise that with such an approach, naturally there are SOC issues. There have been numerous studies conducted by Cisco, Exabeam, ESG, and Microsoft that have deeply reviewed how SOC teams work and what the gaps are that bring about issues and security threats. Think about it, with every gap, with every moment wasted on a slow triage process, the security threat increases. We will spend a little bit of time here going over the main issues and sub-issues of traditional operations within a SOC, as follows:

  • Tooling, tooling, and tooling: One of the first gaps that have been assessed in studies comes down to what tools do SOC analysts have in their reach to be effective? What we have come to find out is that there are numerous teams without a proper set of tools to secure operations effectively. There might be an enterprise with a centralized logging infrastructure...