In this course students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain the security posture, and identify and remediate vulnerabilities by using a variety of security tools. The course covers scripting and automation, virtualization, and cloud N-tier architecture.

Students should have at least one year of hands-on experience securing Azure workloads and experience with security controls for workloads on Azure.

Before attending this course, students must have knowledge of:

• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe specialized data classifications on Azure
• Identify Azure data protection mechanisms
• Implement Azure data encryption methods
• Secure Internet protocols and how to implement them on Azure
• Describe Azure security services and features

Module 1: Identity and Access

Lessons

• Configure Azure Active Directory for Azure workloads and subscriptions
• Configure Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
• Configure security for an Azure subscription

Module 2: Platform Protection

Lessons

• Understand cloud security
• Build a network
• Secure network
• Implement host security
• Implement platform security
• Implement subscription security

Module 3: Security Operations

Lessons

• Configure security services
• Configure security policies by using Azure Security Center
• Manage security alerts
• Respond to and remediate security issues
• Create security baselines

Module 4: Data and applications

Lessons

• Configure security policies to manage data
• Configure security for data infrastructure
• Configure encryption for data at rest
• Understand application security
• Implement security for application lifecycle
• Secure applications
• Configure and manage Azure Key Vault