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Securing Azure Workloads: Principles and Practices

Gain insights into securing Azure workloads. Explore authentication, authorization, private, and public access restrictions, compliance, and threat monitoring using tools like Entra ID, Azure Firewall, Policy, and Sentinel.

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In this course, you’ll start your journey by understanding how to authenticate and authorize resources in Microsoft Entra ID and Azure. Next, you’ll learn how to restrict access to Azure resources using Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall, and Azure network security groups. You’ll also explore how to secure private access to Azure resources. Furthermore, you’ll learn how to restrict public access to Azure resources with Azure Application Gateway, Azure WAF, Azure Front Door, and Azure DDoS. Moreover, you’ll also learn how to secure computing, storage, and database resources in Azure. After completing this course, you can maintain compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements across the Azure environment with Azure Policy and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. You’ll also learn how to monitor and analyze metrics and logs with Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel and then automate predefined actions if a threat occurs.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization to Azure resources and Microsoft Entra Identity

The ability to secure public and private networks in Azure

A working knowledge of securing compute, storage, and database resources in Azure

An understanding of how to manage workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Hands-on experience securing Azure resources through monitoring and data analysis with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Sentinel

Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization to Azure resources and Microsoft Entra Identity

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32 Lessons9 Quizzes3 Assessments

Introduction to the Course

1 Lessons

Get familiar with securing Azure workloads, identity management, and network security principles.

Introduction

Identity and Access Management

8 Lessons

Look at identity and access management essentials in Microsoft Entra ID, spanning secure authentication, authorization, and streamlined user management.

Microsoft Entra ID

Configuring Identities

Authentication in Microsoft Entra ID

Authorization in Microsoft Entra ID

Authorization in Azure

Configuring Applications

Managed Identities

Quiz: Identity and Access Management

Secure Networking

7 Lessons

Master the steps to securing Azure networking, using VNets, firewalls, private endpoints, and public access controls.

Overview of Networking in Azure

Virtual Networks

Azure Firewall And Network Security Groups

Secure Private Access to Azure Resources

Network Security Configuration

Secure Public Access to Azure Resources

Quiz: Secure Networking

Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases

8 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of securing Azure VMs, Web Apps, Kubernetes, Storage, and Databases.

Security for Virtual Machines

Security for Azure Web Apps

Security for Azure Kubernetes Service

Getting Started With Storage

Security for Storage

Databases in Azure

Security for Databases

Quiz: Secure Compute, Storage, And Databases

Manage Security Operations

7 Lessons

Manage security operations using Azure Policy, Key Vault, Defender, Monitor, and Sentinel for robust cloud security.

Azure Policy

Azure Key Vault

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Managing Workload Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

Microsoft Sentinel

Quiz: Manage Security Operations

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Investigate best practices for securing Azure workloads, including compliance, IAM, and threat monitoring.

Summary

Assessment I

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Assessment II

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Assessment III

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Certificate of Completion

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