SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Exam Prep

Learn Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Defender for Cloud with real SOC workflows, KQL hunting, and exam-focused insights.

What you'll learn
- Deploy Microsoft Sentinel: connect data sources, build analytics, automate SOAR playbooks.
- Master KQL for threat hunting, investigation, and detection tuning in Sentinel.
- Operate Microsoft Defender XDR to triage correlated incidents across endpoints, identity, email, apps.
- Harden cloud workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud using CSPM and CWPP best practices.
- Protect Microsoft 365 with Defender for Office 365 policies, Safe Links/Attachments, and response.
- Design SOC workflows for triage, investigation, containment, and post-incident improvements aligned to SC-200.

Requirements
- Basic Azure/M365 admin, networking basics; KQL or PowerShell helpful.

Description
This course prepares you to earn theMicrosoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)certification with a practical approach.

You’ll map every module to the latestskills measuredfor the exam, including managing a security operations environment, configuring protections and detections, managing incident response, and managing security threats. These are the same four domains Microsoft lists for SC-200, and they guide the structure, labs, and review checkpoints throughout the course.

Across the modules, you’ll work directly with the Microsoft security stack you’re tested on:Microsoft Defender XDR(covering Defender for Endpoint, Identity, and Office 365),Microsoft Defender for Cloudfor cloud workload protection, andMicrosoft Sentinelfor SIEM/SOAR. You’ll also practiceKQL-based threat hunting, incident triage, automation rules, and playbooks so you can respond with confidence on exam day and in real SOC work.

What you’ll learn:

How modern SOCs evolve from traditional tooling to unifiedDefender XDRand Sentinel, with hands-on configuration, tuning, and alert workflows.

Endpoint detection and response withDefender for Endpoint: onboarding, advanced features (EDR in block mode, live response), device timelines, and automated investigation.

Identity and email defenses withDefender for IdentityandDefender for Office 365, including policies, DLP signals, and incident investigation in the Microsoft Defender portal.

Cloud posture and workload protection withDefender for Cloud, from discovering unprotected resources to mitigating risks surfaced by vulnerability and exposure management.

Microsoft Sentineldeployment and operations: workspace design, data collection rules, Content Hub solutions, analytics rules, workbooks, automation rules, and playbooks.

Targetedthreat huntingwith KQL in both Defender and Sentinel, plus mapping toMITRE ATT&CKto prioritize coverage.

The course also introducesMicrosoft Security Copilotin the context of SC-200 objectives, including promptbooks, connectors, and usage considerations, reflecting Microsoft’s recent updates to the exam guidance.

By the end, you’ll have a strong command of the tools and workflows a Security Operations Analyst uses daily, and your study time will align tightly with the exam blueprint and its relative weightings:Manage a security operations environment (20–25%),Configure protections and detections (15–20%),Manage incident response (25–30%), andManage security threats (15–20%).

Designed for analysts, sysadmins pivoting into security, and cloud pros who need SOC depth, this course focuses on real-world investigation and remediation workflows while staying faithful to the SC-200 exam’s official scope.

Who this course is for:
- SOC analysts prepping for SC-200 who need Sentinel and Defender XDR skills.
- Security engineers moving from legacy tools to Microsoft Sentinel and Defender.
- Incident responders seeking repeatable, KQL-driven investigations across Microsoft 365.
- Cloud security teams adopting Defender for Cloud to protect Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Blue teamers and threat hunters building analytics, automation, and hunting queries.
- Consultants/MSPs standardizing client monitoring with Microsoft SIEM/XDR platforms.
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