MS-900 · Question #225
After experiencing security breaches with on-premises servers, a company is considering migrating to Microsoft 365 for their security solutions. What are three security-related benefits of moving to…
The correct answer is A. Microsoft employs a full-time team of penetration testers to identify vulnerabilities. C. Microsoft simplifies infrastructure management to help detect and respond to threats. D. Microsoft 365 monitors all customers for threats to prevent attacks. This question tests knowledge of the security benefits Microsoft 365 provides over on-premises infrastructure, including Microsoft's shared responsibility model and built-in security capabilities.
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- AMicrosoft employs a full-time team of penetration testers to identify vulnerabilities.
- BMicrosoft 365 prevents all attackers from gaining access to company data.
- CMicrosoft simplifies infrastructure management to help detect and respond to threats.
- DMicrosoft 365 monitors all customers for threats to prevent attacks.
- EMicrosoft 365 can troubleshoot security issues by accessing customer data without explicit
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This question tests knowledge of the security benefits Microsoft 365 provides over on-premises infrastructure, including Microsoft's shared responsibility model and built-in security capabilities.
Microsoft employs dedicated red teams and full-time penetration testers who continuously probe Microsoft 365 services for vulnerabilities, allowing proactive identification and remediation of security weaknesses before attackers can exploit them.
No security solution, including Microsoft 365, can guarantee prevention of all attacks; Microsoft operates under a shared responsibility model where some security responsibilities remain with the customer, and no absolute guarantee of breach prevention exists.
Microsoft 365 abstracts and simplifies underlying infrastructure management, offloading patching, monitoring, and maintenance to Microsoft, which allows organizations to focus on detecting and responding to threats rather than managing servers.
Microsoft 365 uses large-scale threat intelligence across its global customer base and services like Microsoft Defender to monitor for threats, leveraging signals from billions of data points to identify and help prevent attacks across its customer ecosystem.
Microsoft 365 is designed with privacy principles that explicitly prevent Microsoft from accessing customer data without explicit permission; accessing customer data without consent would violate Microsoft's privacy commitments and compliance obligations under regulations like GDPR.
Concept tested: Microsoft 365 cloud security benefits and shared responsibility
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender/microsoft-365-defender?view=o365-worldwide
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