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Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate

About the course

Exam Prefix

SC-400

Level

Associate

Length

60 minutes to complete the exam

Format

40-60 questions, multiple-choice and multi-select questions

Passing Score

700 / 1000

The Microsoft information protection administrator plans and implements controls that meet organizational compliance needs. This person is responsible for translating requirements and compliance controls into technical implementation. They assist organizational control owners to become and stay compliant.


They work with information technology (IT) personnel, business application owners, human resources, and legal stakeholders to implement technology that supports policies and controls necessary to sufficiently address regulatory requirements for their organization. They also work with the compliance and security leadership, such as a chief compliance officer and security officer, to evaluate the full breadth of associated enterprise risk and partner to develop those policies.


This person defines applicable requirements and tests IT processes and operations against those policies and controls. They are responsible for creating policies and rules for content classification, data loss prevention, governance, and protection

What you will learn

Skills measured

  • Implement information protection

  • Implement data loss prevention

  • Implement information governance

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Average salary for Information Protection professionals

£44,949.00+

The average information protection salary in the United Kingdom is £44,949 per year or £23.05 per hour. Entry level positions start at £35,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to £70,000 per year.

Job Roles

  • Information Governance Manager

  • Data Protection Officer

  • Species Protection

  • Information Officer

  • Information Security

  • Information Assurance Manager

Related Exams

Exam skills outline

Exam SC-400: Microsoft Information Protection Administrator

The Microsoft information protection administrator plans and implements controls that meet organizational compliance needs. This person is responsible for translating requirements and compliance controls into technical implementation. They assist organizational control owners to become and stay compliant.


They work with information technology (IT) personnel, business application owners, human resources, and legal stakeholders to implement technology that supports policies and controls necessary to sufficiently address regulatory requirements for their organization. They also work with the compliance and security leadership, such as a chief compliance officer and security officer, to evaluate the full breadth of associated enterprise risk and partner to develop those policies.


This person defines applicable requirements and tests IT processes and operations against those policies and controls. They are responsible for creating policies and rules for content classification, data loss prevention, governance, and protection.


  • The English language version of this exam was updated on January 28, 2022. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed.

  • Implement information protection (35-40%)

  • Implement data loss prevention (30-35%)

  • Implement information governance (25-30%)

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