AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies - On-Demand Course

  The AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies course is a 5-day course that is designed to teach students how to implement security controls, maintain the security posture, and identify and remediate vulnerabilities by using a variety of security tools. The course covers scripting and automation, virtualization, and cloud N-tier architecture.

Additionally, students will learn to Compare and contrast various database options on Azure, identify data streaming options for large-scale data ingest, and identify longer-term data storage options. The course will show students how to deploy an ARM template to a resource group, author a complex deployment using the Azure Building Blocks tools, and integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.

The final sections of the course will help students learn how to Describe DNS and IP strategies for VNETs in Azure, compare connectivity options for ad-hoc and hybrid connectivity, distribute network traffic across multiple loads using load balancers, and design a hybrid connectivity scenario between cloud and on-premise.

Topics covered in the course include:

• Describing specialized data classifications on Azure
• Identifying Azure data protection mechanisms
• Implementing Azure data encryption methods
• Securing Internet protocols and implementing them on Azure
• Describing Azure security services and features

Target Student:This course is intended for Microsoft Azure Administrator Associates, or students with equivalent background.

Students should have the following prerequisite experience:

• At least one year of hands-on experience securing Azure workloads
• Experience with security controls for workloads on Azure

Section 1: Identity and Access

Topics :
Configuring Azure Active Directory for Azure workloads and subscriptions
Configuring Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
Configuring security for an Azure subscription

Section 2: Platform Protection

Topics :
Understanding cloud security
Building a network
Securing a network
Implementing host security
Implementing platform security
Implementing subscription security

Section 3: Security Operations

Topics :
Configuring security services
Configuring security policies by using Azure Security Center
Managing security alerts
Responding to and remediate security issues
Creating security baselines

Section 4: Data and applications

Topics :
Configuring security policies to manage data
Configuring security for data infrastructure
Configuring encryption for data at rest
Understanding application security
Implementing security for application lifecycle
Securing applications
Configuring and manage Azure Key Vault