The Microsoft security operations analyst is the central point of contact and collaborator with both individual contributors and enterprise stakeholders in both classic and cutting-edge businesses. The primary objective of this position in most businesses is to safeguard the company from outside dangers, as well as to identify and respond swiftly to any hazards that may be lurking within the network. By quickly resolving active attacks in the environment, advising on changes to threat prevention methods, and directing violations of organizational regulations to relevant teams and stakeholders, they help reduce risk for the firm. Traditionally, this level of accountability necessitated a large number of tools, constant monitoring, extensive human involvement in investigations, and so on.
Our goal is to highlight how significantly the security landscape has changed for most organizations. The tools that analysts on the Security Operations Center (SOC) of modern enterprises must utilize daily to do their jobs successfully have evolved, and the cloud’s power has brought enormous value to them.
In order to ensure the safety of Microsoft’s IT infrastructure, the security operations analyst works closely with other departments and departments inside the company. To accomplish this, they perform rapid cleanup of active attacks in the environment, offer suggestions for better threat protection methods, and escalate policy violations to the relevant parties.
Responsibility for managing, monitoring, and responding to threats in their environment utilizing a wide range of security technologies is part of the job description. Using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security tools, this function typically conducts investigations, responds to incidents, and looks for threats. The security operations analyst is a key player in the configuration and rollout of these technologies because they rely on their operational output.
The test has 40–60 questions and time limit of 2 hours. There are numerous various formats for these inquiries, including mark-review, multiple-choice, build list, case studies, and many more. To pass the exam, students need to earn a score of 700 out of 1000.
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Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender (25—30%)
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Mitigate threats to the productivity environment by using Microsoft 365 Defender
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Investigate, respond, and remediate threats to Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
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Investigate, respond, and remediate threats to email by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Investigate and respond to alerts generated from Data Loss Prevention policies
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Investigate and respond to alerts generated from insider risk policies
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Identify, investigate, and remediate security risks by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
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Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to generate alerts and reports to detect threats
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Investigate, respond, and remediate threats to Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
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Mitigate endpoint threats by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Manage data retention, alert notification, and advanced features
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Recommend security baselines for devices
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Respond to incidents and alerts
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Manage automated investigations and remediations
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Assess and recommend endpoint configurations to reduce and remediate vulnerabilities by using the Microsoft’s threat and vulnerability management solution
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Manage endpoint threat indicators
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Manage data retention, alert notification, and advanced features
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Mitigate identity threats
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Identify and remediate security risks related to Azure AD Identity Protection events
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Identify and remediate security risks related to conditional access events
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Identify and remediate security risks related to Azure Active Directory events
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Identify and remediate security risks related to Active Directory Domain Services using Microsoft Defender for Identity
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Identify and remediate security risks related to Azure AD Identity Protection events
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Manage extended detection and response (XDR) in Microsoft 365 Defender
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Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud (20—25%)
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Implement and maintain cloud security posture management and workload protection
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Plan and configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud settings, including selecting target subscriptions and workspaces
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Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud roles
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Assess and recommend cloud workload protection
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Identify and remediate security risks using the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Secure Score
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Manage policies for regulatory compliance
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Review and remediate security recommendations
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Plan and configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud settings, including selecting target subscriptions and workspaces
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Plan and implement the use of data connectors for ingestion of data sources in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Configure and respond to alerts and incidents in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Validate alert configuration
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Set up email notifications
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Create and manage alert suppression rules
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Design and configure workflow automation in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Remediate alerts and incidents by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendations
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Manage security alerts and incidents
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Analyze Microsoft Defender for Cloud threat intelligence reports
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Manage user data discovered during an investigation
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Validate alert configuration
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Mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel (50—55%)
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Design and configure a Microsoft Sentinel workspace
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Plan and implement the use of data connectors for ingestion of data sources in Microsoft Sentinel
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Identify data sources to be ingested for Microsoft Sentinel
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Identify the prerequisites for a Microsoft Sentinel data connector
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Configure and use Microsoft Sentinel data connectors
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Configure Microsoft Sentinel data connectors by using Azure Policy
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Configure Microsoft Sentinel connectors for Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Design and configure Syslog and CEF event collections
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Design and configure Windows Security event collections
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Configure custom threat intelligence connectors
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Identify data sources to be ingested for Microsoft Sentinel
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Manage Microsoft Sentinel analytics rules
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Perform data classification and normalization
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Configure Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) in Microsoft Sentinel
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Manage Microsoft Sentinel incidents
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Use Microsoft Sentinel workbooks to analyze and interpret data
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Hunt for threats using Microsoft Sentinel
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Create custom hunting queries
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Run hunting queries manually
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Monitor hunting queries by using Livestream
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Configure and use MSTICPy in notebooks
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Perform hunting by using notebooks
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Track query results with bookmarks
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Use hunting bookmarks for data investigations
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Convert a hunting query to an analytical rule
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Create custom hunting queries
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