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Microsoft SC-401 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:Microsoft
Exam Name:Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365
Exam Number:SC-401
Exam Format:Case studies, Multiple response, Scenario-based questions, Multiple choice
Certificate Validity Period:1 year
Exam Duration:120-150
Real Exam Qty:40-60
Exam Price:$165 USD (varies by region)
Passing Score:700/1000
Available Languages:English
Related Certifications:Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator (SC-400 legacy/related)
Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Recommended Training:Microsoft Learn SC-401 Learning Path
Microsoft Purview Documentation
Exam Registration:Pearson VUE Registration
Microsoft Learn Exam Registration
Sample Questions:Microsoft SC-401 Sample Questions
Exam Way:Online proctored or onsite testing via authorized Pearson VUE test centers
Pre Condition:Recommended experience with Microsoft 365 services, basic understanding of security, compliance, and identity concepts. Familiarity with Microsoft Purview is strongly recommended.
Official Syllabus URL:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/sc-401/

Microsoft SC-401 Exam Syllabus Topics:

TopicDetails
Topic 1
  • Protect Data Used by AI Services: This section evaluates AI Governance Specialists on securing data in AI-driven environments. It includes implementing controls for Microsoft Purview, configuring Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI, and monitoring AI-related security risks to ensure compliance and protection.
Topic 2
  • Implement Data Loss Prevention and Retention: This section evaluates Data Protection Officers on designing and managing data loss prevention (DLP) policies and retention strategies. It includes setting policies for data security, configuring Endpoint DLP, and managing retention labels and policies. Candidates must understand adaptive scopes, policy precedence, and data recovery within Microsoft 365.
Topic 3
  • Manage Risks, Alerts, and Activities: This section assesses Security Operations Analysts on insider risk management, monitoring alerts, and investigating security activities. It covers configuring risk policies, handling forensic evidence, and responding to alerts using Microsoft Purview and Defender tools. Candidates must also analyze audit logs and manage security workflows.
Topic 4
  • Implement Information Protection: This section measures the skills of Information Security Analysts in classifying and protecting data. It covers identifying and managing sensitive information, creating and applying sensitivity labels, and implementing protection for Windows, file shares, and Exchange. Candidates must also configure document fingerprinting, trainable classifiers, and encryption strategies using Microsoft Purview.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/sc-401/

Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 Sample Questions:

Question #1

Hotspot Question
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
You need to implement a compliance solution that meets the following requirements:
- Captures clips of key security-related user activities, such as the
exfiltration of sensitive company data.
- Integrates data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities with insider risk
management.
What should you use for each requirement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer:


Explanation:
Box 1: Forensic evidence in Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management allows organizations to capture screen recordings of security-related user activities, such as attempted exfiltration of sensitive data. This feature provides context around risky behavior, helping investigators analyze incidents more effectively.
Box 2: Adaptive Protection uses Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management and DLP together to apply protection dynamically based on detected user risks. It enhances DLP policies by automatically adjusting enforcement based on insider risk signals, ensuring that high-risk users receive stricter data controls while minimizing friction for low-risk users.

Question #2

Hotspot Question
You have a Microsoft 365 365 E5 subscription.
You plan to create a new sensitive information type (SIT) by using the Microsoft Purview portal.
You need to copy and modify an existing SIT from which to create the new SIT.
What are two SITs that you can copy and modify? To answer, select the appropriate SITs in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer:


Explanation:
ABA Routing and Adatum is correct. Only repeatable, standardized patterns can be copied.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-common-scenarios
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-create-a-custom-sensitive-information-type

Question #3

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains a user named User1.
You create a Highly Confidential sensitivity label named Label1.
You need to prevent User1 from using Microsoft 365 Copilot to summarize content that has Label1 applied. The solution must ensure that User1 can directly access the content.
Which type of policy should you create?

  • A. data loss prevention (DLP)
  • B. insider risk management
  • C. communication compliance
  • D. retention
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Correct Answer: A  🗳️

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Question #4

Drag and Drop Question
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains 20 data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
You need to identify the following:
- Rules that are applied without triggering a policy alert
- The top 10 files that have matched DLP policies
- Alerts that are miscategorized
Which report should you use for each requirement? To answer, drag the appropriate reports to the correct requirements. Each report 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.

Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer:

Question #5

Hotspot Question
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains two users named User1 and User2.
You have a Microsoft SharePoint site named Site1. Site1 stores files that contain IP addresses as shown in the following table.

User1 is assigned the SharePoint admin role for Site1. User2 is a member of Site1.
You create the data loss prevention (DLP) policy shown in the following exhibit.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer:


Explanation:
Box 1: Yes
Note: Key tasks of the SharePoint admin
Here are some of the key tasks users can do when they are assigned to the SharePoint admin role:
Create sites
Delete sites
Manage sharing settings at the organization level
Add and remove site admins
Manage site storage limits
Box 2: No
File1.text contains 3 IP addresses.
Box 3: Yes
File2.docx contains only 1 IP address.

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