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Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)

Standardize your team on Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) with a structured Microsoft training path — virtual labs, N2K practice exams, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets subscription.

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Course
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Core skills
Microsoft Azure / 365 admin team at workstations with PowerShell and identity consoles
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Courses on path
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Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam code
  • SC-200

Exam datasheet

Testing center

Skills your team builds

Threat managementIncident responseSecurity operationsMicrosoft 365 securityAzure security

Training path

Your team's training path

One CBT Nuggets course covers the full Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) path. Your team can start today and have admin reporting visible from day one.

  1. Start here · primary course

    Microsoft SC-200

    Advance your cybersecurity analyst career. This Microsoft SC-200 training prepares you for the Security Operations Analyst Associate certification exam. Validate your ability to detect, investigate, and remediate real threats across cloud and on-prem environments. Using SC-200 practice exams, you’ll prepare for real-world incident response, threat hunting, and risk reduction using Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, and Security Copilot. You’ll learn to write KQL queries, configure detections, manage playbooks, and automate investigations so you can move from alert triage to confident remediation.

    Bob Salmans
    92 videos14h 46m
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Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
N2K practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

Microsoft career ladder

Where Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) sits in your team's Microsoft progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Entry level

    2 certs

    Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

    AI-900

    Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

    DP-900

  2. Associate level

    12 certs

    Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)

    DP-300

    Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)

    AZ-700

    Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

    AZ-500

    Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)

    MD-102

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102)

    MS-102

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate (MS-721)

    MS-721

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate (MS-700)

    MS-700

    Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

    SC-300

    Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

    PL-300

    Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200)

    PL-200

    Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)

    SC-200

    You are here

    Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801)

    AZ-800 and AZ-801

  3. Professional level

    3 certs

    Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)

    DP-600

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals (AB-900)

    AB-900

    Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)

    SC-900

  4. Expert level

    1 cert

    Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

    SC-100

Compliance coverage

Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) on your audit packet

Compliance frameworks Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)training is commonly cited against, plus the control families the cert addresses. Use this as a planning aid for the procurement conversation, your SOC 2 / HIPAA / PCI prep packet, or the CMMC self-assessment crosswalk — paired with your auditor’s formal control crosswalk for attestation-grade mapping.

  • FrameworkSOC 2
    Control families
    CC7
  • FrameworkNIST 800-53
    Control families
    AUIRSI

Mappings reflect the cert’s stated learning objectives against published framework control families. Not a formal attestation or substitute for vendor audit guidance — pair with your auditor’s control crosswalk for the official mapping your SOC 2 or HIPAA review requires.

Customer outcome

Make SC-200 a coverage number your auditor can quote

Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make SC-200a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on SC-200 gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives Microsoft incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)

Exam
  • SC-200

Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) training for their team.

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