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

Certification Details

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Issuer: Microsoft
Issued: May 9, 2025
Expires: Does not expire

Overview

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The Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) certification demonstrates understanding of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services.

Verification

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Skills Covered

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Security Concepts

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• Shared responsibility model
• Defense in depth
• Zero Trust model
• Encryption and hashing
• Compliance concepts

Microsoft Identity and Access Management

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• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
• Authentication methods (MFA, passwordless, SSO)
• Conditional Access
• Identity governance
• Azure AD Identity Protection

Microsoft Security Solutions

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• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM and SOAR)
• Microsoft 365 Defender
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Compliance Solutions

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• Service Trust Portal
• Microsoft Purview compliance portal
• Compliance Manager
• Information protection and governance
• Data loss prevention (DLP)
• Insider risk management

Why This Certification

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This certification provided a comprehensive foundation in Microsoft’s security, compliance, and identity ecosystem, which is essential for designing and implementing enterprise-grade cloud security architectures on Azure.

It’s particularly valuable for cloud security professionals working in hybrid Microsoft environments who need to understand the full breadth of Microsoft’s security offerings.

Next Steps

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Building on this foundation, I’m pursuing:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)