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AZ-500 Exam Preparation: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

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Beginner
Duration: 3 minutes and 31 seconds
AZ-500 Exam Preparation: Introduction
This introduction to the Microsoft Azure Security Technologies course gives an overview of the requirements for the Microsoft AZ-500 exam and how they will be covered.
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Intermediate
Duration: 53 minutes and 42 seconds
Microsoft Azure Security Solutions
This lesson provides you with a basic understanding of all of the key security options and features available in Microsoft Azure.
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Beginner
Duration: 1 hour and 1 minute
Azure Active Directory: Key Concepts to Understand
This lesson will provide you with an understanding of Azure AD, a cloud-based identity and access management service.
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Beginner
Duration: 34 minutes and 25 seconds
Enterprise Identity Management with Azure Active Directory
This lesson explores Enterprise Identity Management with Azure Active Directory.
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Beginner
Duration: 6 minutes and 34 seconds
Securing Groups in Entra ID with Administrative Units
This lesson looks at Securing Groups in Entra ID with Administrative Units.
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Intermediate
Duration: 16 minutes and 10 seconds
Implementing Azure AD Identity Protection
This lesson will provide you with an understanding of what Azure Identity Protection is, what it does, and how to implement identity protection policies.
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Intermediate
Duration: 12 minutes and 45 seconds
Setting Up Microsoft Entra Verified ID
This lesson will give you an understanding of what Microsoft Entra Verified ID is, and how to set it up.
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This course is designed to help you and your team prepare for the AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies exam. Even if you aren’t planning to take the exam, these courses and hands-on labs will help you get started on your way to deploying and managing Microsoft Azure security technologies.

The AZ-500 exam is part of Microsoft’s new role-based certification program. Candidates who pass the AZ-500 exam will earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification.

The AZ-500 exam tests your knowledge in four different subject areas, and that’s how this course is structured. We’ll start with managing identities and access. Next, we’ll get into implementing platform protection, which will include topics like Network Security Groups, Azure Firewalls, Container Security, and much more. You will then learn about managing security options using tools like Azure Monitor, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Log Analytics. Rounding out the course, you’ll learn how to secure data and applications by configuring security policies, enabling auditing, leveraging Key Vault, and many other topics.

Learning Objectives

  • Manage Azure identity and access
  • Implement Azure platform protection
  • Manage Azure security operations
  • Secure data and applications on Azure

Intended Audience

  • IT professionals who want to become Azure Security Engineers
  • IT professionals preparing for Microsoft’s AZ-500 exam

Prerequisites

  • Moderate to strong knowledge of most Azure offerings
  • Understanding of basic IT security principles
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Tom is a 25+ year veteran of the IT industry, having worked in environments as large as 40k seats and as small as 50 seats. Throughout the course of a long an interesting career, he has built an in-depth skillset that spans numerous IT disciplines. Tom has designed and architected small, large, and global IT solutions.

In addition to the Cloud Platform and Infrastructure MCSE certification, Tom also carries several other Microsoft certifications. His ability to see things from a strategic perspective allows Tom to architect solutions that closely align with business needs.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys camping, fishing, and playing poker.

Covered Topics

Identity and Access Management
Security
Microsoft Azure
Security for Azure
Microsoft Entra ID
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication