Capstone and Practice Exam (AZ-500)

This course is part of Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) Professional Certificate

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

17 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Implement multifactor authentication.
Create a resource group and a new storage account and provide access to a user.
Create a strategy for implementing Azure security using security groups.
Set up a virtual machine (VM) to host a website, allowing only HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

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This course is part of the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) Professional Certificate

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There are 3 modules in this course

Capstone and Practice Exam is the seventh course in the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate Professional Certificate training program. It allows you to apply the skills gained from the previous six courses and prepare for the AZ-500 exam.

The course starts with a recap of courses 1 to 6, followed by a real-world capstone project. You will complete the tasks typically performed by an Azure security engineer and then submit the project for peer review. Then, you will evaluate other project submissions and discuss solutions with peers. Finally, you will take a program-level practice exam and receive guidance on enrolling in the AZ-500 Microsoft Azure security technologies exam. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Implement multifactor authentication. - Create a resource group and a new storage account and provide access to a user. - Create a strategy for implementing Azure security using security groups. - Set up a virtual machine (VM) to host a website, allowing only HTTP and HTTPS traffic. - Enable disk encryption on the VM. - Enable database auditing for a new Azure SQL database. - Enable Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL database. - List the steps to enroll in the AZ-500 exam.

In this module, you will recap the main concepts learned and skills acquired in courses 1 to 6 about Azure security technologies. You will also attempt knowledge checks for concepts learned and skills acquired in courses 1 to 6.

What's included

32 videos8 readings7 assignments1 discussion prompt

32 videos Total 206 minutes

Course introduction 6 minutes
Introduction to Azure Active Directory: Licenses, terminologies, and features 8 minutes
Create and manage users in Azure Active Directory 7 minutes
Manage groups and external users in Azure Active Directory 5 minutes
Manage secure access in Azure Active Directory 5 minutes
Explore authentication options for hybrid identities 6 minutes
Explore Azure Active Directory Identity Protection 8 minutes
Manage privileged access using Privileged Identity Management 8 minutes
Designing an enterprise governance strategy: Principles and policies 8 minutes
Manage resources using role-based access control 8 minutes
Manage and secure resources with resource locks and Azure Blueprints 6 minutes
Implement perimeter security strategies in Azure 6 minutes
Configure network security groups 4 minutes
Implement application security in Azure 6 minutes
Configure and manage host and container security 7 minutes
Manage access to Azure Kubernetes Service 7 minutes
Configure and manage Azure Key Vault 6 minutes
Secure applications in the Microsoft identity platform 6 minutes
Explore Azure Active Directory authentication and application registration 5 minutes
Configure Microsoft Graph permissions 7 minutes
Configure managed identities and web app certificates 8 minutes
Secure Azure Storage for access control 5 minutes
Configure authentication and encryption for Storage accounts 5 minutes
Configure database security and monitoring 5 minutes
Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud for SQL Databases 5 minutes
Implement data masking and encryption 5 minutes
Configure diagnostic logging in Azure Monitor 8 minutes
Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud security policies 7 minutes
Enable just-in-time virtual machine access 6 minutes
Create custom analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel 9 minutes
Investigate incidents and threats with Microsoft Sentinel 6 minutes
Module summary 7 minutes

8 readings Total 83 minutes

How to be successful in this course 6 minutes
Summary 10 minutes
Summary 10 minutes
Summary 12 minutes
Summary 13 minutes
Summary 10 minutes
Summary 12 minutes
Glossary 10 minutes

7 assignments Total 120 minutes

Module quiz: Recap of Azure security technologies 30 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Secure Access with Azure Active Directory 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Identity Protection and Governance 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Implement Platform Protection 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Secure Your Applications 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Secure Your Data at Rest 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Recap: Manage Security Operations 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Meet and greet 10 minutes

In this module, you will be introduced to the capstone project for the Azure Security Technologies Advanced Professional Certificate program. You will be presented with the project scenario and guidelines on how to set up the project. Once the project is set up, you will attempt the peer review project and upload your submission for evaluation by your peers. Followed by your submission and peer review of submissions assigned to you, you will go through a project solution walkthrough and discuss it with your peers, if required.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

In this module, you will attempt a program-level practice exam and learn next steps for enrolling into the AZ-500 exam in Microsoft Azure security technologies.