SC-400 retired; use SC-401 for current information security prep exam help

Microsoft lists Exam SC-400 and Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate as retired on May 31, 2025. Candidates searching for Microsoft Information Protection Administrator should confirm whether they need a historical SC-400 transcript record or the current Microsoft information security certification path. Microsoft Learn now presents Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate with Exam SC-401: Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365. The active SC-401 assessment is proctored, lasts 100 minutes, may include interactive components, and the English study guide was updated for skills measured as of April 27, 2026. The current role plans and implements information security for sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services, protects collaboration environments managed by Microsoft 365, protects data used by AI services, implements information protection, data loss prevention, retention, and insider risk management, and manages information security alerts and activities. HiraEdu helps candidates prepare ethically by mapping retired SC-400 objectives to current SC-401 scope, building Purview and DLP practice, reviewing retention and risk workflows, and confirming Pearson VUE readiness.