Security: Protect Sensitive Information Intermediate
The Microsoft course "Security: Protect Sensitive Information" equips Information Protection and Compliance Administrators with skills to secure data using Microsoft Purview amid rising insider threats—responsible for 34% of data breaches according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report. You’ll gain hands-on expertise in sensitivity labeling, data loss prevention (DLP), retention policies, and insider risk management across Microsoft 365 and AI environments, directly addressing the critical need to safeguard sensitive business data from internal and external risks.
This course prepares you for the Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate certification (Exam SC-401), with Koenig’s Guaranteed-to-Run dates and 30-day lab access ensuring flexible, uninterrupted learning. Master real-world data protection strategies using official Microsoft courseware and advance toward roles in information security governance with confidence.
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Course Overview
The Microsoft course Security: Protect Sensitive Information equips IT professionals with the skills to safeguard organizational data using Microsoft Purview and related security services. Designed for Information Protection and Compliance Administrators, Risk Practitioners, and Security Administrators, this course prepares learners for the SC-401: Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365 exam, leading to the Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate credential. As data breaches and insider threats rise, 83% of enterprises now prioritize information protection, making this expertise critical. Participants will learn to implement data loss prevention (DLP), manage retention policies, and mitigate insider risks across Microsoft 365 environments, including AI-driven workloads, ensuring compliance and data governance in modern digital workplaces.
Students engage directly with core Microsoft security tools, including Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Purview Message Encryption, and the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. Through hands-on labs in the Azure Portal and Microsoft Purview portal, learners configure sensitivity labels, create DLP policies for endpoints and cloud storage, and simulate insider risk investigations. A key lab scenario involves deploying endpoint DLP to block unauthorized USB transfers of sensitive files while enabling secure collaboration. Students also implement automated labeling for documents containing financial or personal data and integrate multi-factor authentication via Microsoft Entra to secure administrative access, reflecting real-world security operations.
This course provides direct preparation for the SC-401 certification, recognized by employers such as Accenture, Deloitte, and Microsoft as a benchmark for security administration expertise. Certified professionals report average salary increases of 18%, with Information Security Administrators earning between $95,000 and $130,000 annually. Koenig Solutions enhances this training with 1-on-1 mentoring and Guaranteed-to-Run batches, ensuring personalized guidance using official Microsoft courseware. By mastering proactive data protection strategies, graduates are positioned to lead security initiatives, reduce organizational risk, and advance into senior roles such as Security Operations Manager or Chief Information Security Officer.
What You'll Learn
Prerequisites
- Possession of Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals (MS-900) or Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) certification, or equivalent experience managing Microsoft 365 administrative tasks.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Purview compliance solutions, specifically the ability to navigate the Microsoft Purview compliance portal and create basic sensitivity labels.
- Access to a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription or a dedicated Purview-enabled tenant to perform required hands-on configuration and testing exercises.
- Foundational experience with data security and protection concepts, including the ability to identify and classify sensitive data types within an enterprise environment.
- Working knowledge of data governance and compliance frameworks, including the application of regulatory standards to organizational data policies.
- Technical understanding of sensitivity labeling and data classification principles necessary to implement and monitor data protection strategies in Microsoft 365.
Certification Exam
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Course Curriculum
Structured learning with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios
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Day 1– Master Security: Protect Sensitive Information
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Day 2– Deploy Microsoft Data Loss Prevention
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Day 3– Retention and Insider Risk Management
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Day 4– Audit, Search, and AI Data Protection
What's Included in Your Training
Every enrollment comes packed with resources to maximise your learning and exam success
Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of Security: Protect Sensitive Information certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the Security: Protect Sensitive Information certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- Information Security Administrator
- Microsoft Purview Administrator
- Data Protection Specialist
- Compliance Administrator
- Information Protection Analyst
- Security Compliance Specialist
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