Which type of attack is Microsoft Defender for Identity designed to detect?

Denial-of-service attacks on web servers

Phishing emails in user mailboxes

Malware infections on endpoints

A company suspects that an attacker has compromised a user account and is attempting to move laterally within the network. They want to detect this type of activity and investigate it in a central portal. What should they use?

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with the Exchange admin center

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps with the Azure portal

Microsoft Secure Score with the Microsoft 365 admin center

Microsoft Defender for Identity with the Microsoft Defender portal

Which common threat is primarily addressed by endpoint threat protection in Microsoft 365?

Credential theft from Active Directory

Which Microsoft 365 service is designed to detect identity-related threats?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender XDR?

To provide a unified view and coordinated response across email, identity, endpoints, and cloud apps

To replace all third-party security tools with a single antivirus product

To manage user licenses and compliance policies for Microsoft 365

To provide a backup and disaster recovery solution for on-premises servers

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Domain 3Objective 2

Describe Threat Protection Solutions of Microsoft 365 MS-900 Practice Questions (Page 8)

Part of the Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 domain, which accounts for 25–30% of the MS-900 exam. Microsoft does not publish an official question count, but from its 45-minute exam (~20–30 total, ~5–9 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 51 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11free pages

11concepts

25–30%of the exam

11 Concepts in This Objective

Microsoft Defender XDR Overview
Defender for Endpoint Functionality
Defender for Office 365 Features
Defender for Identity Capabilities
Defender for Cloud Apps Role
Microsoft Defender Portal Usage
Microsoft Secure Score Benefits
Microsoft Secure Score Capabilities
Endpoint Threat Protection in Microsoft 365
Application Threat Protection in Microsoft 365
Identity Threat Protection in Microsoft 365

Questions 36–40

36foundation · easy
Which type of attack is Microsoft Defender for Identity designed to detect?
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37application · medium
A company suspects that an attacker has compromised a user account and is attempting to move laterally within the network. They want to detect this type of activity and investigate it in a central portal. What should they use?
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38foundation · easy
Which common threat is primarily addressed by endpoint threat protection in Microsoft 365?
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39foundation · easy
Which Microsoft 365 service is designed to detect identity-related threats?
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40foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender XDR?
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