The Microsoft Security Operations Analyst role collaborates with organizational stakeholders to secure the organization's information technology systems. Their goal is to reduce organizational risk by quickly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection procedures, and communicating organizational policy violations to relevant stakeholders. Their responsibilities include threat management, monitoring, and response using various security solutions in the environment. The role is primarily concerned with investigating, detecting, and responding to threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security products. Because the Security Operations Analyst will be leveraging the operational outputs of these tools, they are also a critical stakeholder in the configuration and deployment of these technologies.
Module 1: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Protect against threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
- Implement Windows 10 security enhancements with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Manage alerts and incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Perform evidence and entities investigations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Use Threat and Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Lab: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Module 2
- Introduction to threat protection with Microsoft 365
- Mitigate incidents using Microsoft 365 Defender
- Protect your identities with Azure AD Identity Protection
- Remediate risks with Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Safeguard your environment with Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Secure your cloud apps and services with Microsoft Cloud App Security
- Respond to data loss prevention alerts using Microsoft 365
- Manage insider risk in Microsoft 365
Lab: Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender
Module 3
- Plan for cloud workload protections using Azure Defender
- Explain cloud workload protections in Azure Defender
- Connect Azure assets to Azure Defender
- Connect non-Azure resources to Azure Defender
- Remediate security alerts using Azure Defender
Lab: Mitigate threats using Azure Defender
Module 4: Create queries for Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
- Construct KQL statements for Azure Sentinel
- Analyze query results using KQL
- Build multi-table statements using KQL
- Work with data in Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language
Lab: Create queries for Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
Module 5: Configure your Azure Sentinel environment
- Introduction to Azure Sentinel
- Create and manage Azure Sentinel workspaces
- Query logs in Azure Sentinel
- Use watchlists in Azure Sentinel
- Use threat intelligence in Azure Sentinel
Lab: Configure your Azure Sentinel environment
Module 6: Connect logs to Azure Sentinel
- Connect data to Azure Sentinel using data connectors
- Connect Microsoft services to Azure Sentinel
- Connect Microsoft 365 Defender to Azure Sentinel
- Connect Windows hosts to Azure Sentinel
- Connect Common Event Format logs to Azure Sentinel
- Connect syslog data sources to Azure Sentinel
- Connect threat indicators to Azure Sentinel
Lab: Connect logs to Azure Sentinel
Module 7: Create detections and perform investigations using Azure Sentinel
- Threat detection with Azure Sentinel analytics
- Threat response with Azure Sentinel playbooks
- Security incident management in Azure Sentinel
- Use entity behavior analytics in Azure Sentinel
- Query, visualize, and monitor data in Azure Sentinel
Lab: Create detections and perform investigations using Azure Sentinel
Module 8: Perform threat hunting in Azure Sentinel
- Threat hunting with Azure Sentinel
- Hunt for threats using notebooks in Azure Sentinel
Lab: Threat hunting in Azure Sentinel
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
Manage security operations environments. Configure protections and detections. Manage incident responses. Perform threat hunting.
Level: Intermediate
Role: Security Engineer, Security Operations Analyst
Product: Azure, Microsoft 365
Subject: Security
