Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Gain the skills you need to become a Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate with Firebrand. You'll learn how best to implement data platforms and protect your business with Azure technology.

Boost your knowledge on implementing security controls, maintaining your business' security posture, and identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities. This course includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.

You'll also learn to:

• Implement enterprise governance strategies including role-based access control, Azure policies, and resource locks
• Implement an Azure AD infrastructure including users, groups, and multi-factor authentication
• Implement perimeter security strategies including Azure Firewall
• Implement storage security strategies including shared access signatures, blob retention policies, and Azure Files authentication

You will be prepared for and sit exam AZ-500 at the Firebrand Training Centre during the course. This is covered by your Certification Guarantee: pass first time or train again for free.

If you're interested in developing your skills as an Azure Security Engineer Associate, this course is ideal for you.

• Module 1: Manage Identity and Access
  • Lab: Role-Based Access Control
  • Lab: Azure Policy
  • Lab: Resource Manager Locks
  • Lab: MFA, Conditional Access and AAD Identity Protection
  • Lab: Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
  • Lab: Implement Directory Synchronisation
• Module 2: Implement Platform Protection
  • Lab: Configuring and Securing ACR and AKS
  • Lab: Azure Firewall
  • Lab: Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups
• Module 3: Secure Data and Applications
  • Lab: Key Vault (Implementing Secure Data by setting up Always Encrypted)
  • Lab: Securing Azure SQL Database
  • Lab: Service Endpoints and Securing Storage
• Module 4: Manage Security Operations
• Lab: Azure Sentinel
• Lab:  Azure Security Center
• Lab: Azure Monitor

As part of your course, you'll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

Domains:

1. 1. Manage identity and access (30-35%)
   2. Implement platform protection (15-20%)
   3. Manage security operations (25-30%)
   4. Secure data and applications (25-30%)

Before attending this course, you should have experience in:

• Deploying Azure workloads
• Windows and Linux operating systems and scripting languages

And an understanding of:

• Security best practices and industry security requirements such as defense in depth, least privileged access, role-based access control, multi-factor authentication
• Security protocols such as Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Internet Security Protocol (IPSec), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), disk and data encryption methods

Microsoft also recommend you take the Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Are you ready for the course? 

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