Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500T00)

Course Duration

4 Days

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Azure administration and security fundamentals. Recommended: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or equivalent hands-on experience with Azure services including compute, storage, and networking.

Course Description

This course teaches security engineers how to implement security controls and maintain an organization's security posture on Microsoft Azure. Topics include identity and access management, platform protection, data and application security, and security operations — preparing students for the AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate exam.

Course Outline

Module 1: Manage Identity and Access

Lessons

• Azure Active Directory
• Azure Identity Protection
• Enterprise Governance
• Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
• Hybrid Identity
• 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

Lessons

• Perimeter Security
• Network Security
• Host Security
• Container Security
• 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

Lessons

• Azure Key Vault
• Application Security
• Storage Security
• SQL Database Security
• 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

Lessons

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Security Center
• 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.