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Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

This Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) training covers how to design a large network's protective security architecture, grounded in the Zero Trust strategy. You'll master the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) and Zero Trust principles to design resilient security strategies for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments. As you learn to translate complex requirements into technical safeguards (from Entra Global Secure Access to advanced identity and data protection) you'll gain the high-level skills necessary to secure enterprise infrastructures and pass the SC-100 exam.

Updated February 2023

12Skills
83Videos
11h 20mTotal
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Who This Course Is For

This SC-100 training is designed for senior security engineers and architects with extensive experience in identity, networking, and virtualization. It is the definitive path for professionals seeking the Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert credential to lead enterprise-wide security strategy.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Designing security strategies for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS cloud services
  • Securing server endpoints and client devices across hybrid environments
  • Evaluating security postures using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and MCRA
  • Implementing Zero Trust through Identity, Conditional Access, and PIM
  • Architecting data protection and application security using encryption standards
  • Configuring Global Secure Access with Entra to protect private and internet traffic

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Examining the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA)1h 9m
  • Premium skill.Translating Security Requirements60m
  • Premium skill.Designing Security Strategies54m
  • Premium skill.Designing a Security Operations Strategy57m
  • Premium skill.Designing an Identity Security Strategy57m
  • Premium skill.Designing a Regulatory Compliance Strategy53m
  • Premium skill.Evaluating and Managing Security Postures51m
  • Premium skill.Designing a Strategy for Securing Server and Client Endpoints58m
  • Premium skill.Designing a Strategy for Securing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS Services50m
  • Premium skill.Design a security strategy for data and applications1h 13m
  • Premium skill.Entra Global Secure Access - Introduction47m
  • Premium skill.Entra Global Secure Access - Configuration51m

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

The Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert validates your skills in designing and maintaining a secure computing environment. This certification is ideal for cybersecurity architects who want to demonstrate their expertise in protecting ...

Exam SC-100Level ExpertDifficulty Advanced
Designing Zero Trust strategiesEvaluating security postureDesigning security operationsManaging identity and accessImplementing compliance controls
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