Unlock Your Potential: Comprehensive Hands-On Labs for SC-200 Exam Preparation

Are you gearing up to ace the SC-200 exam and become a certified Security Operations Analyst Associate? Look no further! In this blog, I have curated a series of hands-on labs covering key topics to help you prepare effectively. Each lab is designed to give you practical experience and insight into the world of security operations.

Skills measured in this Exam

• Mitigate threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender
• Mitigate threats by using Defender for Cloud
• Mitigate threats by using Microsoft Sentinel

Hyperlinks to each of the lab exercises and demos are listed below.

1. 🔒 Apply Microsoft Defender for Office 365 preset security policies
   Dive into securing your Office 365 environment with preset policies.

2. 🚀 Deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
   Explore the deployment process of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

3. 🛡️ Mitigate Attacks with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
   Learn to mitigate attacks effectively using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

4. ☁️ Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud
   Secure your cloud environment by enabling Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

5. 🌐 Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
   Practice mitigating threats effectively with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

6. 🔍 Create queries for Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
   Develop your query skills in Microsoft Sentinel.

7. ⚙️ Configure your Microsoft Sentinel environment
   Set up your Microsoft Sentinel environment effectively.

8. 🔌 Connect data to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors
   Learn to connect data sources to Microsoft Sentinel.

9. 💻 Connect Windows devices to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors
   Integrate Windows devices into your Sentinel environment.

10. 🐧 Connect Linux hosts to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors
    Extend your data sources by connecting Linux hosts.

11. 📊 Create workbooks
    Learn to create insightful workbooks for data analysis and visualization.

12. 📚 Use Repositories in Microsoft Sentinel
    Explore the functionality and benefits of using repositories in Microsoft Sentinel.

13. 🔒 Modify a Microsoft Security rule
    Gain insights into modifying security rules effectively for better threat detection.

14. 📋 Create a Playbook
    Learn to create automated response playbooks for incident handling and response.

15. ⏰ Create a Scheduled Query from a template
    Automate data collection and analysis by creating scheduled queries from templates.

16. 🔍 Explore Entity Behavior Analytics
    Dive deep into analyzing entity behaviors to detect anomalies and potential threats.

17. 🔨 Conduct attacks
    Practice conducting simulated attacks to understand attacker methodologies and defenses.

18. 🔎 Create Detections
    Learn to create effective detection rules for identifying security threats.

19. 🔍 Investigate Incidents
    Master the art of incident investigation and response in a security environment.

20. 🛠️ Deploy ASIM parsers
    Deploy Advanced Security Information Model (ASIM) parsers for enhanced threat detection and analysis.

21. 🔍 Perform Threat Hunting in Microsoft Sentinel
    Develop skills in proactive threat hunting to identify hidden threats in your environment.

22. 🔍 Threat Hunting using Notebooks with Microsoft Sentinel
    Utilize notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel for advanced threat hunting and analysis.

With these comprehensive labs, you’ll be well-prepared to tackle the SC-200 exam and excel in your role as a Security Operations Analyst Associate. Happy learning!

Anuradha Samaranayake