Microsoft SC-401 exam dumps : Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365

  • Exam Code: SC-401
  • Exam Name: Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365
  • Updated: Oct 23, 2026     Q & A: 299 Questions and Answers

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About Microsoft SC-401 Exam

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Microsoft SC-401 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:Microsoft
Exam Name:Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365
Exam Number:SC-401
Passing Score:700/1000
Exam Price:$165 USD (varies by region)
Exam Format:Case studies, Multiple choice, Multiple response, Scenario-based questions
Related Certifications:Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator (SC-400 legacy/related)
Available Languages:English
Certificate Validity Period:1 year
Real Exam Qty:40-60
Exam Duration:120-150
Recommended Training:Microsoft Learn SC-401 Learning Path
Microsoft Purview Documentation
Exam Registration:Pearson VUE Registration
Microsoft Learn Exam Registration
Sample Questions:Free Download SC-401 exam dumps pdf
Exam Way:Online proctored or onsite testing via authorized Pearson VUE test centers
Pre Condition:Recommended experience with Microsoft 365 services, basic understanding of security, compliance, and identity concepts. Familiarity with Microsoft Purview is strongly recommended.
Official Syllabus URL:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/sc-401/

Microsoft SC-401 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionObjectives
Implement Microsoft Purview governance solutions- eDiscovery and compliance management
  • 1. Content search and legal hold
    • 2. Standard and Premium eDiscovery
      - Records and retention management
      • 1. Data lifecycle management
        • 2. Retention policies and labels
          Manage insider risk and compliance- Configure insider risk policies
          • 1. Risk indicators and scoring
            • 2. Insider risk management policies
              - Investigate and respond to compliance alerts
              • 1. Audit and investigation tools
                • 2. Case management workflows
                  Implement and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP)- Create and configure DLP policies
                  • 1. Scope across Microsoft 365 services
                    • 2. Policy templates and custom rules
                      - Monitor and investigate DLP alerts
                      • 1. Alert management in Microsoft Purview
                        • 2. Activity explorer and audit logs
                          Implement and manage information protection- Protect data using encryption and access controls
                          • 1. Microsoft Purview Information Protection policies
                            • 2. Encryption methods and usage restrictions
                              - Classify and label sensitive data in Microsoft 365
                              • 1. Sensitivity labels and label policies
                                • 2. Data classification and content explorer

                                  SC-401 Exam FAQ: Difficulty, Details, and Preparation

                                  The SC-401 exam is the required test for earning the Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 certification from Microsoft. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.

                                  The official outline for the SC-401 exam highlights these domains:

                                  • Implement Microsoft Purview governance solutions ()
                                  • Manage insider risk and compliance ()
                                  • Implement and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ()

                                  Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 practice questions at PracticeTorrent follow the same structure.

                                  Recommended experience with Microsoft 365 services, basic understanding of security, compliance, and identity concepts. Familiarity with Microsoft Purview is strongly recommended.

                                  The SC-401 exam is demanding, but its difficulty is specific, not mysterious: unfamiliar question formats, time pressure, and a few heavily weighted domains. All three respond to the same remedy — repeated, timed exposure to exam-style questions. That is what the Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 practice materials at PracticeTorrent provide, and the free demo lets you measure the real difficulty yourself before committing, which is usually the moment the fear starts shrinking.

                                  The SC-401 exam consists of 40-60 questions with a time allowance of 120-150 minutes. Practicing full sets under a similar time cap is the most direct way to make sure pacing never costs you points on exam day.

                                  Microsoft offers these training resources for candidates:

                                  Official courses explain the material; practice questions teach you how the exam asks about it. Most successful candidates use both.

                                  Because seeing beats guessing. The free demo of the SC-401 exam materials at PracticeTorrent contains genuine samples from the full Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 question set — same format, same expert-verified answers — and downloading it costs nothing. If you are unsure whether the materials match your level or your study style, the demo answers that question with evidence rather than marketing, and every demo on the site is free of charge.

                                  The passing score is 700/1000 and the exam fee is $165 USD (varies by region). Knowing both numbers early helps you plan: aim to be consistently above the passing mark in timed practice sessions before you spend the fee on a booking.

                                  Registration is available through the following official channels:

                                  Many candidates find that booking a date early converts vague anxiety into a focused countdown — a useful psychological trick while working through the Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 practice questions.

                                  Microsoft Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 Sample Questions:

                                  Question #1

                                  Hotspot Question
                                  You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains the groups shown in the following table.

                                  The subscription contains the resources shown in the following table.

                                  You create a sensitivity label named Label1.
                                  You need to publish Label1 and have the label apply automatically.
                                  To what can you publish Label1, and to what can Label1 be auto-applied? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
                                  NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

                                  Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

                                  Correct Answer:


                                  Explanation:
                                  There are two different methods for automatically applying a sensitivity label to content in Microsoft 365
                                  1. Client-side labeling when users edit documents or compose (also reply or forward) emails
                                  2.Service-side labeling when content is already saved (in SharePoint or OneDrive) or emailed (processed by Exchange Online).

