AZ-500: Secure cloud resources with Microsoft security technologies

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

Manage identity and access

• Manage identities in Microsoft Entra ID
• Manage authentication by using Microsoft Entra ID
• Manage authorization by using Microsoft Entra ID
• Manage application access in Microsoft Entra ID

Secure networking

• Plan and implement security for virtual networks
• Plan and implement security for private access to Azure resources
• Plan and implement security for public access to Azure resources

Secure compute, storage, and databases

• Plan and implement advanced security for compute
• Plan and implement security for storage
• Plan and implement security for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance

Manage security operations

• Plan, implement, and manage governance for security
• Manage security posture by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Configure and manage threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Configure and manage security monitoring and automation solutions