This course runs for a duration of 4 days.
The class will run daily from 8 AM CT to 4 PM CT.
Class Location: Virtual LIVE Instructor Led - Virtual Live Classroom.
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.
Audience profile
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.
Objectives
Implement secure identity and access management solutions
Configure platform protection for Azure compute and network
Manage security operations using Microsoft Defender and Sentinel
Secure data at rest and in transit across Azure workloads
Monitor and remediate vulnerabilities to maintain security posture
1 - Manage security controls for identity and access
Microsoft cloud security benchmark: Identity management and privileged access
What is Microsoft Entra ID?
Secure Microsoft Entra users
Create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID
Secure Microsoft Entra groups
Recommend when to use external identities
Secure external identities
Implement Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra Connect
Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync
Authentication options
Password hash synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra pass-through authentication
Federation with Microsoft Entra ID
What is Microsoft Entra authentication?
Implement multifactor authentication (MFA)
Kerberos authentication
New Technology Local Area Network Manager (NTLM)
Passwordless authentication options for Microsoft Entra ID
Implement passwordless authentication
Implement password protection
Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on
Implement single sign-on (SSO)
Integrate single sign-on (SSO) and identity providers
Configure Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Recommend and enforce modern authentication protocols
Azure management groups
Configure Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
Azure role-based access control
Azure built-in roles
Assign Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
Microsoft Entra built-in roles
Assign built-in roles in Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra role-based access control
Create and assign a custom role in Microsoft Entra ID
Zero Trust security
Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Configure Privileged Identity Management
Microsoft Entra ID governance
Identity lifecycle management
Lifecycle workflows
Entitlement management
Delegation and roles in entitlement management
Access reviews
Configure role management and access reviews by using Microsoft Entra ID governance
Implement Conditional Access policies for Cloud Resources in Azure
Azure lighthouse overview
Module assessment
2 - Manage Microsoft Entra application access
Manage access to enterprise applications in Microsoft Entra ID, including OAuth permission grants
Manage app registrations in Microsoft Entra ID
Configure app registration permission scopes
Manage app registration permission consent
Manage and use service principals
Manage managed identities for Azure resources
Recommend when to use and configure a Microsoft Entra Application Proxy, including authentication
Module assessment
3 - Plan and implement security for virtual networks
Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark: Data Protection, Logging and Threat Detection, and Network Security
What is an Azure Virtual Network
Azure Virtual Network Manager
Plan and implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) and Application Security Groups (ASGs)
Plan and implement User-Defined Routes (UDRs)
Plan and implement Virtual Network peering or gateway
Plan and implement Virtual Wide Area Network, including secured virtual hub
Secure VPN connectivity, including point-to-site and site-to-site
Azure encryption
What is Azure Virtual Network encryption
Azure ExpressRoute
Implement encryption over ExpressRoute
Configure firewall settings on Azure resources
Monitor network security by using Network Watcher
Module assessment
4 - Plan and implement security for private access to Azure resources
Plan and implement virtual network Service Endpoints
Plan and implement Private Endpoints
Plan and implement Private Link services
Plan and implement network integration for Azure App Service and Azure Functions
Plan and implement network security configurations for an App Service Environment (ASE)
Plan and implement network security configurations for an Azure SQL Managed Instance
Module assessment
5 - Plan and implement security for public access to Azure resources
Plan and implement Transport Layer Security (TLS) to applications, including Azure App Service and API Management
Plan, implement, and manage an Azure Firewall, Azure Firewall Manager and firewall policies
Plan and implement an Azure Application Gateway
Plan and implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Plan and implement an Azure Front Door, including Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Recommend when to use Azure DDoS Protection Standard
Module assessment
6 - Plan and implement advanced security for compute
Plan and implement remote access to public endpoints, Azure Bastion and just-in-time (JIT) virtual machine (VM) access
What is Azure Kubernetes Service?
Configure network isolation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Secure and monitor Azure Kubernetes Service
Configure authentication for Azure Kubernetes Service
Configure security for Azure Container Instances (ACIs)
Configure security for Azure Container Apps (ACAs)
Manage access to Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Configure disk encryption, Azure Disk Encryption (ADE), encryption as host, and confidential disk encryption
Recommend security configurations for Azure API Management
Module assessment
7 - Plan and implement security for storage
Azure Storage
Configure access control for storage accounts
Manage life cycle for storage account access keys
Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Files
Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Blobs
Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Tables
Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Queues
Select and configure appropriate methods for protecting against data security threats, including soft delete, backups, versioning, and immutable storage
Configure Bring your own key (BYOK)
Enable double encryption at the Azure Storage infrastructure level
Module assessment
8 - Plan and implement security for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance security
Enable Microsoft Entra database authentication
Enable and monitor database audit
Identify use cases for the Microsoft Purview governance portal
Implement data classification of sensitive information by using the Microsoft Purview governance portal
Plan and implement dynamic mask
Implement transparent data encryption
Recommend when to use Azure SQL Database Always Encrypted
Implement an Azure SQL Database firewall
Module assessment
9 - Implement and manage enforcement of cloud governance policies
Microsoft cloud security benchmark: Access, Data, Identity, Network, Endpoint, Governance, Recovery, Incident, and Vulnerability Management
Azure governance
Create, assign, and interpret security policies and initiatives in Azure Policy
Deploy secure infrastructures by using a landing zone
Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault security
Azure Key Vault authentication
Create and configure an Azure Key Vault
Recommend when to use a dedicated Hardware Security Module (HSM)
Configure access to Key Vault, including vault access policies and Azure role-based access control
Manage certificates, secrets, and keys
Configure key rotation
Configure backup and recovery of certificates, secrets, and keys
Implement security controls to protect backups
Implement security controls for asset management
Module assessment
10 - Manage security posture by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Identify and remediate security risks by using the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Secure Score and Inventory
Assess compliance against security frameworks and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Add industry and regulatory standards to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Add custom initiatives to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Connect hybrid cloud and multicloud environments to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Implement and use Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Module assessment
11 - Configure and manage threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Enable workload protection services in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Defender for Servers
Defender for Storage
Malware scanning in Defender for Storage
Detect threats to sensitive data
Deploy Microsoft Defender for Storage
Enable configure Azure built-in policy
Configure Microsoft Defender plans for Servers, Databases, and Storage
Implement and manage Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Log Analytics workspace
Manage data retention in a Log Analytics workspace
Deploy the Azure Monitor Agent
Collect data with Azure Monitor Agent
Data collection rules (DCRs) in Azure Monitor
Transformations in data collection rules (DCRs)
Monitor network security events and performance data by configuring data collection rules (DCRs) in Azure Monitor
Connect your Azure subscriptions
Just-in-time machine access
Enable just-in-time access
Container security in Microsoft Defender for Containers
Managed Kubernetes threat factors
Defender for Containers architecture
Configure Microsoft Defender for Containers components
Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security
DevOps Security support and prerequisites
DevOps environment security posture
Connect your GitHub lab environment to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configure the Microsoft Security DevOps GitHub action
Defender for Cloud AI threat protection
Enable threat protection for AI workloads in Defender for Cloud
Gain application and end-user context for AI alerts
12 - Configure and manage security monitoring and automation solutions
Manage and respond to security alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configure workflow automation by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Log retention plans in Microsoft Sentinel
Alerts and Incidents from Microsoft Sentinel
Configure data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
Enable analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel
Configure automation in Microsoft Sentinel
Automating Threat Response with Microsoft Sentinel
Module assessment
AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator
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.
