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Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

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Questions 1

Your company has a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.

The company wants to identify and classify data in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and Exchange Online.

You need to recommend a solution to identify documents that contain sensitive information.

What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

data classification content explorer

B.  

data loss prevention (DLP)

C.  

eDiscovery

D.  

Information Governance

Discussion 0
Questions 2

You have an Azure subscription.

You have an on-premises datacenter that contains Microsoft SQL Server instances. Each instance contains multiple databases.

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription.

You plan to implement a solution to scan the databases for vulnerabilities that compromise data security.

You need to recommend what to configure before the databases can be scanned.

What should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

B.  

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

C.  

Microsoft Purview data governance

D.  

Microsoft Purview data loss prevention (DLP)

Discussion 0
Questions 3

You are creating an application lifecycle management process based on the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL).

You need to recommend a security standard for onboarding applications to Azure. The standard will include recommendations for application design, development, and deployment

What should you include during the application design phase?

Options:

A.  

static application security testing (SAST) by using SonarQube

B.  

dynamic application security testing (DAST) by using Veracode

C.  

threat modeling by using the Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool

D.  

software decomposition by using Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise

Discussion 0
Questions 4

You have a hybrid Azure AD tenant that has pass-through authentication enabled.

You are designing an identity security strategy.

You need to minimize the impact of brute force password attacks and leaked credentials of hybrid identities.

What should you include in the design? To answer, drag the appropriate features to the correct requirements. Each feature may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Your company is preparing for cloud adoption.

You are designing security for Azure landing zones.

Which two preventative controls can you implement to increase the secure score? Each NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

A.  

Azure Firewall

B.  

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud alerts

D.  

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

E.  

Microsoft Sentinel

Discussion 0
Questions 6

You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace named workspace1. workspace1 contains a built-in serverless SQL pool and a dedicated SQL pool named Pool1.

You need to recommend a second layer of data encryption for workspace1.

What should you include in the recommendation for each pool? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Your company is developing a new Azure App Service web app. You are providing design assistance to verify the security of the web app.

You need to recommend a solution to test the web app for vulnerabilities such as insecure server configurations, cross-site scripting (XSS), and SQL injection. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

interactive application security testing (IAST)

B.  

static application security testing (SAST)

C.  

runtime application se/f-protection (RASP)

D.  

dynamic application security testing (DAST)

Discussion 0
Questions 8

You plan to automate the development and deployment of a Nodejs-based app by using GitHub.

You need to recommend a DevSecOps solution for the app. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Automate the generation of pull requests that remediate identified vulnerabilities.

• Automate vulnerability code scanning for public and private repositories.

• Minimize administrative effort.

• Minimize costs.

What should you recommend using? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 9

Your company has a third-party security information and event management (SIEM) solution that uses Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel. You plan to integrate Microsoft Sentinel with Splunk.

You need to recommend a solution to send security events from Microsoft Sentinel to Splunk. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Azure Event Hubs

B.  

Azure Data Factor

C.  

a Microsoft Sentinel workbook

D.  

a Microsoft Sentinel data connector

Discussion 0
Questions 10

You have a hybrid cloud infrastructure.

You plan to deploy the Azure applications shown in the following table.

What should you use to meet the requirement of each app? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 11

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription and an Azure subscription. Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Cloud are enabled.

The Azure subscription contains 50 virtual machines. Each virtual machine runs different applications on Windows Server 2019.

You need to recommend a solution to ensure that only authorized applications can run on the virtual machines. If an unauthorized application attempts to run or be installed, the application must be blocked automatically until an administrator authorizes the application.

Which security control should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Conditional Access App Control policies

B.  

OAuth app policies in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

C.  

app protection policies in Microsoft Endpoint Manager

D.  

application control policies in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Your company is developing a serverless application in Azure that will have the architecture shown in the following exhibit.

You need to recommend a solution to isolate the compute components on an Azure virtual network. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) enterprise applications

B.  

an Azure App Service Environment (ASE)

C.  

Azure service endpoints

D.  

an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) application proxy

Discussion 0
Questions 13

You have an Azure subscription.

You plan to deploy Azure App Services apps by using Azure DevOps.

You need to recommend a solution to ensure that deployed apps maintain compliance with Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB) recommendations.

What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

DevOps security in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

B.  

Microsoft Defender for App Service

C.  

a branch policy in Azure DevOps

D.  

