The Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect SC-100 exam is Microsoft versions of examining your skills at cybersecurity architecture in comparison with your ISC2 , SSCP and Your CompTIA CySA+.
This certification falls under Microsoft’s security compliance and identity certification pathway. Usually, candidates who complete this certification will have a wide range of exposure and experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure. Undertaking this certification will require the individual to have experience in implanting security compliance and identity solutions alongside a broad level of understanding of Architecture.
The exam covers a wide range of topics related to cybersecurity architecture, the exam is exclusively designed to demonstrate a candidate’s ability to both design and implement secure solutions utilising Microsoft Cybersecurity reference architectures and frameworks.
If you’re preparing for this exam, you’re going to want to utilise multiple resources. Microsoft offers multiple aids in this department, they offer the SC-100 exam prep videos, Study Guides and Practice exams, alongside being able to enrol in instructor led training.
If you’re on route to taking this certification, be sure to check out the Microsoft certification page to keep up to date with this exam, this exam was last updated on the 23rd of January 2024 so there are items in it that have changed sense I last completed it. The skills measured for this exam can be found on the exam page but in short, your skills are measured over the following.
- 20-25% Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities.
- 30-35% Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities
- 20-25% Design security solutions for infrastructure
- 20-25% Design security solutions for applications and data
My Overall Experience in this Exam
My overall experience based on both my 2 highest and my 2 lower scoring areas was
Over 60% of the exam was based on Zero trust and Security Operations strategies, it’s really important to have a good grasp on both of these as without it you simply wont pass this exam, while both Design secure infrastructure and design a security strategy are equally important, I found the exam I was presented with really focused on zero trust, and governance risk and compliance.
My two highest scoring areas were
- Design a Zero Trust Strategy and Architecture (30-35%)
- Evaluate Governance Risk Compliance Technical Strategies and Security Operations Strategies (20-25%)
My two lower scoring areas were
- Design Security for Infrastructure (20-25%)
- Design a Strategy for Data and Applications (20-25%)
My library for study consisted of
- Microsoft Learn SC-100 Certification Learning Path
- Microsoft SC-100 Practice assessment on Microsoft Learn
- Measure Up SC-100 practice assessment
- John Savills SC-100 Exam Cram Session on YouTube
Best of Luck in Your Studies
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