SC-900: Master the Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (2025 Edition)

In today’s digital world, understanding the foundations of cybersecurity and identity is essential for everyone—not just security pros. Microsoft’s SC-900 certification introduces you to the core concepts behind Microsoft security, compliance, and identity (SCI) solutions across Microsoft 365 and Azure.

Whether you're aiming for a security role or simply want to build a cyber-savvy skillset, this is the perfect place to start. Let’s break it down! 🔐💡

✅ 📌 What Is SC-900?

The Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) exam validates your baseline understanding of security principles and Microsoft solutions.

🔹 Ideal for:

• Beginners in cybersecurity

• IT support and compliance specialists

• Business users who want to understand Microsoft’s trust framework

• Anyone planning to pursue SC-200, SC-300, or SC-400

📋 No prerequisites required! You don’t need technical experience to get started.

✅ 🧠 Core Areas Covered

1. Describe Concepts of Security, Compliance, and Identity

   • Zero Trust Model, shared responsibility, defense in depth

   • Authentication vs authorization, least privilege, governance

2. Describe Capabilities of Microsoft Identity and Access Management

   • Azure AD, Conditional Access, MFA

   • Identity governance, guest access, access reviews

3. Describe Microsoft Security Solutions

   • Defender family: Defender for Endpoint, Cloud, Identity

   • Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft 365 Defender

4. Describe Microsoft Compliance Solutions

   • Compliance Manager, Information Protection, Insider Risk

   • Data Loss Prevention (DLP), eDiscovery, and records management

✅ 📚 Study Plan (2–3 Weeks)

🔹 Microsoft Learn Path Interactive, beginner-friendly modules ➡️ SC-900 Official Learning Path

🔹 Courses & Crash Videos

• YouTube: John Savill’s SC-900 overview

• Udemy: SC-900 crash course (Alan Rodrigues or Eshant Garg)

• Microsoft Mechanics demos on compliance tools

🔹 Practice & Review

• MeasureUp, Tutorials Dojo quizzes

• Flashcards for definitions (Zero Trust, MFA, RBAC, etc.)

✅ 📝 Exam Format (2025)

• Duration: 60–80 minutes

• Question Types: Multiple choice, scenarios, drag & drop

• Passing Score: 700/1000

• Cost: ~$99 USD

💡 Tips to Pass:

• Focus on Microsoft’s security ecosystem and real-world use cases

• Know which service applies to which scenario (e.g., Sentinel for SIEM)

• Expect identity-focused scenarios and compliance flow questions

✅ 🌍 Career & Certification Path

🎯 Roles You Can Explore:

• Security Administrator

• Identity Analyst

• Compliance Manager

• IT Security & Risk Associate

📈 Next Steps After SC-900:

• SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

• SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator

• SC-400: Information Protection Administrator

• AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer

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Thanks for reading, future cyber guardian!