Azure Policy

Discussion 0
Questions 14

You need to recommend an identity security solution for the Azure AD tenant of Litware. The solution must meet the identity requirements and the regulatory compliance requirements.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 15

You need to recommend a multi-tenant and hybrid security solution that meets to the business requirements and the hybrid requirements. What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 16

You need to recommend a strategy for App Service web app connectivity. The solution must meet the landing zone requirements. What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 17

You need to recommend a SIEM and SOAR strategy that meets the hybrid requirements, the Microsoft Sentinel requirements, and the regulatory compliance requirements.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 18

To meet the application security requirements, which two authentication methods must the applications support? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

A.  

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

B.  

NTLMv2

C.  

certificate-based authentication

D.  

Kerberos

Discussion 0
Questions 19

You need to recommend a solution for securing the landing zones. The solution must meet the landing zone requirements and the business requirements.

What should you configure for each landing zone?

Options:

A.  

Azure DDoS Protection Standard

B.  

an Azure Private DNS zone

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

D.  

an ExpressRoute gateway

Discussion 0
Questions 20

You need to recommend a strategy for securing the litware.com forest. The solution must meet the identity requirements. What should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE; Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 21

You need to recommend a solution to evaluate regulatory compliance across the entire managed environment. The solution must meet the regulatory compliance requirements and the business requirements.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 22

You need to design a strategy for securing the SharePoint Online and Exchange Online data. The solution must meet the application security requirements.

Which two services should you leverage in the strategy? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE; Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

A.  

Azure AD Conditional Access

B.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

D.  

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

E.  

access reviews in Azure AD

Discussion 0
Questions 23

You are evaluating the security of ClaimsApp.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.

NOTE; Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 24

You need to recommend a solution to resolve the virtual machine issue. What should you include in the recommendation? (Choose Two)

Options:

A.  

Onboard the virtual machines to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

B.  

Onboard the virtual machines to Azure Arc.

C.  

Create a device compliance policy in Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

D.  

Enable the Qualys scanner in Defender for Cloud.

Discussion 0
Questions 25

You need to recommend a solution to meet the requirements for connections to ClaimsDB.

What should you recommend using for each requirement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 26

What should you create in Azure AD to meet the Contoso developer requirements?

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 27

You need to recommend a solution to meet the security requirements for the InfraSec group.

What should you use to delegate the access?

Options:

A.  

a subscription

B.  

a custom role-based access control (RBAC) role

C.  

a resource group

D.  

a management group

Discussion 0
Questions 28

You need to recommend a solution to meet the security requirements for the virtual machines.

What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

an Azure Bastion host

B.  

a network security group (NSG)

C.  

just-in-time (JIT) VM access

D.  

Azure Virtual Desktop

Discussion 0
Questions 29

You need to recommend a solution to meet the compliance requirements.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 30

You need to recommend a solution to scan the application code. The solution must meet the application development requirements. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Azure Key Vault

B.  

GitHub Advanced Security

C.  

Application Insights in Azure Monitor

D.  

Azure DevTest Labs

Discussion 0
Questions 31

You need to recommend a solution to meet the AWS requirements.

What should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 32

You need to recommend a solution to secure the MedicalHistory data in the ClaimsDetail table. The solution must meet the Contoso developer requirements.

What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

B.  

Always Encrypted

C.  

row-level security (RLS)

D.  

dynamic data masking

E.  

data classification

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Your company has an on-premises network, an Azure subscription, and a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription. The company uses the following devices:

• Computers that run either Windows 10 or Windows 11

• Tablets and phones that run either Android or iOS

You need to recommend a solution to classify and encrypt sensitive Microsoft Office 365 data regardless of where the data is stored. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

eDiscovery

B.  

retention policies

C.  

Compliance Manager

D.  

Microsoft Information Protection

Discussion 0
Questions 34

You have an Azure subscription that contains a resources group named RG1. RG1 contains multiple Azure Files shares.

You need to recommend a solution to deploy a backup solution for the shares. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Prevent the deletion of backups and the vault used to store the backups.

• Prevent privilege escalation attacks against the backup solution.

• Prevent the modification of the backup retention period.

Which three actions should you recommend be performed in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 35

You have on-premises servers and virtual machines that run Windows Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

You have an Azure subscription The subscription contains virtual machines that run Windows Server Datacentet: Azure Edition.

You need to recommend a solution to manage operating system updates for the on-premises servers and the virtual machines. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Enable hotpatching for the Azure virtual machines.

• Enable the on demand inventory and deployment of updates.

