Duration
4 Days
24 CPD hours
This course is intended for
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.
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.
Prerequisites
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.
1 - Manage identities in Microsoft Entra ID
Secure users in Microsoft Entra ID
Secure groups in Microsoft Entra ID
Recommend when to use external identities
Secure external identities
Implement Microsoft Entra Identity protection
2 - Manage authentication by using Microsoft Entra ID
Configure Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Implement multifactor authentication (MFA)
Implement passwordless authentication
Implement password protection
Implement single sign-on (SSO)
Integrate single sign-on (SSO) and identity providers
Recommend and enforce modern authentication protocols
3 - Manage authorization by using Microsoft Entra ID
Configure Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
Assign built-in roles in Microsoft Entra ID
Assign built-in roles in Azure
Create and assign a custom role in Microsoft Entra ID
Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
Configure Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Configure role management and access reviews by using Microsoft Entra Identity Governance
Implement Conditional Access policies
4 - Manage application access in Microsoft Entra ID
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
5 - Plan and implement security for virtual networks
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
Implement encryption over ExpressRoute
Configure firewall settings on PaaS resources
Monitor network security by using Network Watcher, including NSG flow logging
6 - 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
7 - 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 an Azure Front Door, including Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Plan and implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Recommend when to use Azure DDoS Protection Standard
8 - 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
Configure network isolation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Secure and monitor AKS
Configure authentication for AKS
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
9 - Plan and implement security for 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 Blob Storage
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
10 - Plan and implement security for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
Enable database authentication by using Microsoft Entra ID
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
11 - Plan, implement, and manage governance for security
Create, assign, and interpret security policies and initiatives in Azure Policy
Configure security settings by using Azure Blueprint
Deploy secure infrastructures by using a landing zone
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
12 - 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
Identify and monitor external assets by using Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
13 - Configure and manage threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Enable workload protection services in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, including Microsoft Defender for Storage, Databases, Containers, App Service, Key Vault, Resource Manager, and DNS
Configure Microsoft Defender for Servers
Configure Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Database
Manage and respond to security alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configure workflow automation by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Evaluate vulnerability scans from Microsoft Defender for Server
14 - Configure and manage security monitoring and automation solutions
Monitor security events by using Azure Monitor
Configure data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
Create and customize analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel
Configure automation in Microsoft Sentinel
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