Invest in your career as a cybersecurity analyst. Gain job-ready skills, including essential AI skills, for an in-demand career. Get certified by Microsoft. No prior experience required.
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No prior knowledge required
No unnecessary risks
Learners who complete this program will receive a 50% discount voucher for the SC-900 certification exam.
Organizations rely on cybersecurity experts to protect themselves from threats, but nearly 60% report a shortage of security professionals. 1 Prepare for a new career in this high-demand field with professional training from Microsoft—an industry leader in cybersecurity. You’ll also learn how generative AI tools and techniques are used in cybersecurity analysis.
The role of a cybersecurity analyst includes monitoring networks for vulnerabilities or potential threats, mitigating attacks on network infrastructure, and implementing data protection strategies. With 95% of Fortune 500 companies using Azure, it is critical for cybersecurity professionals to learn how to protect data in an Azure environment. 2
Through a combination of videos, assessments, and hands-on activities, you will learn, implement, and discuss threat mitigation strategies from an organizational perspective, implement effective cybersecurity policies within an Azure environment, and practice using tools like MS Defender, Azure Active Directory, and more.
When you graduate, you will have tangible examples to talk about in job interviews, and you will also be prepared to take the Microsoft SC-900 certification exam.
1 McKinsey & Company, Securing Your Organization to Reduce Cyber Risk (June 2022)
2 Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure: The Only Consistent and Comprehensive Hybrid Cloud (September 2018)
Hands-on Learning Project
This program is specifically designed to develop professional skills required for cybersecurity analyst roles. In each course, you will reinforce what you have learned by completing a capstone project that simulates real-world cybersecurity scenarios. In addition, you will complete a final capstone project in which you will build your own cybersecurity proposal to secure and protect a business network and infrastructure. The projects will include practice on:
To complete your studies, you will take a simulated exam that is similar in style to the industry-recognized Microsoft SC-900 certification exam: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals.