• Enable the deployment of Extended Security Update (ESU) patches to the on-premises servers.

What should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct answer is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 36

You have an Azure environment that contains multiple workloads deployed across multiple subscriptions.

You need to recommend a solution to assess and improve the security posture of the workloads. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Use the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure to evaluate compliance with cloud governance policies.

• Use the Azure Well-Architected Framework to secure individual workloads.

What should you include in the recommendation for each requirement? To answer, drag the appropriate recommendations to the correct requirements. Each recommendation may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Your network contains an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named Domain1. Domain1 contains 10 domain controllers.

You have an Azure subscription named Sub1 that contains a Microsoft Sentinel workspace named WS1.

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains 5,000 users. Each user is assigned a Microsoft 365 E3 license.

You need to recommend a solution to ingest security logs from all the domain controllers into WS1.

The solution must meet the following requirements:

• The cost of ingesting data into WS1 must be minimized.

• WS1 must ingest all the Windows Security event logs generated by the domain controllers.

• The solution must support the generation of approximately 350 MB of logs per day from each domain controller.

What should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

Upgrade the user licenses to Microsoft 365 E5.

B.  

Onboard each domain controller to Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2.

C.  

Configure Auxiliary logs in WS1.

D.  

Configure a volume cap for WS1.

E.  

Only ingest data from one domain controller into WS1.

Discussion 0
Questions 38

You design cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solutions.

You need to recommend ransomware attacks. The solution must follow Microsoft Security Best Practices.

What should you recommend doing first?

Options:

A.  

Implement data protection.

B.  

Develop a privileged access strategy.

C.  

Prepare a recovery plan.

D.  

Develop a privileged identity strategy.

Discussion 0
Questions 39

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Teams.

Your company has an investment department and a research department Each department has a compliance team.

You are designing a Microsoft Purview Information Barriers (IBs) solution to restrict communication between the departments. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• The employees in each department must only be able to communicate with the employees in their respective department.

• The employees on the compliance team of each department must be able to communicate with the employees on the compliance team of the other department

What is the minimum number of segments and IB policies required? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 40

You have an Azure subscription.

You need to use a federated model in Azure API Management to control access to your organization ' s APIs. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Support the use of role-based access control (RBAC) to manage the APIs.

• Support the use of keys to control the consumption of the APIs.

To which scope should you associate each control method? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 41

You are designing a ransomware response plan that follows Microsoft Security Best Practices-

You need to recommend a solution to limit the scope of damage of ransomware attacks without being locked out.

What should you include in the recommendations?

Options:

A.  

Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs)

B.  

emergency access accounts

C.  

device compliance policies

D.  

Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Azure

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Your on-premises network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. The domain contains a group named Group1 and five servers that run Windows Server. Each server contains a standalone app. Each app is used by the members of Group1.

You have a Microsoft Entra tenant that syncs with the domain.

You plan to manage access to the apps by deploying Global Secure Access. You will use a Conditional Access policy to enforce security controls for all connections to the apps.

You need to recommend a Global Secure Access app and Microsoft Entra private network connector configuration for the planned deployment. The solution must minimize administrative effort and be highly available.

What is the minimum number of Global Secure Access apps and private network connectors you should recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 43

You have an Azure subscription that contains a Microsoft Sentinel workspace named MSW1. MSW1 includes 50 scheduled analytics rules.

You need to design a security orchestration automated response (SOAR) solution by using Microsoft Sentinel playbooks. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Ensure that expiration dates can be configured when a playbook runs.

• Minimize the administrative effort required to configure individual analytics rules.

What should you use to invoke the playbooks, and which type of Microsoft Sentinel trigger should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 44

A customer follows the Zero Trust model and explicitly verifies each attempt to access its corporate applications.

The customer discovers that several endpoints are infected with malware.

The customer suspends access attempts from the infected endpoints.

The malware is removed from the end point.

Which two conditions must be met before endpoint users can access the corporate applications again? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

A.  

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint reports the endpoints as compliant.

B.  

Microsoft Intune reports the endpoints as compliant.

C.  

A new Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Conditional Access policy is enforced.

D.  

The client access tokens are refreshed.

Discussion 0
Questions 45

You have an Azure subscription.

You plan to deploy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters that will be used to host web services. You need to recommend an ingress controller solution that will protect the hosted web services. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Azure Load Balancer

B.  

Azure Front Door

C.  

Azure Firewall

D.  

