Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500) Online Course

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500) Online Course

Step into the world of cloud security with Microsoft Azure Security Technologies, an advanced course meticulously crafted to give you a complete mastery of security management within Microsoft Azure. This course provides hands-on instruction and real-world application scenarios, empowering IT professionals to secure Azure environments with confidence.

From securing identities with Azure AD and Microsoft Entra to designing resilient networks using NSGs, VPNs, and Azure Firewall, you’ll gain step-by-step insight into best practices for implementing enterprise-grade security in Azure. You’ll also learn how to protect Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), containerized apps, and databases, while maintaining secure access controls and data governance.

The course culminates in an exploration of security operations, covering Microsoft Defender for Cloud for threat protection and compliance, and Microsoft Sentinel for centralized security monitoring and incident response.

Whether you're looking to improve your organization's security posture or prepare for Azure security certification, this course delivers the depth, clarity, and guidance you need.

Key Benefits

• Comprehensive identity and access management: Learn to implement and manage secure user access using Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, MFA, SSO, and Microsoft Entra tools.
• In-depth network and data security: Gain practical experience in securing Azure networking, virtual networks, firewalls, encryption, storage, and databases.
• Strategic security operations management: Master the use of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel to monitor, automate, and respond to threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Who is this Course For?

• This course is ideal for:
• IT professionals, system administrators, and security analysts
• Individuals with basic Azure experience and cloud computing knowledge
• Those preparing for Microsoft Azure security certifications (e.g., SC-200, AZ-500)

What You Will Learn

• Implement and manage identity and access control in Azure using Azure AD, Entra ID, and authentication protocols.
• Design and secure Azure networking infrastructure, including private endpoints, firewalls, and DDoS protection.
• Secure compute, storage, and database services in Azure with encryption, access policies, and Microsoft Purview.
• Configure and manage Azure security operations using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Monitor, automate, and respond to real-world security incidents across cloud environments.

Course Modules Overview

1. Managing Identity and Access in Azure

• Secure Azure AD users, groups, and external identities
• Implement SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, and app proxy
• Assign built-in and custom roles, use PIM and Identity Governance

2. Planning and Implementing Secure Networking

• Configure NSGs, ASGs, VNET peering, and VPN Gateway
• Secure PaaS services and implement private endpoints and Azure Firewall
• Use WAF, Front Door, and DDoS Protection

3. Securing Compute, Storage, and Databases

• Secure AKS and containerized services
• Manage storage access, disk encryption, and data protection
• Implement Purview, masking, and database encryption

4. Configuring and Managing Security Operations

• Create security policies and manage Key Vault
• Use Defender for Cloud for risk management and workload protection
• Leverage Microsoft Sentinel for alerting, incident response, and automation