Course Description

This course provides foundational knowledge of security, compliance, and identity concepts and related Microsoft cloud-based solutions.

Audience profile

The audience for this course is looking to become familiar with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based environments and related Microsoft services. The content of this course aligns with the mastery of exam objective SC-900. This certification is intended for those looking to become familiar with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services.

Items in this collection

• Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describes the concepts of security, compliance, and identity (2 units)

• Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra (4 units)

• Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describes the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions (5 units)

• Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview

Course outline

Unit 1: Description of security, compliance and identity concepts

Learn the core concepts, principles, and methodologies that are fundamental to security, compliance, and identity solutions, including zero-trust, shared responsibility, our privacy principles, and more.

Lessons

• Description of security and compliance concepts.
• Description of the concepts of identity.

After completing this Topic, students will be able to:

• Describe security concepts and methodologies.
• Explore the Service Trust Portal.
• Learn where to go to find and review Azure compliance documentation.

Unit 2: Description of Microsoft Entra functionality

Learn about the Microsoft Security Service Edge (SSE) solution, Conditional Access, and how Microsoft Sign In roles and role-based access control (RBAC) help organizations manage access.

Lessons

• Description of the function and types of Microsoft Enter ID identity
• Description of Microsoft Sign In ID authentication capabilities
• Description of Microsoft Access Management Capabilities Enter
• Overview of Microsoft Identity Governance and Protection Capabilities Enter

After completing this Topic, students will be able to:

• Learn about Microsoft Sign In ID and the services and identity types it supports.
• Explore Microsoft Sign In and MFA authentication capabilities.
• Explore the access management capabilities of Microsoft Sign In, with Microsoft Sign In Conditional Access and RBAC.
• Describe Microsoft Identity Governance and Protection capabilities, including PIM and access reviews.
• Learn about the capabilities of Microsoft Entre Identity Protection.

Unit 3: Description of the functionalities of Microsoft security solutions

Learn about security capabilities at Microsoft. Topics covered will include Azure network and platform capabilities, Azure security management, and Sentinel. You’ll learn about threat protection with Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft 365 security management, and explore endpoint protection with Intune.

Lessons

• Description of Microsoft Copilot for security.
• Describe the core infrastructure security services in Azure.
• Description of Azure security management capabilities.
• Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel.
• Understanding threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR.

After completing this Topic, students will be able to:

• Learn about Microsoft Copilot for security.
• Learn about core infrastructure security services in Azure.
• About Azure security management capabilities.
• About Microsoft Sentinel security capabilities.
• Learn about threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR.

Unit 4: Describe the functionalities of Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview

Learn about Microsoft compliance solutions. Topics will include the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, information protection and governance in Microsoft 365, and eDiscovery, auditing, and insider risk solutions. Azure resource governance capabilities are also included.

Lessons

Description of the Microsoft Services Trust Portal and Microsoft Priva privacy capabilities.

• Overview of Microsoft Purview data security solutions.
• Overview of Microsoft Purview data compliance solutions.
• Overview of Microsoft Purview data governance solutions.

After completing this Topic, students will be able to:

• Learn about the Microsoft Services Trust Portal and Microsoft Priva privacy features.
• Learn about Microsoft Purview data security solutions.
• Learn about Microsoft Purview data compliance solutions.
• Learn about Microsoft Purview data governance solutions.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Overview of cloud computing and networking concepts.

• General IT knowledge or general experience working in an IT environment.

• Overview of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

Language

• Course: English / Spanish
• Labs: English

Associate Certification

Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Demonstrate basic knowledge of security, compliance, and identity concepts and related Microsoft cloud-based solutions.

Level: Beginner
Role: Security Engineer
Product: Azure
Subject: Security