SC-200

SC-200

Security Operations Analyst Associate — flashcards, study guide, and practice exam.

Completion0%0 of 250 cards studied
Know00% of Study Deck
Unsure00% of Study Deck
Missed00% of Study Deck

Recommended Study Strategy

Round 1

Full Assessment

Go through all 250 Study Deck cards in order and grade each one Know, Unsure, or Missed. This sets your baseline.

Remaining: 250 cards

Start Round 1
Round 2

Review Deck

Study only the cards you graded Unsure or Missed. A card you grade Know leaves the Review Deck the next time you start a session.

Active pool: 0 cards

Open Review Deck
Round 3

Mastery Shuffle

Shuffle the full Study Deck and grade from memory to test what you really know.

Pass mark: 225 of 250 cards (90%)

Start Round 3

Study by Exam Domain

Manage a security operations environment104 cards · 40–45% of examRespond to security incidents92 cards · 35–40% of examPerform threat hunting54 cards · 20–25% of exam

Exam Day Checklist

  • You have 100 minutes, and you need 700 on a scale of 1 to 1,000 to pass.
  • Read the final sentence of a long scenario first to find the actual question.
  • Watch for qualifiers such as NOT, BEST, and MOST appropriate.
  • Answer every question. Wrong answers cost no points, so a guess beats a blank.
  • Flag hard questions and come back to them. Change an answer only with a clear reason.
  • Review flagged questions before you take a break. The clock keeps running, and you can't return to earlier questions afterward.

Official Microsoft Links

Exam SC-200 study guide (skills measured as of July 28, 2026)Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (includes the practice assessment)Exam sandbox (try the exam interface)Exam SC-200 prep videos (published February 2026, before the July 28, 2026 update)Course SC-200T00: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft's security operations platformLearning path: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender XDRLearning path: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Security CopilotLearning path: Mitigate threats using Microsoft PurviewLearning path: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for EndpointLearning path: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for CloudLearning path: Create queries for Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)Learning path: Configure your Microsoft Sentinel environmentLearning path: Connect logs to Microsoft SentinelLearning path: Create detections and perform investigations using Microsoft SentinelLearning path: Perform threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel