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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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32 Lessons
3h
Join 2.9 million developers at
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- 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
Learning Roadmap
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Identity and Access Management
Identity and Access Management
Look at identity and access management essentials in Microsoft Entra ID, spanning secure authentication, authorization, and streamlined user management.
3.
Secure Networking
Secure Networking
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
Master the steps to securing Azure networking, using VNets, firewalls, private endpoints, and public access controls.
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Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases
Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases
8 Lessons
8 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of securing Azure VMs, Web Apps, Kubernetes, Storage, and Databases.
5.
Manage Security Operations
Manage Security Operations
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
Manage security operations using Azure Policy, Key Vault, Defender, Monitor, and Sentinel for robust cloud security.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
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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