Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) Practice Test

Which Azure service provides advanced endpoint threat detection and remediation strategies?

1. Azure Active Directory (AD)

2. Microsoft Identity Manager

3. Azure Active Directory Identity Protection

4. Azure AD Federation Services

The correct answer is: Azure Active Directory Identity Protection

The service that provides advanced endpoint threat detection and remediation strategies is Azure Active Directory Identity Protection. This service is specifically designed to enhance the security posture of organizations by leveraging machine learning and security analytics to detect potential identity vulnerabilities and threats. Azure AD Identity Protection continuously monitors user activities and identifies atypical behaviors that could signify compromised accounts. It assesses risks associated with user sign-ins and leverages risk-based conditional access policies to automatically protect user identities in real-time. When threats are detected, it can initiate responses such as requiring multi-factor authentication or enforcing user sign-in restrictions. This proactive approach is vital for safeguarding against a variety of attacks, including identity theft and account compromise. The other options, while important in their own right, do not focus specifically on the detection and remediation of threats at the endpoint level in the same dedicated manner that Azure AD Identity Protection does. For instance, Azure Active Directory generally offers identity services and might have some security features, but it does not specialize in threat detection as Identity Protection does. Microsoft Identity Manager focuses on identity and access management solutions rather than threat detection. Azure AD Federation Services provides Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities and federation features but lacks the advanced threat detection capabilities present in Identity Protection.