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SC-401

Information Protection & Compliance Admin Associate

Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate
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40–60
Questions
120 min
Duration
700
Passing score / 1000
3
Domains
Associate
Level
PSacademy:/courses/sc-401> Get-DomainWeights | Format-Chart
Implement Information Protection
35–40% of exam
Implement Data Loss Prevention
30–35% of exam
Implement Data Lifecycle & Records Management
25–30% of exam
PSacademy:/courses/sc-401> Get-LearningModules -Cert SC-401
MOD 01

Sensitivity Labels & Information Protection

  • Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels
  • Label publishing and auto-labeling policies
  • Encryption with sensitivity labels
  • Content marking and headers/footers
  • Protecting containers (Teams, Sites)
  • Information protection reports
MOD 02

Data Loss Prevention Policies

  • DLP policy design and scope
  • Sensitive information types (SITs)
  • Custom trainable classifiers
  • DLP for endpoints and cloud apps
  • Policy tips and user notifications
  • DLP alerts and incident management
MOD 03

Records Management

  • Retention labels and policies
  • Records declaration and locking
  • Disposition reviews
  • Microsoft 365 retention tiers
  • Adaptive scopes
  • Audit and activity logs
MOD 04

Compliance Manager & Posture

  • Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
  • Compliance score interpretation
  • Improvement actions
  • Regulatory templates (GDPR, ISO 27001)
  • Communication compliance policies
  • Insider risk management

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