Entry-level certification covering Microsoft security, compliance, and identity concepts. Covers Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and compliance solutions. Does not expire.
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Microsoft regularly offers SC-900 free vouchers via Security Virtual Training Days events. Pay full price only as last resort. Common pathway: SC-900 → SC-200 (SecOps) or SC-300 (Identity) → AZ-500.
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Career-switchers into security/compliance from non-IT backgrounds (legal, audit, risk) report SC-900 as accessible entry point. Doesn't expire. John Savill's SC-900 cram on YouTube the standard free prep.
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For working security engineers, content is too shallow — skip to AZ-500 or SC-200. SC-900 best for non-technical compliance staff, project managers in security orgs, or as part of MS fundamentals trifecta-quartet.
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Microsoft's entry-level security/compliance/identity cert. Covers Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Sentinel at high level. $99 fee. Useful resume keyword for non-technical roles in MS-aligned security/compliance teams.
Official MS Learn modules covering Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Sentinel fundamentals.
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Yes — remote or test center
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~25 hours