Microsoft MS-500 : Microsoft 365 Security Administration

  • Exam Code: MS-500
  • Exam Name: Microsoft 365 Security Administration
  • Updated: Aug 06, 2026
  • Q & A: 329 Questions and Answers

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Microsoft MS-500 Exam Syllabus Topics:

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Implement and manage identity and access (30-35%)

Secure Microsoft 365 hybrid environments-plan Azure AD authentication options
-plan Azure AD synchronization options
-monitor and troubleshoot Azure AD Connect events
Secure Identities-implement Azure AD group membership
-implement password management
-configure and manage identity governance
Implement authentication methods-plan sign-on security
-implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) by using conditional access policy
-manage and monitor MFA
-plan and implement device authentication methods like Windows Hello
-configure and Manage Azure AD user authentication options and self-service password management
Implement conditional access-plan for compliance and conditional access policies
-configure and manage device compliance for endpoint security
-Implement and manage conditional access
Implement role-based access control (RBAC)-plan for roles
-configure roles
-Audit roles
Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)-plan for Azure PIM
-assign eligibility and activate admin roles
-manage Azure PIM role requests and assignments
- monitor PIM history and alerts
Implement Azure AD Identity Protection-implement user risk policy
-implement sign-in risk policy
-configure Identity Protection alerts
-review and respond to risk events

Implement and manage threat protection (20-25%)

Implement an enterprise hybrid threat protection solution-plan a Microsoft Defender for Identity solution
-install and configure Microsoft Defender for Identity
-monitor and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity
Implement device threat protection-plan a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint solution
-implement Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
-manage and monitor Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Implement and manage device and application protection-plan for device and application protection
-configure and manage Microsoft Defender Application Guard
-configure and manage Microsoft Defender Application Control
-configure and manage exploit protection
-configure Secure Boot
-configure and manage Windows device encryption
-configure and manage non-Windows device encryption
-plan for securing applications data on devices
-implement application protection policies
Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Office 365-configure Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- monitor Microsoft Defender for Office 365
-conduct simulated attacks using Attack Simulator
Monitor Microsoft 365 Security with Azure Sentinel-Plan and implement Azure Sentinel
-Configure playbooks in Azure Sentinel
- Manage and monitor Azure Sentinel
- Respond to threats in Azure Sentinel

Implement and manage information protection (15-20%)

Secure data access within Office 365-implement and manage Customer Lockbox
-configure data access in Office 365 collaboration workloads
-configure B2B sharing for external users
Manage sensitivity labels-plan a sensitivity label solution
-configure Sensitivity labels and policies
-configure and use label analytics
- use sensitivity labels with Teams, Sharepoint, OneDrive and Office apps
Manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP)-plan a DLP solution
-create and manage DLP policies
-create and manage sensitive information types
-monitor DLP reports
-manage DLP notifications
Implement and manage Microsoft Cloud App Security-plan Cloud App Security implementation
-configure Microsoft Cloud App Security
-manage cloud app discovery
-manage entries in the Cloud app catalog
-manage apps in Cloud App Security
-manage Microsoft Cloud App Security
-configure Cloud App Security connectors and Oauth apps
-configure Cloud App Security policies and templates
-review, interpret and respond to Cloud App Security alerts, reports, dashboards and logs

Manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365 (25-30%)

Configure and analyze security reporting-monitor and manage device security status using Microsoft Endpoint Manager AdminCenter
-manage and monitor security and dashboards using Microsoft 365 SecurityCenter
-plan for custom security reporting with Graph Security API
-use secure score dashboards to review actions and recommendations
-configure alert policies
Manage and analyze audit logs and reports-plan for auditing and reporting
-perform audit log search
-review and interpret compliance reports and dashboards
-configure audit alert policy
Manage data governance and retention-plan for data governance and retention
-review and interpret data governance reports and dashboards
-configure retention labels and policies
-define data governance event types
-define and manage communication compliance policies
-configure Information holds
-find and recover deleted Office 365 data
-configure data archiving
-manage inactive mailboxes
Manage search and investigation-plan for content search and eDiscovery
-delegate permissions to use search and discovery tools
-use search and investigation tools to perform content searches
-export content search results
-manage eDiscovery cases
Manage data privacy regulation compliance-plan for regulatory compliance in Microsoft 365
-review and interpret GDPR dashboards and reports
-manage Data Subject Requests (DSRs)
-Administer Compliance Manager in Microsoft 365 compliance center
-review Compliance Manager reports
-create and perform Compliance Manager assessments and action items

Exam MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration

Candidates for this exam implement, manage, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. The Microsoft 365 Security Administrator proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments, responds to threats, performs investigations, and enforces data governance. The Microsoft 365 Security Administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator, business stakeholders, and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and ensures that the solutions comply with the policies and regulations of the organization.

Candidates for this exam are familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and have strong skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management, and data governance. This role focuses on the Microsoft 365 environment and includes hybrid environments.

Part of the requirements for: Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate

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A professional who has succeeded in MS-500 exam and has earned the Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate certificate can secure well paying jobs that require knowledge of cloud technologies like those services offered by Microsoft 365 managed by Azure.

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