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Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert

Microsoft expert certification for cybersecurity architects who translate cybersecurity strategy into capabilities protecting an organization's assets, business, and operations.

Licensing authority: Microsoft

Initial by examination
Exam SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
Candidate Experience
Experience implementing or administering identity and access, platform protection, security operations, data and AI security, application security, and hybrid and multicloud infrastructures; expert skills in at least one area and experience designing solutions with Microsoft security technologies are the stated candidate profile.
Prerequisite Credential Any Of
["Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate","Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate","Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate"]
Prerequisite Explanation
At least one listed certification must be earned in addition to the required SC-100 examination; these are applicant qualifications, not three mandatory SC-100 examination leaves. Their examinations and certification routes are outside this code-limited investigation.
Scheduling
Rolling appointments scheduled through the official examination page and delivery provider. Microsoft permits booking no more than 90 days in advance and at most two simultaneous Microsoft examination appointments through Pearson VUE. A personal MSA is recommended; the Learn Profile legal name must match legal ID; request needed accommodations before scheduling.

Exam SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

Passing score
700 on a scale of 1 to 1,000; a scaled score, not necessarily 70% of the points.
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 22.5%)
    • Design a resiliency strategy for ransomware and other attacks based on Microsoft Security Best Practices
    • Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures (MCRA) and Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB)
    • Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework
  • Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 27.5%)
    • Design solutions for security operations
    • Design solutions for identity and access management
    • Design solutions for securing privileged access
    • Design solutions for regulatory compliance
  • Design security solutions for infrastructure — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 27.5%)
    • Design solutions for security posture management in hybrid and multicloud environments
    • Specify requirements for securing server and client endpoints
    • Specify requirements for securing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services
    • Evaluate solutions for network security and Security Service Edge (SSE)
  • Design security solutions for applications and data — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 22.5%)
    • Evaluate solutions for securing Microsoft 365
    • Design solutions for securing applications
    • Design solutions for securing an organization's data
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