Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Security solutionsMedium
An organization needs to monitor and protect its Internet of Things (IoT) devices from cyber threats. These devices range from sensors in a smart factory to connected medical equipment. Which Microsoft security solution is designed for this specific purpose?
- AMicrosoft Defender for Identity
- BMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- CMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
- DMicrosoft Defender for IoT
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Correct answer: D. Microsoft Defender for IoT
Microsoft Defender for IoT provides agentless, network-layer security for unmanaged IoT and operational technology (OT) devices, offering continuous asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat detection specifically tailored for these environments.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Microsoft Defender for Identity focuses on protecting user identities and Active Directory.
- B. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps monitors and controls user activities and data in cloud applications.
- C. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint secures traditional endpoints like computers and servers, not specialized IoT/OT devices.
Microsoft Defender for IoT
A unified security solution for discovering, inventorying, and securing unmanaged Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices.
- Agentless network monitoring.
- Asset discovery and inventory.
- Vulnerability and threat detection for IoT/OT.
Memory trick: IoT Defender: Defends Industrial Objects & Things.