Microsoft Azure Security Technologies v1.0
Question 1
You have a sneaking suspicion that there are users trying to sign in to resources which are inaccessible to them.
You decide to create an Azure Log Analytics query to confirm your suspicions. The query will detect unsuccessful user sign-in attempts from the last few days.
You want to make sure that the results only show users who had failed to sign-in more than five times.
Which of the following should be included in your query?
- A. The EventID and CountIf() parameters.
- B. The ActivityID and CountIf() parameters.
- C. The EventID and Count() parameters.
- D. The ActivityID and Count() parameters.
Answer : C
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/log-query/examples
Question 2
Your company uses Azure DevOps with branch policies configured.
Which of the following is TRUE with regards to branch policies? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. It enforces your team's change management standards.
- B. It controls who can read and update the code in a branch.
- C. It enforces your team's code quality.
- D. It places a branch into a read-only state.
Answer : AC
Explanation:
Branch policies help teams protect their important branches of development. Policies enforce your team's code quality and change management standards.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/branch-policies?view=azure-devops&viewFallbackFrom=vsts
Question 3
After creating a new Azure subscription, you are tasked with making sure that custom alert rules can be created in Azure Security Center.
You have created an Azure Storage account.
Which of the following is the action you should take?
- A. You should make sure that Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Identity Protection is removed.
- B. You should create a DLP policy.
- C. You should create an Azure Log Analytics workspace.
- D. You should make sure that Security Center has the necessary tier configured.
Answer : C
Explanation:
C: You need write permission in the workspace that you select to store your custom alert.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security-center/security-center-custom-alert
Question 4
Your companyג€™s Azure subscription includes an Azure Log Analytics workspace.
Your company has a hundred on-premises servers that run either Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016, and is linked to the Azure Log Analytics workspace. The Azure Log Analytics workspace is set up to gather performance counters associated with security from these linked servers.
You have been tasked with configuring alerts according to the information gathered by the Azure Log Analytics workspace.
You have to make sure that alert rules allow for dimensions, and that alert creation time should be kept to a minimum. Furthermore, a single alert notification must be created when the alert is created and when the alert is sorted out.
You need to make use of the necessary signal type when creating the alert rules.
Which of the following is the option you should use?
- A. You should make use of the Activity log signal type.
- B. You should make use of the Application Log signal type.
- C. You should make use of the Metric signal type.
- D. You should make use of the Audit Log signal type.
Answer : C
Explanation:
Metric alerts in Azure Monitor provide a way to get notified when one of your metrics cross a threshold. Metric alerts work on a range of multi-dimensional platform metrics, custom metrics, Application Insights standard and custom metrics.
Note: Signals are emitted by the target resource and can be of several types. Metric, Activity log, Application Insights, and Log.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/alerts-metric
Question 5
Your companyג€™s Azure subscription includes a hundred virtual machines that have Azure Diagnostics enabled.
You have been tasked with retrieving the identity of the user that removed a virtual machine fifteen days ago. You have already accessed Azure Monitor.
Which of the following options should you use?
- A. Application Log
- B. Metrics
- C. Activity Log
- D. Logs
Answer : C
Explanation:
Azure activity logs provide insight into the operations that were performed on resources in your subscription. Activity logs were previously known as ג€audit logsג€ or
ג€operational logs,ג€ because they report control-plane events for your subscriptions.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/azure-log-audit
Question 6
Your companyג€™s Azure subscription includes a hundred virtual machines that have Azure Diagnostics enabled.
You have been tasked with analyzing the security events of a Windows Server 2016 virtual machine. You have already accessed Azure Monitor.
Which of the following options should you use?
- A. Application Log
- B. Metrics
- C. Activity Log
- D. Logs
Answer : D
Explanation:
Log Integration collects Azure diagnostics from your Windows virtual machines, Azure activity logs, Azure Security Center alerts, and Azure resource provider logs. This integration provides a unified dashboard for all your assets, whether they're on-premises or in the cloud, so that you can aggregate, correlate, analyze, and alert for security events.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/azure-log-audit
Question 7
You have been tasked with making sure that you are able to modify the operating system security configurations via Azure Security Center.
To achieve your goal, you need to have the correct pricing tier for Azure Security Center in place.
Which of the following is the pricing tier required?
- A. Advanced
- B. Premium
- C. Standard
- D. Free
Answer : C
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security-center/security-center-pricing
Question 8
Note: The question is included in a number of questions that depicts the identical set-up. However, every question has a distinctive result. Establish if the solution satisfies the requirements.
Your companyג€™s Azure subscription is linked to their Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant.
After an internally developed application is registered in Azure AD, you are tasked with making sure that the application has the ability to access Azure Key Vault secrets on application the usersג€™ behalf.
Solution: You configure a delegated permission with admin consent.
