Question 300
An organization wants to enforce stronger controls only for highly privileged directory roles but scopes CA to a manually maintained list of ten admins. The team believes no other action is necessary. Which misconception most directly led to the observed problem?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The actual failure mechanism is Manually enumerated privileged users can omit new or rotated administrators. Its relevance follows from the stated tenant facts, not just a generic security recommendation. Correct it by use supported directory-role targeting for appropriate privileged Conditional Access policies. Then verify: A newly eligible privileged admin receives the required challenge without manual list edits.
Incorrect Answers
Automated risk scoring can produce signals requiring investigation and proportional response. The stated symptoms instead indicate that manually enumerated privileged users can omit new or rotated administrators.
Compromised passwords can be used from ordinary or previously seen network locations. The stated symptoms instead indicate that manually enumerated privileged users can omit new or rotated administrators.
A broad access policy can disrupt critical workflows when sign-in dependencies are unknown. The stated symptoms instead indicate that manually enumerated privileged users can omit new or rotated administrators.