AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

This course provides IT Security Professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. This course includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.

Course Key Learnings:

Secure Azure solutions with Microsoft Entra ID
Implement Hybrid identity
Deploy Microsoft Entra ID protection
Configure Microsoft Entra privileged identity management
Design an enterprise governance strategy
Implement perimeter security
Configure network security
Configure and manage host security
Enable Containers security
Deploy and secure Azure Key Vault
Configure application security features
Implement storage security
Configure and manage SQL database security
Configure and manage Azure Monitor
Enable and manage Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configure and monitor Microsoft Sentinel

Course Content:

Module 1: Secure Azure solutions with Microsoft Entra ID

Configure Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services for security
Create users and groups that enable secure usage of your tenant
Use MFA to protect user’s identities
Configure passwordless security options

Module 2: Implement Hybrid identity

Deploy Microsoft Entra Connect
Pick and configure that best authentication option for your security needs
Configure password writeback

Module 3: Deploy Microsoft Entra ID protection

Deploy and configure Identity Protection
Configure MFA for users, groups, and applications
Create Conditional Access policies to ensure your security
Create and follow an access review process

Module 4: Configure Microsoft Entra privileged identity management

Describe Zero Trust and how it impacts security
Configure and deploy roles using Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Evaluate the usefulness of each PIM setting as it relates to your security goals

Module 5: Design an enterprise governance strategy

Explain the shared responsibility model and how it impacts your security configuration
Create Azure policies to protect your solutions
Configure and deploy access to services using RBAC

Module 6: Implement perimeter security

Define defense in depth
Protect your environment from denial-of-service attacks
Secure your solutions using firewalls and VPNs
Explore your end-to-end perimeter security configuration based on your security posture

Module 7: Configure network security

Deploy and configure network security groups to protect your Azure solutions
Configure and lockdown service endpoints and private links
Secure your applications with Application Gateway, Web App Firewall, and Front Door
Configure ExpressRoute to help protect your network traffic

Module 8: Configure and manage host security

Configure and deploy Endpoint Protection
Deploy a privileged access strategy for devices and privileged workstations
Secure your virtual machines and access to them
Deploy Windows Defender
Practice layered security by reviewing and implementing Security Center and Security Benchmarks

Module 9: Enable Containers security