Azure Application Gateway

Discussion 0
Questions 46

You have an Azure AD tenant that contains 10 Windows 11 devices and two groups named Group1 and Group2. The Windows 11 devices are joined to the Azure AD tenant and are managed by using Microsoft Intune.

You are designing a privileged access strategy based on the rapid modernization plan (RaMP). The strategy will include the following configurations:

• Each user in Group1 will be assigned a Windows 11 device that will be configured as a privileged access device.

• The Security Administrator role will be mapped to the privileged access security level.

• The users in Group1 will be assigned the Security Administrator role.

• The users in Group2 will manage the privileged access devices.

You need to configure the local Administrators group for each privileged access device. The solution must follow the principle of least privilege.

What should you include in the solution?

Options:

A.  

Only add Group2 to the local Administrators group.

B.  

Configure Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) in legacy Microsoft LAPS emulation mode.

C.  

Add Group2 to the local Administrators group. Add the user that is assigned the Security Administrator role to the local Administrators group of the user ' s assigned privileged access device.

Discussion 0
Questions 47

You have a Microsoft Entra tenant and an Azure subscription.

You are evaluating the use of a risk-based Conditional Access policy to control the access of workload identities to resources.

To which type of identity should you apply the policy, and which signal source can you use as part of the policy? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 48

Your on-premises network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain and a hybrid deployment between a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization and an Exchange Online tenant. The AD DS domain contains a group named Group1. Group1 is a member of the Organization Management role group for the Exchange deployment.

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender.

You have an Azure subscription that uses Microsoft Sentinel.

You need to recommend a solution to ensure that Group1 is marked as a sensitive group and that any changes made to Group1 raises an alert in Microsoft Sentinel. The solution must minimize administrative effort.

What should you include in the recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Microsoft Entra ID Protection

B.  

Microsoft Defender for Identity

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

D.  

Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Discussion 0
Questions 49

You have an Azure subscription that contains 100 virtual machines. The virtual machines are accessed by using Azure Bastion.

You need to recommend a solution to ensure that only specific users in specific locations can access the virtual machines. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Restrict access to the virtual machines based on an originating IP address or a connection request by using just-in-time (JIT) VM access network-based controls.

• Restrict access to the virtual machines based on role-based access control (RBAC) role assignments by using JIT VM access authorization controls.

Which Microsoft cloud services should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 50

Your company has on-premises datacenters in Seattle, Chicago, and New York City.

You plan to migrate the on-premises workloads to the East US Azure region.

You need to design a governance solution for the management group hierarchy. The solution must be based on Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure principles and must ensure that the hierarchy aligns with the Azure landing conceptual architecture.

What should you use to identify which archetype-aligned management groups to create beneath the landing zones management group?

Options:

A.  

software development lifecycle (SDLC) environments

B.  

the internal billing chargeback structure

C.  

the hybrid connectivity requirements

D.  

geographical locations

Discussion 0
Questions 51

You have an Azure subscription and a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Your company uses several software as a service (SaaS) applications.

To align with Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB) and Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures (MCRA), you plan to design a solution to provide visibility into user activity across the applications and detect potentially risky behavior in real time.

Which service should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

Microsoft Purview Information Protection

B.  

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

D.  

Microsoft Sentinel

Discussion 0
Questions 52

You receive a security alert in Microsoft Defender for Cloud as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)

After remediating the threat which policy definition should you assign to prevent the threat from reoccurring?

Options:

A.  

Storage account public access should be disallowed

B.  

Azure Key Vault Managed HSM should have purge protection enabled

C.  

Storage accounts should prevent shared key access

D.  

Storage account keys should not be expired

Discussion 0
Questions 53

You have an Azure subscription. The subscription contains 50 virtual machines that run Windows Server and 50 virtual machines that run Linux. You need to perform vulnerability assessments on the virtual machines. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Identify missing updates and insecure configurations.

• Use the Qualys engine.

What should you use?

Options:

A.  

Microsoft Defender for Servers

B.  

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (Defender Tl)

C.  

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

D.  

Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (Defender EASM)

Discussion 0
Questions 54

You have an Azure subscription. The subscription contains 20 App Service web apps that provide services to external customers.

Each web app has a unique certificate and key.

You need to recommend a solution to manage the keys and certificates of the web apps. The solution must meet the follow requirements:

Provide a single tenancy to store the keys and certificates.

Maintain FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliance.

Follow the principle of least privilege.

Options:

Discussion 0