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AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
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AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
Build the knowledge and skills you need to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
Benefit from instructor-led preparation for the AZ-500 certification exam with tips, tricks, guidance, and mentored support.
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Intermediate Level
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AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies is a four-day associate-level course for Azure security engineers looking to implement security controls, maintain an organization's security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. The course also includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.
In this course, you will learn how to implement enterprise governance strategies, Azure Active Directory, Azure Identity Protection, Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Hybrid Identity. You will explore platform protection, including perimeter, network, host, and container security. You will discover how to secure data and applications through Azure Key Vault, application security, storage security, SQL database security, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, and Azure Sentinel.
Overall, this course will help you to prepare for the AZ-500 certification exam. Entry for the exam is not included. However, you will get a clear overview of the Microsoft certification process, plus you will get tips and tricks, testing strategies, practice questions, and useful information to help you pass the exam successfully. Once you have certification, you will be in a strong position to take on a role as part of a larger team to plan and implement cloud-based management and security.
This course comprises 16 purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined learning journey.
It is an instructor-led course which runs to a fixed schedule, with set start and finish dates. It is driven forward by your instructor and features live sessions that are aired at a set time. You will, however, have time to complete certain activities at your own pace outside of the live sessions.
The materials for each module are accessible from the start of the course and will remain available for the duration of your enrollment. Methods of learning and assessment will include reading material, hands-on labs, and online exam questions.
As part of our mentoring service you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.
Once you have successfully completed the course, you will earn your Certificate of Completion.
You will be able to:
- Manage identity and access
- Secure networking
- Secure compute, storage, and databases
- Manage security operations
- Individuals seeking to prepare for the Microsoft AZ-500 certification exam.
- Azure security engineers who are planning to take the associated certification exam.
- Azure security engineers who are performing security tasks in their day-to-day job.
- Engineers who want to specialize in providing security for Azure-based digital platforms and play an integral role in protecting an organization's data.
Before attending this course, you should:
- Have experience of security best practices and industry security requirements such as defense, least privileged access, role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, shared responsibility, and the zero trust model.
- Be familiar with security protocols such as Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Internet Security Protocol (IPSec), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and disk and data encryption methods. Have some experience of deploying Azure workloads.
- Have experience of Windows and Linux operating systems and scripting languages.
- Have experience of Windows and Linux operating systems and scripting languages.
- Course labs may use PowerShell and the CLI.
Please note: This course does not cover the basics of Azure administration, instead the course content builds on that knowledge by adding security specific information.
This course will help you to prepare for the AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies certification exam.
It is ideal for IT security professionals who are planning to take the associated certification exam, or who are performing security tasks in their day-to-day job.
- It will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
- You will learn important concepts of security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.
- It will also help you to build your knowledge of Azure pricing and support.
>When you take this course, you will also get information and guidance on the Microsoft certification process, knowledge checks and practice questions, and useful tips on how to pass the exam.
Course Outline
Introduction
Grading Scheme
Pre-Requisites
Exam and Certification Details
About this module
Explore Azure Active Directory features
Compare Azure AD vs Active Directory Domain Services
Investigate roles in Azure AD
Deploy Azure AD Domain Services
Create and manage Azure AD users
Manage users with Azure AD groups
Configure Azure AD administrative units
Implement passwordless authentication
Explore Try-This exercises
Knowledge Check
About this module
Deploy Azure AD connect
Explore authentication options
Configure Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)
Implement Pass-through Authentication (PTA)
Deploy Federation with Azure AD
Explore the authentication decision tree
Configure password writeback
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore Azure AD identity protection
Configure risk event detections
Implement user risk policy
Implement sign-in risk policy
Deploy multifactor authentication in Azure
Explore multifactor authentication settings
Enable multifactor authentication
Implement Azure AD conditional access
Configure conditional access conditions
Implement access reviews
Explore try-this exercises
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore the zero trust model
Review the evolution of identity management
