This course begins by examining the Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 design. Its main focus, however, is on the security and compliance features that administrators must configure in their Microsoft 365 tenant to protect their company's organisational data before they implement Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Applied Skills

Microsoft Applied Skills are scenario-based credentials that provide learners with validation of targeted skills. These credentials are an efficient and trusted way to identify and deepen proficiency in scenario-based skillsets. The interactive training and validation enable learners to demonstrate proficiency by completing real-world tasks.

Applied Skills can help students prepare for the workforce by providing them with real-world problem-solving experience and validation of their skills.

This course is intended for Administrators.

This course is designed for administrators, Microsoft 365 administrators, or persons aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Administrator role who've completed at least one of the Microsoft 365 role-based administrator certification paths.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how Copilot for Microsoft 365 works
• Understand the Copilot for Microsoft 365 service and tenant logical architecture
• Describe how to extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 using Microsoft Graph connectors
• Prepare your data for Copilot for Microsoft 365 searches
• Assign your Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses
• Identify Microsoft 365 security features that control oversharing of data in Copilot for Microsoft 365
• Drive adoption by creating a Copilot Center of Excellence
• Describe how Copilot for Microsoft 365 uses proprietary business data
• Understand how Copilot for Microsoft 365 protects sensitive business data
• Describe how Copilot for Microsoft 365 uses Microsoft 365 isolation and access controls
• Understand how Copilot for Microsoft 365 meets regulatory compliance mandates
• Manage user passwords
• Create Conditional Access policies
• Enable security defaults
• Describe pass-through authentication
• Enable multifactor authentication
• Describe self-service password management
• Implement Microsoft Entra Smart Lockout
• Understand how roles are used in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
• Describe the Azure role-based access control permission model used in Microsoft 365
• Identify the key tasks assigned to the common Microsoft 365 admin roles
• Identify best practices when configuring admin roles
• Delegate admin roles to partners
• Implement role groups in Microsoft 365
• Manage permissions using administrative units in Microsoft Entra ID
• Elevate privileges to access admin centers by using Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management

• Examine the Copilot for Microsoft 365 design
• Implement Copilot for Microsoft 365
• Examine data security and compliance in Copilot for Microsoft 365
• Manage secure user access in Microsoft 365
• Manage roles and role groups in Microsoft 365