The modern SOC is no longer a passive defense line — it is a living system of telemetry, investigations, automated response and intelligence-driven risk reduction. This practice test goes far beyond definitions and memorization. It delivers 1,500 strategic questions across six operational domains, built to reflect the true rhythm of real-world security operations inside Microsoft-based environments.

We begin with Defender XDR Ecosystem & Cross-Domain Threat Visibility, where signals from endpoints, identities, email, SaaS apps and cloud workloads are correlated to reveal the hidden patterns of attack progression. Students learn how XDR merges telemetry into a unified threat landscape and prioritizes alerts with automated intelligence.

The second module, SIEM Mastery with Microsoft Sentinel & Incident Investigation, trains your investigation mindset. You will work with log analytics, detection rules, KQL-based hunting and structured triage. This is where threats become timelines — and where security analysts turn noise into evidence.

The journey continues with Endpoint Defense, Attack Surface Reduction & Secure Device Telemetry. Instead of theory, you work with actual defense tactics: application control, ASR rules, device isolation, vulnerability analysis and behavior-based detection inside real enterprise conditions.

Then comes Identity Threat Defense & Conditional Access Enforcement, focusing on compromised credentials, token analysis, abnormal locations, MFA enforcement and Entra ID protection. You will train the mindset needed to defend users even when attackers already have a foot in the door.

In Cloud Threat Detection, Hunting Queries & Proactive Risk Discovery, we explore container signals, Azure resource telemetry, IOC matching, lateral movement tracking and proactive risk discovery. This section prepares analysts to detect attacks before alarms are triggered.

Finally, Security Automation, Playbooks & Operational Response Intelligence shows how modern SOCs scale. Through Logic Apps and SOAR orchestration, you learn how automated actions reduce time-to-respond — building operational pipelines that think ahead instead of waiting to react.

Each section contains 250 questions and can be retaken unlimited times. The goal is not surface knowledge — but analytical thinking, operational confidence, and readiness for real security challenges. If you aim to pass the SC-200 exam or to work in a SOC role with real responsibility — this course forges the instincts of a true Security Operations Analyst.

Your analytical journey begins here.