SC-100 exam gets tweak
Microsoft's SC‑100 Cybersecurity Architect exam received a minor update to reflect product changes—no major topic additions or removals, but a reminder that exam prep should track Entra ID, Intune and related cloud service evolution noted.
English-language SC‑100 was updated on January 22, 2026 (learn.microsoft.com). The official study guide lists Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel among the core technologies tied to the exam's infrastructure, applications and security‑operations objectives (arch-center.azureedge.net). Microsoft's identity rebrand to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) appears in the updated materials and documentation for identity scenarios (learn.microsoft.com), while Microsoft Intune continues monthly service releases and the February 2026 Intune build added Endpoint Privilege Management for Azure Virtual Desktop plus admin‑tasks general availability—items that map to endpoint‑management scenarios the exam tests (4sysops.com). Microsoft Learn notes localized exam versions are typically refreshed roughly eight weeks after the English update, which affects when non‑English candidates see the new wording and translated study guides (learn.microsoft.com). The SC‑100 skills blueprint still publishes topic weights — for example, "design solutions that align with security best practices" at 20–25% and "design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities" at 25% — useful for prioritizing study time against the January 22, 2026 skills update (learn.microsoft.com). Hands‑on preparation assets were refreshed alongside the update: MicrosoftLearning's SC‑100 GitHub repository contains lab instructions and recent commits for practical exercises (github.com), and third‑party exam resource guides such as Intunedin published a January 2026 SC‑100 resource guide on March 17, 2026 to align practice material with the Learn changes (intunedin.net).
