Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

After completing this course. students will be able to:

• Utilize NSGs and ASGs for network traffic security, and manage UDRs for optimal traffic routing.
• Establish secure network connectivity through Virtual Network peering, VPN gateways, and Virtual WAN.
• Enhance network security with VPN configurations, ExpressRoute encryption, PaaS firewall settings, and Network Watcher monitoring.

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. Job role: Security Engineer
 

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. Prerequisite courses (or equivalent knowledge and hands-on experience): This free online training will give you the experience you need to be successful in this course.
• AZ-104: Manage identities and governance in Azure - Learn | Microsoft Docs
• AZ-104: Implement and manage storage in Azure - Learn | Microsoft Docs
• AZ-104: Configure and manage virtual networks for Azure administrators - Learn | Microsoft Docs
• AZ-104: Monitor and back up Azure resources - Learn | Microsoft Docs
• AZ-104: Deploy and manage Azure compute resources - Learn | Microsoft Docs

AZ-500: Manage identity and access Manage identities in Microsoft Entra ID

• Introduction3 min
• 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
• Knowledge check

Manage authentication by using Microsoft Entra ID

• Introduction
• 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)
• 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
• Introduction to Microsoft Entra Verified ID
• Configure Microsoft Entra Verified ID
• Recommend and enforce modern authentication protocols

Manage authorization by using Microsoft Entra ID

• Introduction
• 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
• Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
• Zero Trust security
• Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
• Configure Privileged Identity Management
• Microsoft Entra ID Governance
• Entitlement management
• Access reviews
• Identity lifecycle management
• Lifecycle workflows
• Delegation and roles in entitlement management
• Configure role management and access reviews by using Microsoft Entra ID Governance
• Implement Conditional Access policies

Manage application access in Microsoft Entra ID

• Introduction
• 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
• Knowledge check

AZ-500: Secure networking Plan and implement security for virtual networks

• Introduction
• What is an Azure Virtual Network
• 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 ExpressRoute
• Implement encryption over ExpressRoute
• Configure firewall settings on PaaS resources
• Monitor network security by using Network Watcher, including network security groups

Plan and implement security for private access to Azure resources

• Introduction
• 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

Plan and implement security for public access to Azure resources

• Introduction
• 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

AZ-500: Secure compute, storage, and databases Plan and implement advanced security for compute

• Introduction
• 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

Plan and implement security for storage

• Introduction
• 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
• Knowledge check

Plan and implement security for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance

• Introduction
• Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance security
• 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
• Knowledge check

AZ-500: Manage security operations Plan, implement, and manage governance for security

• Introduction
• Azure governance
• 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
• 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
• Knowledge check

Manage security posture by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Introduction
• 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
• Knowledge check

Configure and manage threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Introduction
• Enable workload protection services in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Configure Microsoft Defender for Servers
• Configure Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Database
• Container security in Microsoft Defender for Containers
• Managed Kubernetes threat factors
• Defender for Containers architecture
• Configure Microsoft Defender for Containers components
• Vulnerability assessments for Azure
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Knowledge check

Configure and manage security monitoring and automation solutions

• Introduction
• Monitor security events by using Azure Monitor
• Configure data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
• Create and customize analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel
• Evaluate alerts and incidents from Microsoft Sentinel
• Configure automation in Microsoft Sentinel
• Knowledge check