SC-900 · Domain 4: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions · 22% of the exam
Task 4.4: Describe insider risk, eDiscovery, and audit capabilities in Microsoft Purview
Insider risk management and its workflow, eDiscovery cases, holds and review sets, and Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium).
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An insider risk management policy has produced 40 alerts with a Needs review status. A reviewer works through them: she opens a new case for two, adds three to an existing case and dismisses the rest. Which stage of the insider risk management workflow is she working in?
APolicies
BInvestigate
CTriage
DAction
Show the answer and why
APolicies
Incorrect
In the policies stage, admins define the risk indicators, users and conditions that are examined.
BInvestigate
Incorrect
In investigation, cases bring together activities and evidence for reviewers to examine.
CTriage
Correct
Triage is where reviewers evaluate alerts with a Needs review status and decide what to do with each.
DAction
Incorrect
In the action stage, reviewers resolve cases, for example with a policy reminder or escalation.
The insider risk management workflow has five stages: policies define what's examined, alerts are generated when activities match, triage evaluates Needs review alerts (open a case, add to a case or dismiss), investigation brings activities, content and notes into a case, and action resolves cases with notifications or escalation to eDiscovery (Premium).
An eDiscovery search in a case has found the emails and documents relevant to a dispute. The company's outside law firm, which has no access to the Microsoft 365 organization, must review those items. What should the eDiscovery manager do?
APlace the content locations on hold
BAdd the law firm's lawyers to the case as members
CExport the search results and download the package
DRun search and delete on the found items
Show the answer and why
APlace the content locations on hold
Incorrect
A hold preserves content where it is; it doesn't get items to people outside the organization.
BAdd the law firm's lawyers to the case as members
Incorrect
Case members work inside the organization's eDiscovery tools, which the firm can't access.
CExport the search results and download the package
Correct
Exporting copies the items from their original locations into a package that can be downloaded and given to reviewers outside the organization.
DRun search and delete on the found items
Incorrect
Search and delete removes harmful content; it would destroy the evidence.
In an eDiscovery case, search results can be exported: the items are copied from their original content locations and packaged, and the package is downloaded to a local computer. That's how relevant data reaches people outside the investigation team or outside the Microsoft 365 organization for review.
The CISO wants insider risk management to watch executives and IT administrators more closely than other staff and to score their risky activities more aggressively. What should the admin configure?
APriority user groups holding those people, in the policies
BAdaptive protection for the same users
CA Communication Compliance policy for their messages
DPrivileged Identity Management for the administrators' roles
Show the answer and why
APriority user groups holding those people, in the policies
Correct
Users in high-risk positions can be placed in priority user groups for closer monitoring and more aggressive risk scoring.
BAdaptive protection for the same users
Incorrect
Adaptive protection doesn't define which users get closer monitoring and more aggressive scoring.
CA Communication Compliance policy for their messages
Incorrect
Communication Compliance is a separate solution with its own policies and reviewers; it doesn't change how insider risk scores these users.
DPrivileged Identity Management for the administrators' roles
Incorrect
PIM makes admin roles just-in-time; it doesn't feed insider risk scoring.
Insider risk management helps detect and act on risky activities in the organization. For users in high-risk positions, such as executives or IT administrators, admins create priority user groups so that their activities get closer monitoring and more aggressive risk scoring.
After a data leak, investigators want to know which SharePoint files Microsoft 365 Copilot read when a contractor asked it about a confidential project three weeks ago. The organization uses Audit (Standard) and has configured nothing specific to Copilot. Where will they find this?
AIn the contractor's Microsoft Entra sign-in logs, which list the files each session opened
BIn the audit log, in the CopilotInteraction records of the contractor's prompts
CNowhere yet, because Copilot activity is audited only for users with Audit (Premium)
DIn Compliance Manager's improvement actions for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Show the answer and why
AIn the contractor's Microsoft Entra sign-in logs, which list the files each session opened
Incorrect
Sign-in logs record who signed in, to which application and how; they don't list the files Copilot accessed to answer a prompt.
BIn the audit log, in the CopilotInteraction records of the contractor's prompts
Correct
Copilot interactions are logged automatically as part of Audit (Standard), and each record references the files and other resources Copilot accessed to answer.