Deploy Azure AD privileged identity management
Configure privileged identity management scope
Implement privileged identity management onboarding
Explore privileged identity management configuration settings
Implement a privileged identity management workflow
Knowledge Check
About this module
Review the shared responsibility model
Explore the Azure cloud security advantages
Review Azure hierarchy of systems
Configure Azure policies
Enable Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Compare and contrast Azure RBAC vs Azure policies
Configure built-in roles
Enable resource locks
Deploy Azure blueprints
Design an Azure subscription management plan
Knowledge Check
About this module
Define defense in depth
Explore virtual network security
Enable Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection
Configure a distributed denial of service protection implementation
Explore Azure Firewall features
Deploy an Azure Firewall implementation
Configure VPN forced tunneling
Create User Defined Routes and Network Virtual Appliances
Explore hub and spoke topology
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore Network Security Groups (NSG)
Deploy a Network Security Groups implementation
Create Application Security Groups
Enable service endpoints
Configure service endpoint services
Deploy private links
Implement an Azure application gateway
Deploy a web application firewall
Configure and manage Azure front door
Review ExpressRoute
Knowledge Check
About this module
Enable endpoint protection
Define a privileged access device strategy
Deploy privileged access workstations
Create virtual machine templates
Enable and secure remote access management
Configure update management
Deploy disk encryption
Deploy and configure Windows Defender
Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendations
Secure Azure workloads with Azure Security Benchmarks
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore containers
Configure Azure Container Instances security
Manage security for Azure Container Instances (ACI)
Explore the Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Enable Azure Container Registry authentication
Review Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Implement an Azure Kubernetes Service architecture
Configure Azure Kubernetes Service networking
Deploy Azure Kubernetes Service storage
Secure authentication to Azure Kubernetes Service with Active Directory
Manage access to Azure Kubernetes Service using Azure role-based access controls
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore Azure Key Vault
Configure Key Vault access
Review a secure Key Vault example
Deploy and manage Key Vault certificates
Create Key Vault keys
Manage customer managed keys
Enable Key Vault secrets
Configure key rotation
Manage Key Vault safety and recovery features
Explore the Azure Hardware Security Module
Knowledge Check
About this module
Review the Microsoft identity platform
Explore Azure AD application scenarios
Register an application with App Registration
Configure Microsoft Graph permissions
Enable managed identities
Deploy web app certificates
Knowledge Check
About this module
Define data sovereignty
Configure Azure storage access
Deploy shared access signatures
Manage Azure AD storage authentication
Implement storage service encryption
Configure blob data retention policies
Configure Azure files authentication
Enable the secure transfer required property
Knowledge Check
About this module
Enable SQL database authentication
Configure SQL database firewalls
Enable and monitor database auditing
Implement data discovery and classification
Explore vulnerability assessment
Enable Defender for SQL (advanced threat protection)
Configure dynamic data masking
Implement transparent data encryption
Deploy always encrypted features
Deploy an always encrypted implementation
Knowledge Check
About this module
Explore Azure Monitor
Configure and monitor metrics and logs
Enable Log Analytics
Manage connected sources for log analytics
Enable Azure monitor Alerts
Configure properties for diagnostic logging
Knowledge Check
About this module
Review the cyber kill chain
Implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configure security center policies
Manage and implement security center recommendations
Explore secure score
Deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Define brute force attacks
Implement Just-in-time VM access
Knowledge Check
About this module
Enable Microsoft Sentinel
Configure data connections to Sentinel
Create workbooks for explore Sentinel data
Enable rules to create incidents
Configure playbooks
Hunt and investigate potential breaches
Knowledge Check
Instructions
Implement Platform Protection
Manage Identity and Access
Manage Security Operations
Secure Data and Applications
Practice Set 1
Practice Set 2
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AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies is an instructor-led course. This means live sessions are delivered at set times, and the modules start and finish on set dates. However, when you enroll for the course, you will see in your dashboard that you have access to the information for this course and its related modules from the start. You are therefore able to familiarize yourself with some of the material in advance of the live classes.
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About this course
16 Modules
15 Skills
Includes
Discussion space
36 Labs
16 Knowledge checks
02 Practice exam
03 Projects
Create
Virtual machine
Key vault
Subscriptions in Azure API management
Storage accounts
Tags
Virtual network
Virtual gateway
Azure SQL database
Linux virtual machine
Exercises to explore
Role-based access control
Azure policy
Resource manager locks
MFA, conditional access, and AAD identity protection
Azure AD privileged identity management
Implement directory synchronization
Network security groups and application security groups
Azure firewall
Configuring and securing ACR and AKS
Key vault (Implementing secure data by setting up always encrypted)
Securing Azure SQL database
Service endpoints and securing storage
Azure monitor
Azure security center
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