                                  Question #2

                                  You have a Microsoft SharePoint Online site named Site1 that contains a document library. The library contains more than 1,000 documents. Some of the documents are job applicant resumes.
                                  All the documents are in the English language.
                                  You plan to apply a sensitivity label automatically to any document identified as a resume. Only documents that contain work experience, education, and accomplishments must be labeled automatically.
                                  You need to identify and categorize the resumes. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
                                  What should you include in the solution?

                                  • A. an exact data match (EDM) classifier
                                  • B. a trainable classifier
                                  • C. a keyword dictionary
                                  • D. a function
                                  Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

                                  Correct Answer: B  🗳️

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                                  Question #3

                                  Hotspot Question
                                  You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains the users shown in the following table.

                                  You plan to create a Microsoft Purview insider risk management case named Case1.
                                  Which insider risk management object should you select first, and which users will be added as contributors for Case1 by default?
                                  To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
                                  NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

                                  Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

                                  Correct Answer:


                                  Explanation:
                                  Box 1: An alert
                                  To create a case in Microsoft Purview insider risk management, you always start from an alert.
                                  Box 2: Admin2 and Admin3 only
                                  Only Admin2 and Admin3 are added as contributors by default, because their roles involve investigation and analysis.

                                  Question #4

                                  You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
                                  Your company has two departments named department1 and department2.
                                  You configure an information barrier (IB) policy that prevents communication between the users in department1 and department2.
                                  You discover that a user named User1 in department1 can still communicate with the users in department2. You validate that the policy works properly for all other users.
                                  You need to ensure that User1 cannot communicate with the department2 users.
                                  What should you modify?

                                  • A. the user account attributes of User1
                                  • B. the IB segments
                                  • C. the IB policy
                                  • D. the group assignments of User1
                                  Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

                                  Correct Answer: A  🗳️

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                                  Question #5

                                  Case Study 1 - Contoso, Ltd
                                  Overview
                                  Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and three branch offices in Seattle, Boston, and Johannesburg.
                                  Existing Environment
                                  Microsoft 365 Environment
                                  Contoso has a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant. The tenant contains the administrative user accounts shown in the following table.

                                  Users store data in the following locations:
                                  - SharePoint sites
                                  - OneDrive accounts
                                  - Exchange email
                                  - Exchange public folders
                                  - Teams chats
                                  - Teams channel messages
                                  When users in the research department create documents, they must add a 10-digit project code to each document. Project codes that start with the digits 999 are confidential.
                                  SharePoint Online Environment
                                  Contoso has four Microsoft SharePoint Online sites named Site1, Site2, Site3, and Site4.
                                  Site2 contains the files shown in the following table.

                                  Two users named User1 and User2 are assigned roles for Site2 as shown in the following table.

                                  Site3 stores documents related to the company's projects. The documents are organized in a folder hierarchy based on the project.
                                  Site4 has the following two retention policies applied:
                                  - Name: Site4RetentionPolicy1
                                  Locations to apply the policy: Site4
                                  Delete items older than: 2 years
                                  Delete content based on: When items were created
                                  - Name: Site4RetentionPolicy2
                                  Locations to apply the policy: Site4
                                  Retain items for a specific period: 4 years
                                  Start the retention period based on: When items were created
                                  At the end of the retention period: Do nothing
                                  Problem Statements
                                  Management at Contoso is concerned about data leaks. On several occasions, confidential research department documents were leaked.
                                  Requirements
                                  Planned Changes
                                  Contoso plans to create the following data loss prevention (DLP) policy:
                                  - Name: DLPpolicy1
                                  Locations to apply the policy: Site2
                                  Conditions:
                                  Content contains any of these sensitive info types: SWIFT Code
                                  - Instance count: 2 to any
                                  Actions: Restrict access to the content
                                  Technical Requirements
                                  Contoso must meet the following technical requirements:
                                  - All administrative users must be able to review DLP reports.
                                  - Whenever possible, the principle of least privilege must be used.
                                  - For all users, all Microsoft 365 data must be retained for at least
                                  one year.
                                  - Confidential documents must be detected and protected by using
                                  Microsoft 365.
                                  - Site1 documents that include credit card numbers must be labeled
                                  automatically.
                                  - All administrative users must be able to create Microsoft 365
                                  sensitivity labels.
                                  - After a project is complete, the documents in Site3 that relate to
                                  the project must be retained for 10 years.
                                  Hotspot Question
                                  You need to meet the technical requirements for the confidential documents.
                                  What should you create first, and what should you use for the detection method? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
                                  NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

                                  Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

                                  Correct Answer:


                                  Explanation:
                                  Sensitive information types :
                                  Identifies sensitive data by using built-in or custom regular expressions or a function.
                                  Corroborative evidence includes keywords, confidence levels, and proximity.
                                  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/information-protection?view=o365-worldwide

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