Microsoft - Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

Curriculum

Module 1: Manage identity and access (30–35%)

Manage identities in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra

• Create and manage a managed identity for Azure resources
• Manage Azure AD groups
• Manage Azure AD users
• Manage external identities by using Azure AD
• Manage administrative units

Manage secure access by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra

• Configure Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Implement Conditional Access policies, including multifactor authentication
• Implement Azure AD Identity Protection
• Implement password less authentication
• Configure access reviews

Manage application access

• Integrate single sign on (SSO) and identity providers for authentication
• Create an app registration
• Configure app registration permission scopes
• Manage app registration permission consent
• Manage API permissions to Azure subscriptions and resources
• Configure an authentication method for a service principal

Manage access control

• Configure Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
• Interpret role and resource permissions
• Assign built-in roles in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra
• Create and assign custom roles, including Azure roles and Azure AD roles

Module 2: Implement platform protection (15–20%)

Implement advanced network security

• Secure the connectivity of hybrid networks
• Secure the connectivity of virtual networks
• Create and configure Azure Firewall
• Create and configure Azure Firewall Manager
• Create and configure Azure Application Gateway
• Create and configure Azure Front Door
• Create and configure Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Configure a resource firewall, including storage account, Azure SQL, Azure Key Vault, or Azure App Service
• Configure network isolation for Web Apps and Azure Functions
• Implement Azure Service Endpoints
• Implement Azure Private Endpoints, including integrating with other services
• Implement Azure Private Links
• Implement Azure DDoS Protection

Configure advanced security for compute

• Configure Endpoint Protection for virtual machines (VMs)
• Implement and manage security updates for VMs
• Configure security for container services
• Manage access to Azure Container Registry
• Configure security for serverless compute
• Configure security for an Azure App Service
• Configure encryption at rest
• Configure encryption in transit

Module 3: Manage security operations (25–30%)

Configure centralized policy management

• Configure a custom security policy
• Create a policy initiative
• Configure security settings and auditing by using Azure Policy

Configure and manage threat protection

• Configure Microsoft Defender for Servers (not including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint)
• Evaluate vulnerability scans from Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Configure Microsoft Defender for SQL
• Use the Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool

Configure and manage security monitoring solutions

• Create and customize alert rules by using Azure Monitor
• Configure diagnostic logging and log retention by using Azure Monitor
• Monitor security logs by using Azure Monitor
• Create and customize alert rules in Microsoft Sentinel
• Configure data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
• Evaluate alerts and incidents in Microsoft Sentinel

Module 4: Secure data and applications (25–30%)

Configure security for storage

• Configure access control for storage accounts
• Configure storage account access keys
• Configure Azure Files identity-based authentication for SMB access
• Configure delegated access

Configure security for data

• Enable database authentication by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra
• Enable database auditing
• Configure dynamic masking on SQL workloads
• Implement database encryption for Azure SQL Database
• Implement network isolation for data solutions, including Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Cosmos DB

Configure and manage Azure Key Vault

• Create and configure Key Vault
• Configure access to Key Vault
• Manage certificates, secrets, and keys
• Configure key rotation
• Configure backup and recovery of certificates, secrets, and keys