Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500T00) Online

Course Content

Module 1: Manage Identity and Access

This module covers Azure Active Directory, Azure Identity Protection, Enterprise Governance, Azure AD PIM, and Hybrid Identity.

Lessons

• Azure Active Directory
• Azure Identity Protection
• Enterprise Governance
• Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
• Hybrid Identity
• Lab: Role-Based Access Control
• Lab: Azure Policy
• Lab: Resource Manager Locks
• Lab: MFA, Conditional Access and AAD Identity Protection
• Lab: Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
• Lab: Implement Directory Synchronization

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement enterprise governance strategies including role-based access control, Azure policies, and resource locks.
• Implement an Azure AD infrastructure including users, groups, and multi-factor authentication.
• Implement Azure AD Identity Protection including risk policies, conditional access, and access reviews.
• Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management including Azure AD roles and Azure resources.
• Implement Azure AD Connect including authentication methods and on-premises directory synchronization.

Module 2: Implement Platform Protection

This module covers perimeter, network, host, and container security.

Lessons

• Perimeter Security
• Network Security
• Host Security
• Container Security
• Lab: Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups
• Lab: Azure Firewall
• Lab: Configuring and Securing ACR and AKS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement perimeter security strategies including Azure Firewall.
• Implement network security strategies including Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups.
• Implement host security strategies including endpoint protection, remote access management, update management, and disk encryption.
• Implement container security strategies including Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Kubernetes.

Module 3: Secure Data and Applications

This module covers Azure Key Vault, application security, storage security, and SQL database security.

Lessons

• Azure Key Vault
• Application Security
• Storage Security
• SQL Database Security
• Lab: Key Vault (Implementing Secure Data by setting up Always Encrypted)
• Lab: Securing Azure SQL Database
• Lab: Service Endpoints and Securing Storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement Azure Key Vault including certificates, keys, and secretes.
• Implement application security strategies including app registration, managed identities, and service endpoints.
• Implement storage security strategies including shared access signatures, blob retention policies, and Azure Files authentication.
• Implement database security strategies including authentication, data classification, dynamic data masking, and always encrypted.

Module 4: Manage Security Operations

This module covers Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, and Azure Sentinel.

Lessons

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Security Center
• Azure Sentinel
• Lab: Azure Monitor
• Lab: Azure Security Center
• Lab: Azure Sentinel

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement Azure Monitor including connected sources, log analytics, and alerts.
• Implement Azure Security Center including policies, recommendations, and just in time virtual machine access.
• Implement Azure Sentinel including workbooks, incidents, and playbooks.

Prerequisites

Successful learners will have prior knowledge and understanding of:

• Security best practices and industry security requirements such as defense in depth, least privileged access, role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, shared responsibility, and zero trust model.
• Be familiar with security protocols such as Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Internet Security Protocol (IPSec), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), disk and data encryption methods.
• Have some experience deploying Azure workloads. This course does not cover the basics of Azure administration, instead the course content builds on that knowledge by adding security specific information.
• Have experience with Windows and Linux operating systems and scripting languages. Course labs may use PowerShell and the CLI.

Prior attendance of the course Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104T00) is recommended.

Who Should Attend

This course is for Azure Security Engineers who are planning to take the associated certification exam, or who are performing security tasks in their day-to-day job. This course would also be helpful to an engineer that wants to specialize in providing security for Azure-based digital platforms and play an integral role in protecting an organization's data.