SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Prep

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

SC-200 tests whether you can actually run a Microsoft security operations center — not recite definitions. This course walks through the four official Skills Measured domains in exam order: managing the SOC platform (Defender XDR configuration, unified RBAC, Sentinel workspace architecture, data connectors), configuring protections and detections (analytics rule types, automation rules, playbooks, tuning), managing incident response (triage, containment, cross-workload investigation, and Security Copilot's agentic AI capabilities), and managing security threats (KQL-based advanced hunting, MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and UEBA). Every chapter pairs a tight explanation with a hands-on portal or KQL exercise so you build real, transferable analyst skills alongside exam-focused preparation.

Instructor Aseem Mankotia structures this course around how the exam actually asks questions — scenario-driven, product-grounded, and heavy on 'given this incident or log, what's the best next action' reasoning rather than rote memorization. You'll get worked KQL examples explained line by line, annotated walkthroughs of the current Sentinel Analytics tier vs Data lake tier decision, Defender for Cloud multicloud connector configuration for AWS and GCP, and dedicated coverage of Security Copilot and agentic AI, which is one of the most current and heavily emphasized additions to the SC-200 objectives.

Each chapter includes exam-style practice questions with full rationale for every option, common traps flagged explicitly (alert vs incident, scheduled vs NRT vs fusion rules, automation rule vs playbook), and a specific hands-on lab using real Microsoft tooling. The course closes with a full timed practice exam simulation and a time-management strategy for case studies and interactive items, so you walk into exam day having already rehearsed the pacing, not just the content. Ideal for SOC analysts, threat hunters, incident responders, and security engineers preparing for this Microsoft associate-level, role-based credential.

AI content disclosure: This course was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools. Lecture narration is AI-voice generated, and lecture scripts, slides, and practice questions were drafted with AI assistance, then reviewed and curated by the instructor for technical accuracy and alignment with the official SC-200 exam guide.