What is the main purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

To manage device compliance policies

To provide visibility and control over cloud applications and their usage

To provide identity protection for on-premises Active Directory

To protect email from phishing attacks

A company's security team receives reports that employees are receiving phishing emails that pass through the existing email gateway. The emails contain malicious links that are clicked by several users. The team wants a solution that provides post-delivery protection, including automated investigation and remediation of compromised mailboxes. What should the team configure?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with network protection

Microsoft Defender for Identity with lateral movement policies

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps with session policies

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with Safe Links and automated incident response

A security operations team is investigating a new malware campaign. They want to enrich their investigation with context about the threat actor, indicators of compromise, and recommended actions. Which Microsoft Defender capability should they use?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence

A company's security team needs to identify which Windows devices have missing security updates and then remediate the most critical vulnerabilities directly from the same console. They also want to see related alerts for those devices. Which Microsoft Defender XDR capability should they use?

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence

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Describe Threat Protection with Microsoft Defender XDR SC-900 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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What is the main purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
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A company's security team receives reports that employees are receiving phishing emails that pass through the existing email gateway. The emails contain malicious links that are clicked by several users. The team wants a solution that provides post-delivery protection, including automated investigation and remediation of compromised mailboxes. What should the team configure?
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Which capability is provided by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management?
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9application · medium
A security operations team is investigating a new malware campaign. They want to enrich their investigation with context about the threat actor, indicators of compromise, and recommended actions. Which Microsoft Defender capability should they use?
Select an answer first
10application · medium
A company's security team needs to identify which Windows devices have missing security updates and then remediate the most critical vulnerabilities directly from the same console. They also want to see related alerts for those devices. Which Microsoft Defender XDR capability should they use?
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What is the main purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

Which capability is provided by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management?

A security operations team is investigating a new malware campaign. They want to enrich their investigation with context about the threat actor, indicators of compromise, and recommended actions. Which Microsoft Defender capability should they use?

A company's security team needs to identify which Windows devices have missing security updates and then remediate the most critical vulnerabilities directly from the same console. They also want to see related alerts for those devices. Which Microsoft Defender XDR capability should they use?

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