Microsoft / Security and identity
Architect cybersecurity solutions
Build deep implementation experience in at least one security discipline before designing across them.
Optional foundation
Check your starting knowledge
Use SC-900 to review the basics. You do not need to take this foundation exam to follow our route. If you already know the material, move on.
SC-900 — Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Certification requirement · verify eligibility
Choose one qualifying route
Cybersecurity Architect Expert requires at least one qualifying associate certification, not all of them. Our catalog covers Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) and Security Operations Analyst (SC-200). Microsoft also lists Cloud and AI Security Engineer; see the full official list.
Read Microsoft's certification requirements ↗SC-300 — Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
SC-200 — Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
Core learning · SC-100
Learn the role, one area at a time
Work through the official guide and its learning resources. Use these three study blocks to organize your notes; the official skills outline remains your complete coverage checklist.
- 1.Translate risk into a Zero Trust strategy
- 2.Design identity, operations and governance controls
- 3.Protect infrastructure, applications, data and AI
Hands-on consolidation
Put it into practice
Create a threat model and prioritized security roadmap for a fictional hybrid organization. Link every control to a risk and an owner.
Ready to move on when…
You can defend trade-offs across security, usability and operational constraints.
Use a dedicated lab and synthetic data, never an employer's production environment. Check licensing and costs before provisioning; budget alerts do not stop spending. Remove resources when finished.
Review & exam planning
Find gaps with our SC-100 test
Try the test, explain each missed answer and return to the corresponding learning topic. Repeat the practical task where needed. A practice score is feedback, not proof of certification readiness.
SC-100 — Cybersecurity Architect
Before booking, check the official page for current exam availability, any retirement or beta notice, and the credential's full requirements. This guide does not track completion or award a certificate.