Course 8528
This Microsoft 365 Security Administrator course will teach you how to secure user access to your organization's resources.
First, the course covers user password protection, multi-factor authentication, how to enable Azure Identity Protection, how to set up and use Azure AD (Active Directory) Connect, and introduces you to conditional access in Microsoft 365.
Second, you will learn about threat protection technologies that help protect your Microsoft 365 environment. Specifically, you will learn about threat vectors and Microsoft's security solutions to mitigate threats. You will learn about Secure Score, Exchange Online Protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, and threat management.
Third, the course will teach you about information protection technologies that help secure your Microsoft 365 environment. For example, the course discusses information rights-managed content, message encryption, labels, policies, and rules that support data loss prevention and information protection.
Lastly, you will learn about archiving and retention in Microsoft 365, data governance, and how to conduct content searches and investigations. This course covers data retention policies and tags, in-place records management for SharePoint, email retention, and how to conduct content searches that support eDiscovery investigations.
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This Microsoft 365 Security course will teach you how to:
Microsoft 365 Security Course Prerequisites
Microsoft 365 Security Course Exam Information
This course can help you prepare for the following Microsoft role-based certification exam — Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate.
This module explains how to manage user accounts and groups in Microsoft 365. It introduces you to the Zero Trust concept as well as authentication. The module sets the foundation for the remainder of the course.
Lessons
Lab: Initialize your tenant - users and groups
Lab: Password management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains concepts related to synchronizing identities for Microsoft 365. Specifically, it focuses on Azure AD Connect and managing directory synchronization to ensure the right people are connecting to your Microsoft 365 system.
Lessons
Lab: Implement Identity Synchronization
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains conditional access for Microsoft 365 and how it can be used to control access to resources in your organization. The module also explains Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and solutions for external access. Finally, we discuss identity governance as a concept and its components.
Lessons
Lab: Use Conditional Access to enable MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
Lab: Configure Privileged Identity Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains the various cyber-attack threats that exist. It then introduces you to the Microsoft solutions used to mitigate those threats. Finally, the module finishes with an explanation of Microsoft Secure Score and how it can be used to evaluate and report your organization's security posture.
Lessons
Lab: Use Microsoft Secure Score
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains the various threat protection technologies and services for Microsoft 365. In addition, the module covers message protection through Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Lessons
Lab: Manage Microsoft 365 Security Services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains Microsoft Threat Management, which provides the tools to evaluate and address cyber threats and formulate responses. In addition, you will learn how to use the Security dashboard and Azure Sentinel for Microsoft 365.
Lessons
Lab: Using Attack Simulator
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on cloud application security in Microsoft 365. The module will explain cloud discovery, app connectors, policies, and alerts. In addition, you will learn how these features work to secure your cloud applications.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on securing mobile devices and applications. You will learn about Mobile Device Management and how it works with Microsoft Intune. You will also learn about how Intune and Azure AD can be used to secure mobile applications.
Lessons
Lab: Device Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
Lab: Archiving and Retention
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains information rights management in Exchange and SharePoint. The module also describes encryption technologies used to secure messages.
Lessons
Lab: Configure Office 365 Message Encryption
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
Lab: Implement Data Loss Prevention policies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module explains the Compliance center in Microsoft 365. It discusses the components of compliance scores.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on insider risk-related functionality within Microsoft 365. It covers not only Insider Risk Management in the compliance center but also information barriers and privileged access management.
Lessons
Lab: Privileged Access Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module focuses on content search and investigations. The module covers how to use eDiscovery to conduct advanced investigations of Microsoft 365 data. It also covers audit logs and discusses GDPR data subject requests.
Lessons
Lab: Manage Search and Investigation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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The Microsoft 365 Security administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator, business stakeholders, and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and ensure that the solutions comply with the policies and regulations of the organization. In addition, this role proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments.
Responsibilities include responding to threats, implementing, managing, and monitoring security and compliance solutions for the Microsoft 365 environment. Additionally, they respond to incidents, investigations, and enforcement of data governance.
The Microsoft 365 Security administrator is familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and hybrid environments. In addition, this role has solid skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management, and data governance.
This course prepares you for the MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration certification exam.
Candidates for this exam implement, manage, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. The Microsoft 365 security administrator proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments, responds to threats, performs investigations, and enforces data governance. In addition, the Microsoft 365 security administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 enterprise administrator, business stakeholders, and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and ensures that the solutions comply with the policies and regulations of the organization.
Candidates for this exam are familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and have solid skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management, and data governance. This role focuses on the Microsoft 365 environment and includes hybrid environments.
