Online Course – Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) Certified Professional Certification from Microsoft

Build a career in information security at Microsoft AZ. Upgrade your skills to be ready for a job as an information security professional at AZ. Prepare for the AZ-500 certification exam: Information Security Technologies at Microsoft AZ.

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קורס אונליין - תעודה מקצועית מוסמכת בMicrosoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) של Microsoft

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • User and group management, authentication, and preferred and role-based access.
  • Protecting the company’s platform by implementing security measures such as border, network, and warehouse and container security.
  • Protect applications using tools like Azure Key Vault and protect data using controls such as encryption, data hiding, and database monitoring.
  • Managing security operations using Microsoft and Azure tools.
  • Preparation for the AZ-500 certification exam: Information Security Technologies in Microsoft Azure.

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Information Security Engineer at Azure
  • Assistant Information Security Engineer at Azure
  • Azure Manager
  • Information Security Specialist
  • Identity and Access Manager
  • Network Security Manager
  • Computing and Storage Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • Security Operations Manager
  • Azure Information Security Technology Specialist

Professional Certificate – 7-course course series

Learners who complete this program will receive a 50% discount on the Microsoft AZ-500 certification exam.

Did you know that the AZ-500 certification is one of the highest-paying certifications in Microsoft Azure? With 95% of Fortune 500 companies using Azure, there is a high demand for Azure information security experts. This program is designed for students and IT professionals with experience in Microsoft Azure to gain the skills required for Azure information security engineer roles.

Azure Information Security Engineers are responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring security measures in Azure, multi-cloud, and intrusion environments to protect the entire infrastructure.

Each course in this program combines concepts, practices, and hands-on exercises in Azure. Assess your understanding through graded assessments and scenario-based projects.

Complete this program and enjoy two benefits. First, earn a professional certificate that shows your readiness for a role as an Assistant Information Security Engineer in Azure. Second, prepare yourself for the AZ-500: Information Security Technologies in Microsoft Azure certification exam. Gain expertise in identity and access management, network security, compute, storage, and databases, and learn how to manage security operations—as required by the AZ-500 exam.

With this program, you will gain the skills that top companies are looking for, indicating your readiness for a career in security technologies. If you are an Azure manager, this is the right course to guide your career towards information security.

Hands-on Learning Project

Each course includes a scenario-based project that allows you to practice skills in a real-world environment. These projects allow you to deepen your skills in protecting identity, access, data, applications, and networks in cloud and intrusion environments.

There is a comprehensive practical project at the end, based on the activities performed by Information Security Engineers in Azure. You will apply your skills to a fictional company for the following:

  • User and group management, authentication, and preferred and role-based access.
  • Protecting the company’s platform by implementing security measures such as border, network, and warehouse and container security.
  • Protect applications using tools like Azure Key Vault and protect data using controls such as encryption, data hiding, and database monitoring.
  • Managing security operations using Microsoft and Azure tools.

When you complete this program, you will have a variety of project simulations that you can use as models during interviews.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Course 1: Secure Access with Azure Active Directory

Duration: 12 hours

  • Explain Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) features and Azure AD Domain Services
  • Create and manage users and groups in cloud and hybrid environments, and configure Azure AD administrative units
  • Describe authentication and password protection methods in Azure AD and how to configure and implement multi-factor authentication.
  • Deploy and configure Azure AD Connect to create a hybrid identity solution

Skills you will acquire:

  • Azure Kubernetes Service
  • Network security groups
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Gates for implementation and fortime
  • Azure Firewall

Course 2: Identity Protection and Identity Government

Duration: 14 hours

  • Explaining Azure AD identity protection features
  • How to set up Azure AD PIM and work with groups and guests in Azure AD
  • Implementing and configuring Azure policies and RBAC in Azure
  • Enable resource blocks and deploy templates in Azure

Skills you will acquire:

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Azure Keystore
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure AD

Course 3: Implementing Platform Protection

Duration: 18 hours

  • Description of Defense in Depth
  • Review essential security concepts and methods that are part of a defense-in-depth strategy
  • Implement and configure Azure Application Gateway to protect your edge
  • Configure and deploy Azure Application Firewall

Skills you will acquire:

  • Azure SQL Security
  • Storage encryption
  • Azure Files Security
  • Azure AD RBAC
  • Storage account

Course 4: Securing Your Applications

Duration: 13 hours

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Key Vault and its importance in a defense-in-depth strategy
  • Deploy and manage Key Vault certificates, secrets, and keys to secure access to your applications
  • Explaining app registration, types of permissions supported by the Microsoft platform, and creating an Azure AD tenant
  • Set up Microsoft Graph permissions and web app certificates

Skills you will acquire:

  • Azure Active Directory Connect
  • Administrative units in Azure Active Directory
  • Azure Active Directory Domain Services
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Azure Active Directory

Course 5: Protecting your data at rest

Duration: 16 hours

  • Shared Access Symbols (SAS) Layout
  • Enable and monitor database auditing
  • Enable Defender for SQL for advanced threat protection
  • Deploying an always-on encryption application

Skills you will acquire:

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Microsoft Defender for Servers
  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics Workspace
  • Microsoft Sentinel

Course 6: Managing Security Operations

Duration: 17 hours

  • Set up and monitor metrics and system logs in Azure Monitor
  • Manage applications using Azure Monitor Application Insights
  • Implementing, configuring, and deploying Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Implementing real-time VPN access to protect against brute force attacks

Skills you will acquire:

  • Microsoft Graph
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure AD app registration
  • Microsoft Identity Platform
  • Managed identities

Course 7: Final Project and Practice Exam (AZ-500)

Duration: 11 hours

  • Implementing multi-factor authentication
  • Create a new resource group and storage account and grant access to a user
  • Create a strategy for implementing Azure security using security groups
  • Setting up a virtual machine (VM) for hosting a website, allowing only HTTP and HTTPS traffic

Skills you will acquire:

  • Conditional Access Policy
  • Manage individual identities in Azure AD
  • Role-based access control in Azure
  • Azure Blueprints
  • Identity protection in Azure AD

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