Does the solution meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : B
Question 9
Note: The question is included in a number of questions that depicts the identical set-up. However, every question has a distinctive result. Establish if the solution satisfies the requirements.
Your companyג€™s Azure subscription is linked to their Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant.
After an internally developed application is registered in Azure AD, you are tasked with making sure that the application has the ability to access Azure Key Vault secrets on application the usersג€™ behalf.
Solution: You configure a delegated permission with no admin consent.
Does the solution meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : A
Explanation:
Delegated permissions - Your client application needs to access the web API as the signed-in user, but with access limited by the selected permission. This type of permission can be granted by a user unless the permission requires administrator consent.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-configure-app-access-web-apis
Question 10
You need to consider the underlined segment to establish whether it is accurate.
Your Azure Active Directory Azure (Azure AD) tenant has an Azure subscription linked to it.
Your developer has created a mobile application that obtains Azure AD access tokens using the OAuth 2 implicit grant type.
The mobile application must be registered in Azure AD.
You require a redirect URI from the developer for registration purposes.
Select ג€No adjustment requiredג€ if the underlined segment is accurate. If the underlined segment is inaccurate, select the accurate option.
- A. No adjustment required
- B. a secret
- C. a login hint
- D. a client ID
Answer : A
Explanation:
For Native Applications you need to provide a Redirect URI, which Azure AD will use to return token responses.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v1-protocols-oauth-code
Question 11
You are in the process of configuring an Azure policy via the Azure portal.
Your policy will include an effect that will need a managed identity for it to be assigned.
Which of the following is the effect in question?
- A. AuditIfNotExist
- B. Disabled
- C. DeployIfNotExist
- D. EnforceOPAConstraint
Answer : C
Explanation:
When Azure Policy runs the template in the deployIfNotExists policy definition, it does so using a managed identity.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/bs-latn-ba/azure/governance/policy/how-to/remediate-resources
Question 12
You have been tasked with creating an Azure key vault using PowerShell. You have been informed that objects deleted from the key vault must be kept for a set period of 90 days.
Which two of the following parameters must be used in conjunction to meet the requirement? (Choose two.)
- A. EnabledForDeployment
- B. EnablePurgeProtection
- C. EnabledForTemplateDeployment
- D. EnableSoftDelete
Answer : BD
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azurerm.keyvault/new-azurermkeyvault https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/key-vault-ovw-soft-delete
Question 13
DRAG DROP -
Your company has an Azure SQL database that has Always Encrypted enabled.
You are required to make the relevant information available to application developers to allow them to access data in the database.
Which two of the following options should be made available? Answer by dragging the correct options from the list to the answer area.
Select and Place:
Answer : 
Explanation:
Always Encrypted uses two types of keys: column encryption keys and column master keys. A column encryption key is used to encrypt data in an encrypted column. A column master key is a key-protecting key that encrypts one or more column encryption keys.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/security/encryption/always-encrypted-database-engine
Question 14
This is a case study. Case studies are not timed separately. You can use as much exam time as you would like to complete each case. However, there may be additional case studies and sections on this exam. You must manage your time to ensure that you are able to complete all questions included on this exam in the time provided.
To answer the questions included in a case study, you will need to reference information that is provided in the case study. Case studies might contain exhibits and other resources that provide more information about the scenario that is described in the case study. Each question is independent of the other questions in this case study.
At the end of this case study, a review screen will appear. This screen allows you to review your answers and to make changes before you move to the next section of the exam. After you begin a new section, you cannot return to this section.
To start the case study -
To display the first question in this case study, click the Next button. Use the buttons in the left pane to explore the content of the case study before you answer the questions. Clicking these buttons displays information such as business requirements, existing environment, and problem statements. If the case study has an All Information tab, note that the information displayed is identical to the information displayed on the subsequent tabs. When you are ready to answer a question, click the Question button to return to the question.
Overview -
Litware, Inc. is a digital media company that has 500 employees in the Chicago area and 20 employees in the San Francisco area.
Existing Environment -
Litware has an Azure subscription named Sub1 that has a subscription ID of 43894a43-17c2-4a39-8cfc-3540c2653ef4.
Sub1 is associated to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named litwareinc.com. The tenant contains the user objects and the device objects of all the
Litware employees and their devices. Each user is assigned an Azure AD Premium P2 license. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is activated.
The tenant contains the groups shown in the following table.
The Azure subscription contains the objects shown in the following table.
Azure Security Center is set to the Standard tier.
Requirements -
Planned Changes -
Litware plans to deploy the Azure resources shown in the following table.
Identity and Access Requirements
Litware identifies the following identity and access requirements:
All San Francisco users and their devices must be members of Group1.
The members of Group2 must be assigned the Contributor role to RG2 by using a permanent eligible assignment.
Users must be prevented from registering applications in Azure AD and from consenting to applications that access company information on the usersג€™ behalf.
Platform Protection Requirements
Litware identifies the following platform protection requirements:
Microsoft Antimalware must be installed on the virtual machines in RG1.
The members of Group2 must be assigned the Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Admin Role.
Azure AD users must be able to authenticate to AKS1 by using their Azure AD credentials.
Following the implementation of the planned changes, the IT team must be able to connect to VM0 by using JIT VM access.
A new custom RBAC role named Role1 must be used to delegate the administration of the managed disks in RG1. Role1 must be available only for RG1.
Security Operations Requirements
Litware must be able to customize the operating system security configurations in Azure Security Center.
Data and Application Requirements
Litware identifies the following data and applications requirements:
The users in Group2 must be able to authenticate to SQLDB1 by using their Azure AD credentials.
WebApp1 must enforce mutual authentication.
General Requirements -
Litware identifies the following general requirements:
Whenever possible, administrative effort must be minimized.
Whenever possible, use of automation must be maximized.
You need to meet the identity and access requirements for Group1.
What should you do?
- A. Add a membership rule to Group1.
- B. Delete Group1. Create a new group named Group1 that has a group type of Microsoft 365. Add users and devices to the group.
- C. Modify the membership rule of Group1.
- D. Change the membership type of Group1 to Assigned. Create two groups that have dynamic memberships. Add the new groups to Group1.
Answer : D
Explanation:
When you create dynamic groups, they can either contain users or devices. Hence here we need to create two separate dynamic groups and assign those groups to an Assigned group.
Incorrect Answers:
A, C: You can create a dynamic group for devices or users, but you can't create a rule that contains both users and devices.
Scenario:
Litware identifies the following identity and access requirements: All San Francisco users and their devices must be members of Group1.
The tenant currently contains this group:
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/groups-dynamic-membership https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-groups-create-azure-portal
Question 15
This is a case study. Case studies are not timed separately. You can use as much exam time as you would like to complete each case. However, there may be additional case studies and sections on this exam. You must manage your time to ensure that you are able to complete all questions included on this exam in the time provided.
To answer the questions included in a case study, you will need to reference information that is provided in the case study. Case studies might contain exhibits and other resources that provide more information about the scenario that is described in the case study. Each question is independent of the other questions in this case study.
At the end of this case study, a review screen will appear. This screen allows you to review your answers and to make changes before you move to the next section of the exam. After you begin a new section, you cannot return to this section.
To start the case study -
To display the first question in this case study, click the Next button. Use the buttons in the left pane to explore the content of the case study before you answer the questions. Clicking these buttons displays information such as business requirements, existing environment, and problem statements. If the case study has an All Information tab, note that the information displayed is identical to the information displayed on the subsequent tabs. When you are ready to answer a question, click the Question button to return to the question.
Overview -
Litware, Inc. is a digital media company that has 500 employees in the Chicago area and 20 employees in the San Francisco area.
Existing Environment -
Litware has an Azure subscription named Sub1 that has a subscription ID of 43894a43-17c2-4a39-8cfc-3540c2653ef4.
Sub1 is associated to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named litwareinc.com. The tenant contains the user objects and the device objects of all the
Litware employees and their devices. Each user is assigned an Azure AD Premium P2 license. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is activated.
The tenant contains the groups shown in the following table.
The Azure subscription contains the objects shown in the following table.
Azure Security Center is set to the Standard tier.
Requirements -
Planned Changes -
Litware plans to deploy the Azure resources shown in the following table.
Identity and Access Requirements
Litware identifies the following identity and access requirements:
All San Francisco users and their devices must be members of Group1.
The members of Group2 must be assigned the Contributor role to RG2 by using a permanent eligible assignment.
Users must be prevented from registering applications in Azure AD and from consenting to applications that access company information on the usersג€™ behalf.
Platform Protection Requirements
Litware identifies the following platform protection requirements:
Microsoft Antimalware must be installed on the virtual machines in RG1.
The members of Group2 must be assigned the Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Admin Role.
Azure AD users must be able to authenticate to AKS1 by using their Azure AD credentials.
Following the implementation of the planned changes, the IT team must be able to connect to VM0 by using JIT VM access.
A new custom RBAC role named Role1 must be used to delegate the administration of the managed disks in RG1. Role1 must be available only for RG1.
Security Operations Requirements
Litware must be able to customize the operating system security configurations in Azure Security Center.
Data and Application Requirements
Litware identifies the following data and applications requirements:
The users in Group2 must be able to authenticate to SQLDB1 by using their Azure AD credentials.
WebApp1 must enforce mutual authentication.
General Requirements -
Litware identifies the following general requirements:
Whenever possible, administrative effort must be minimized.
Whenever possible, use of automation must be maximized.
HOTSPOT -
You need to ensure that the Azure AD application registration and consent configurations meet the identity and access requirements.
What should you use in the Azure portal? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
Answer : 
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/manage-apps/configure-user-consent