Question 20 The endpoint team claims that full automated investigation and remediation is active for a test device group. A benign test creates an action requiring analyst approval. What evidence most directly contradicts the claimed autonomy for that device? The Action center contains an approved action on another device The device is tagged as a high-value asset in inventory A Sentinel analytic rule raised an unrelated alert The device group is configured for a semi-automated remediation level rather than Full automation Explanation Correct Answer D:Semi-automated settings leave qualifying remediation actions awaiting analyst approval; Full automation can apply supported actions automatically. Incorrect Answers A:A separate device’s approved action does not establish the tested device group’s remediation setting. B:A device-value tag alone does not prove its configured automated-investigation autonomy. C:A Sentinel detection does not establish Defender for Endpoint remediation approval mode.
Question 21 A government contractor needs to require analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints. Its current security configuration cannot meet this specific operational requirement. Which action should the SOC implement? Place devices in correctly scoped Defender for Endpoint groups with different automation levels Enable supported EDR in block mode on appropriately onboarded devices Assign the device group the Full automated investigation and remediation level Set the device group to a semi-automated remediation level requiring approval Explanation Correct Answer D:Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. Incorrect Answers A:Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. B:EDR in block mode provides post-breach remediation for supported configurations without replacing the primary antivirus. C:Full automation can act on qualified malicious evidence without requiring manual approval.
Question 22 The insurance provider SOC needs to require analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints, and its change advisory board asks for the technical basis of the recommended method. Which explanation identifies the most relevant capability? A narrow exclusion preserves other protections and avoids tenant-wide disabling. Full automation can act on qualified malicious evidence without requiring manual approval. Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. Explanation Correct Answer D:Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. Incorrect Answers A:Permitting a verified business application blocked by one ASR rule without disabling all rules does not require analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints. B:Automatically remediating validated threats in a dedicated low-risk endpoint group does not require analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints. C:Apply aing different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations does not require analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints.
Question 23 A critical server group uses Full automation and remediation begins before analysts can approve suspicious file actions. Which explanation best accounts for the specific failure? The analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center The assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level The server's device-group membership rule or group precedence places it in the wrong automation group The team inferred attack disruption from incident severity instead of executed response evidence Explanation Correct Answer B:The assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level. Incorrect Answers A:The analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center; the assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level. C:The server's device-group membership rule or group precedence places it in the wrong automation group; the assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level. D:The team inferred attack disruption from incident severity instead of executed response evidence; the assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level.
Question 24 During a controlled investigation, the critical-server device group detects a supported file threat. Which observation most directly verifies the intended technical behavior? The pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status Each endpoint belongs to its intended group and displays the corresponding configured remediation autonomy The investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution The account and incident action history explicitly record the account containment and its status Explanation Correct Answer C:The investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution. Incorrect Answers A:The pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status; the investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution. B:Each endpoint belongs to its intended group and displays the corresponding configured remediation autonomy; the investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution. D:The account and incident action history explicitly record the account containment and its status; the investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution.
Question 25 A financial services SOC needs to find investigations whose remediation actions are awaiting a decision. Its current security configuration cannot meet this specific operational requirement. Which action should the SOC implement? Assign the device group the Full automated investigation and remediation level Review pending remediation actions in Microsoft Defender Action center Set the device group to a semi-automated remediation level requiring approval Configure a tightly scoped supported ASR exclusion after validating the impact Explanation Correct Answer B:Action center tracks pending and completed remediation rather than being the source of file events. Incorrect Answers A:Full automation can act on qualified malicious evidence without requiring manual approval. C:Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. D:A narrow exclusion preserves other protections and avoids tenant-wide disabling.
Question 26 The regional SOC SOC needs to find investigations whose remediation actions are awaiting a decision, and its change advisory board asks for the technical basis of the recommended method. Which explanation identifies the most relevant capability? Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. PUA protection targets unwanted applications rather than sign-in events. Action center tracks pending and completed remediation rather than being the source of file events. Explanation Correct Answer D:Action center tracks pending and completed remediation rather than being the source of file events. Incorrect Answers A:Apply aing different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations does not find investigations whose remediation actions are awaiting a decision. B:Requiring analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints does not find investigations whose remediation actions are awaiting a decision. C:Reducing installations of known potentially unwanted software on managed endpoints does not find investigations whose remediation actions are awaiting a decision.
Question 27 An analyst says no pending actions exist because the incident list shows only Open cases; device investigation activity reports awaiting approval. Which explanation best accounts for the specific failure? The assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level The analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center The server's device-group membership rule or group precedence places it in the wrong automation group Temporary attack-disruption containment was mistaken for permanent account deletion Explanation Correct Answer B:The analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center. Incorrect Answers A:The assigned device group is set to Full automation instead of a semi-automated review level; the analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center. C:The server's device-group membership rule or group precedence places it in the wrong automation group; the analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center. D:Temporary attack-disruption containment was mistaken for permanent account deletion; the analyst is checking incident status rather than the pending Actions queue in Defender Action center.
Question 28 During a controlled investigation, a semi-automated endpoint investigation proposes a suspicious-file quarantine. Which observation most directly verifies the intended technical behavior? The pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status The investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution Each endpoint belongs to its intended group and displays the corresponding configured remediation autonomy The response history shows reversible containment and account status, not a directory-object deletion record Explanation Correct Answer A:The pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status. Incorrect Answers B:The investigation shows a pending remediation action requiring an analyst decision rather than immediate execution; the pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status. C:Each endpoint belongs to its intended group and displays the corresponding configured remediation autonomy; the pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status. D:The response history shows reversible containment and account status, not a directory-object deletion record; the pending action appears in Action center with its device, proposed action and approval status.
Question 29 A regional bank needs to apply a different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations. Its current security configuration cannot meet this specific operational requirement. Which action should the SOC implement? Apply supported Defender for Endpoint device groups and role-based access scoping Review pending remediation actions in Microsoft Defender Action center Place devices in correctly scoped Defender for Endpoint groups with different automation levels Assign the device group the Full automated investigation and remediation level Explanation Correct Answer C:Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. Incorrect Answers A:Device groups and RBAC constrain what resources authorized analysts can manage. B:Action center tracks pending and completed remediation rather than being the source of file events. D:Full automation can act on qualified malicious evidence without requiring manual approval.
Question 30 The health network SOC needs to apply a different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations, and its change advisory board asks for the technical basis of the recommended method. Which explanation identifies the most relevant capability? Attack disruption can contain affected entities in supported attack scenarios to interrupt attacker progress. Semi-automation lets investigations run while gating remediation actions for analysts. Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. Full automation can act on qualified malicious evidence without requiring manual approval. Explanation Correct Answer C:Device-group membership controls the automation level used for matching devices. Incorrect Answers A:Limiting an ongoing cross-product attack involving a compromised account does not apply a different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations. B:Requiring analysts to review remediation actions before execution on critical endpoints does not apply a different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations. D:Automatically remediating validated threats in a dedicated low-risk endpoint group does not apply a different remediation autonomy to high-value devices than to workstations.