CNowhere yet, because Copilot activity is audited only for users with Audit (Premium)
Incorrect
Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are logged in Audit (Standard); Premium adds features such as longer retention, which a three-week-old record doesn't need.
DIn Compliance Manager's improvement actions for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Incorrect
Improvement actions are guidance for meeting a regulation's controls; they don't record which files Copilot accessed.
Microsoft Purview logs user interactions with Microsoft 365 Copilot automatically as part of Audit (Standard), across apps such as Teams, Word and SharePoint, so an organization that has auditing on needs no extra configuration. Each CopilotInteraction record shows who interacted with Copilot, when and where, and references the files, sites and other resources Copilot accessed to generate its response.
Which set of Microsoft 365 services can Microsoft Purview eDiscovery search for content in an investigation?
AExchange Online, Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, OneDrive, SharePoint and Viva Engage
BOnly Exchange Online mailboxes
COnly SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts
DOnly files on users' Windows devices
Show the answer and why
AExchange Online, Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, OneDrive, SharePoint and Viva Engage
Correct
These are the Microsoft 365 services eDiscovery supports.
BOnly Exchange Online mailboxes
Incorrect
eDiscovery covers far more than mailboxes.
COnly SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts
Incorrect
Mail, Teams and other services are supported too.
DOnly files on users' Windows devices
Incorrect
eDiscovery searches Microsoft 365 services, not local device storage.
Electronic discovery identifies and delivers electronic information that can be used as evidence in legal cases. Microsoft Purview eDiscovery identifies, reviews and manages content in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, OneDrive, SharePoint and Viva Engage.
A company with the right Microsoft 365 subscription hasn't configured anything for auditing. What's the state of Audit (Standard)?
AOff until an admin buys Audit (Premium)
BOff until an audit log retention policy is created
CAvailable only after a Sentinel connector is set up
DAlready enabled
Show the answer and why
AOff until an admin buys Audit (Premium)
Incorrect
Audit (Standard) doesn't need Premium.
BOff until an audit log retention policy is created
Incorrect
Retention policies are an Audit (Premium) feature, not a switch for auditing.
CAvailable only after a Sentinel connector is set up
Incorrect
Audit doesn't depend on Sentinel.
DAlready enabled
Correct
Audit (Standard) is turned on by default for organizations with the appropriate subscription.
Audit (Standard) is enabled by default for all organizations with the appropriate subscription. When an audited activity is performed, a record is generated and stored in the unified audit log, which users with the right permissions can search with the audit log search tool and export to CSV.
A company wants to see where its potential insider risks lie before it configures any insider risk management policies. What can it use?
AAn insider risk management policy template
BAdaptive protection in insider risk management
CAn eDiscovery (Premium) case
DInsider risk analytics
Show the answer and why
AAn insider risk management policy template
Incorrect
Templates are the starting point for creating policies, and they don't show where risks lie before a policy exists.
BAdaptive protection in insider risk management
Incorrect
Adaptive protection applies controls based on risk levels that policies produce.
CAn eDiscovery (Premium) case
Incorrect
eDiscovery cases support legal investigations, not an assessment of insider risk areas.
DInsider risk analytics
Correct
Analytics evaluates potential insider risks and helps decide the type and scope of policies, without prior policy setup.
Before configuring insider risk policies, organizations can run insider risk analytics to evaluate potential insider risks. It helps identify areas of higher user risk and decide the type and scope of policies to configure, without requiring any prior policy setup.
How long does Audit (Standard) keep audit records?
A30 days
B180 days
CTen years
DForever
Show the answer and why
A30 days
Incorrect
Audit (Standard) keeps records longer than that.
B180 days
Correct
Audit (Standard) retains records for 180 days, enough to search roughly the past six months.
CTen years
Incorrect
Audit (Standard) keeps records for far less time than that.
DForever
Incorrect
Records aren't kept indefinitely in Audit (Standard).
Audit (Standard) retains audit records for 180 days, enough to search roughly the past six months. Longer retention, through audit log retention policies, is an Audit (Premium) capability.