Microsoft Information Protection and Compliance Administrator (SC-401)
Practice exam for the Microsoft SC-401 Information Protection and Compliance Administrator certification. Covers implementing information protection, data loss prevention, data lifecycle and records management, and monitoring and investigating data and activities.
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Sample Questions — Microsoft Information Protection and Compliance Administrator (SC-401)
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1. An organization is deploying Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels. They want users in the Finance department to see only Finance-specific labels, while other users see only general business labels. How should the administrator configure this?
2. A compliance administrator needs to configure a sensitivity label so that when applied to a document, the label automatically applies a watermark displaying the user's email address dynamically. Which label configuration element supports this dynamic content marking?
3. An administrator creates a new DLP policy in Microsoft Purview. The policy is configured but the administrator does not want to enforce actions immediately. Which DLP policy mode allows the policy to run without impacting users?
4. A company has configured a DLP policy for Exchange Online that blocks emails containing credit card numbers. An executive legitimately needs to send a credit card number for a business purpose and wants to bypass the DLP restriction. What is the appropriate mechanism?
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