Certification: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399

As a Microsoft security operations analyst, you reduce organizational risk by:

Rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment.
Advising on improvements to threat protection practices.
Referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.
You perform:

Triage.
Incident response.
Vulnerability management.
Threat hunting.
Cyber threat intelligence analysis.

More than two years of education or training after high school required?
Yes
More than two years of work experience required?
No
Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renewal Required?
Every 1 Year(s)
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
No
Renew through Re-Examination?
Yes
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
No

Product/Equipment

A product/equipment certification tests for knowledge about the use of proprietary software or hardware products. This classification is used primarily for computer-related companies such as IBM, CISCO, HP, etc.

  • This certification is considered in demand.
  • This certification is related to military occupational specialties.