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Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

This intermediate Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate training prepares you for the AZ-500 exam, which is required to earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification. Become an Azure security engineer associate by learning the skills needed to secure Azure-based networks by implementing security controls.

Updated June 2023

34Skills
223Videos
32h 36mTotal
223 videos32h 36m

Who This Course Is For

This Azure Security Engineer Associate training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, meaning it's designed for security engineers. This Azure security course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with Azure, or experienced security engineers looking to validate their Microsoft skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Securing cloud applications in Azure
  • Implementing resource management security
  • Implementing network security and protection
  • Implementing virtual machine host security
  • Managing identity and access with Active Directory
  • Handling platform protection

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Securing Azure AD Identities49m
  • Premium skill.Securing External Identities and Verifiable Identities50m
  • Premium skill.Managing Azure AD Authentication50m
  • Premium skill.Managing Azure AD Authorization1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Managing Application Access in Azure AD1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Managing Permissions with Microsoft Entra59m
  • Premium skill.Managing Azure Network and Application Security Groups52m
  • Premium skill.Implementing ExpressRoute Encryption, PaaS Firewall Settings and Using Network Watcher57m
  • Premium skill.Implementing Virtual WAN and Secure VPN Connectivity55m
  • Premium skill.Exploring VNet Peering, VPN Gateways and UDRs50m
  • Premium skill.Plan and implement network security configurations for an Azure SQL Managed Instance52m
  • Premium skill.Implementing virtual network Service Endpoints, Private Endpoints, and Private Link Services59m
  • Premium skill.Implementing Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and App Service Environments (ASE) Network Integration48m
  • Premium skill.Custom TLS certificates for Apps and Azure Firewall Services1h 8m
  • Premium skill.Plan and implement security for public access to Azure resources52m
  • Premium skill.Configure Azure SQL Encryption and Data Protection60m
  • Premium skill.Configure Azure SQL Authentication57m
  • Premium skill.Plan, implement, and manage governance for Azure security56m
  • Premium skill.Manage security posture by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud50m
  • Premium skill.Managing Defender for Servers/Azure SQL and using Azure Monitor1h 3m
  • Premium skill.Secure Data in Azure Storage Accounts1h 3m
  • Premium skill.Secure Microsoft Azure Container Registry1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Secure Azure Container Apps1h 4m
  • Premium skill.Overview of Securing Azure Kubernetes Service1h 7m
  • Premium skill.Securely Exposing Remote Access to Azure Networks59m
  • Premium skill.Applied Security for Microsoft Azure API Management55m
  • Premium skill.Authentication for Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service54m
  • Premium skill.Implement Networking for Azure Kubernetes Service52m
  • Premium skill.Configure Disk Encryption in Microsoft Azure59m
  • Premium skill.Hands-on With Azure API Management Policies51m
  • Premium skill.Microsoft Sentinel Data Connectors1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Microsoft Sentinel Analytics Rules1h 7m
  • Premium skill.SOAR and Incident Response49m
  • Premium skill.Sentinel Workbooks, Notebooks and Hunting1h 15m

Certification

Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

The Azure Security Engineer Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge of security engineers to design, implement, and manage the security of Azure solutions. This certification is ideal for security engineers who want to demonstrate ...

Exam AZ-500Level AssociateDifficulty Intermediate
Managing identity and accessImplementing platform protectionManaging security operationsSecuring data and applications
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Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

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  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

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