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Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (replaces Azure Security Engineer Associate / AZ-500) SC-500 · Domain 1: Manage identity, access, and governance

Finding and fixing over-privileged access with access reviews and Entra ID Protection risk policies

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Permissions accumulate. People change teams and keep old groups, contractors stay in guest lists after projects end, and emergency Owner assignments are never removed. Over-privileged accounts are dangerous because attackers who compromise them inherit everything they can reach. This topic combines two Entra features: access reviews, which remove access that is no longer needed, and Entra ID Protection, which reacts when an account shows signs of compromise.

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