How to prepare for the Microsoft SC-900 Exam?

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Microsoft SC-900 exam: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

To pass SC-900 exam: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals you need demonstrate foundational knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions.

This exam is targeted to you, if you’re looking to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services.

If you have an interest in Microsoft SCI solutions, this exam is for you, whether you’re a:

Business stakeholder
New or existing IT professional
Student

You should be familiar with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 and want to understand how Microsoft SCI solutions can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution.

Skills measured:

Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity (10–15%)
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra (25–30%)
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions (35–40%)
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions (20–25%)

This exam is offered in the following languages:

English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish

Note: The English language version of this exam was updated on July 18, 2025.

Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals exam: Summary

Exam Name	Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Exam Code	SC-900
Exam Price	$59 (Poland), $99 (USA)
Duration	60 minutes
Number of Questions	40-60
Passing Score	700 points/Total score: 1000
Books / Training	SC-900T00-A: Introduction to Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity
Schedule Exam	Pearson VUE
Sample Questions	Practice Assessment for Exam SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

How to prepare for the exam?

There are a ton of resources to help with your exam preparation. Microsoft recommends using its online platform, Microsoft Learn, which provides learning paths and modules you can read at your own pace for free.

I. Instructor-led path:

Course SC-900T00-A: Introduction to Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity

This course provides introductory level knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions.

Profil odbiorców

Odbiorcy tego kursu poszukują wprowadzenia do bezpieczeństwa, zgodności i tożsamości (SCI) w usługach chmurowych i powiązanych usługach Microsoftu. Treść tego kursu jest zgodna z obszarem celów egzaminu SC-900. Kandydaci powinni znać Microsoft Azure i Microsoft 365 oraz rozumieć, w jaki sposób rozwiązania Microsoft w zakresie bezpieczeństwa, zgodności i tożsamości mogą obejmować te obszary, aby zapewnić holistyczne i kompleksowe rozwiązanie. Przed przystąpieniem do tego kursu studenci muszą posiadać:

Ogólne zrozumienie Microsoft Azure i Microsoft 365.
Ogólne zrozumienie koncepcji sieci i przetwarzania w chmurze.
Ogólna wiedza IT lub ogólne doświadczenie w pracy w środowisku IT.

II. Self-paced path:

1. Microsoft Learn:

a. Introduction to security, compliance, and identity concepts

b. Introduction to Microsoft Entra

c. Introduction to Microsoft security solutions

d. Introduction to Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview

This Azure fundamentals learning path is the recommended course to prepare the SC-900 exam. It’s about 7-hour course containing 15 modules:

Introduction to security, compliance, and identity concepts – Describe security and compliance concepts
Introduction to security, compliance, and identity concepts – Define identity concepts
Introduction to Microsoft Entra – Describe function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID
Introduction to Microsoft Entra – Describe authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
Introduction to Microsoft Entra – Describe access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
Introduction to Microsoft Entra – Describe identity protection and governance capabilities of Microsoft Entra
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions – Describe Microsoft Security Copilot
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions – Describe core infrastructure security services in Azure
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions – Describe the security management capabilities in Azure
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions – Describe capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions – Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR
Introduction to Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview – Describe Microsoft’s Service Trust portal and privacy capabilities
Introduction to Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview – Describe the data security solutions of Microsoft Purview
Introduction to Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview – Describe the data compliance solutions of Microsoft Purview
Introduction to Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview – Describe the data governance solutions of Microsoft Purview

These modules are almost always plain text without any videos. Be ready to read and take notes!

2. John Savill’s Technical Training – SC-900 Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Study Cram V2

Channel on Youtube.

Preparation for SC-900 exam – Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals. 2-hour video with lots of useful links.

3. Inside Cloud and Security – SC-900 Exam Cram – 2024 Edition (Full Course)

Channel on Youtube.

Learn the fundamentals of Microsoft cybersecurity and pass the SC-900 exam with this expanded exam cram course, containing all the April 25, 2024 updates! The SC-900 exam is an opportunity to prove your knowledge of Microsoft cybersecurity concepts, security services, and the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust. This course covers all items mentioned in the “SC-900 skills measured” document on the SC-900 exam homepage.

4. Scott Duffy’s SC-900 course on Udemy

SC-900 Microsoft Security Fundamentals Exam Prep

Master the fundamentals of Azure/Microsoft 365 Security, and get certified, with this complete beginner’s SC-900 course!

5. Scott Duffy’s SC-900 practice tests on Udemy

SC-900 Microsoft Security Exam Practice Test

Master SC-900 Exam! 2 timed 50-question practice tests for realistic experience & higher success. Invest in your future!

6. Scott Duffy’s Microsoft Azure Group (Unofficial) on Facebook

Join this fantastic group on Facebook if you have any questions, doubts, problems. This group helps, supports and advises.

7. Robert Przybylski’s blog about Identity and Azure cloud

Visit this blog, where you can find interesting things about Identity, On-Premises, Azure, and Security.

8. Practice Assessment for Exam SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Practice Assessments on Microsoft Learn is Microsoft’s newest free exam preparation resource that allows you to assess your knowledge and fill knowledge gaps so that you are better prepared for your certification exam.