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We're here to help you find itThe 40527: Microsoft Cloud Workshop: Security Baseline on Azure course is aimed at providing learners with an in-depth understanding of establishing security baselines using Azure's security capabilities. The course is divided into two main modules.
Module 1: Whiteboard Design Session - Security Baseline on Azure involves interactive discussions where participants review a customer case study, design a proof of concept (PoC) solution, and then present this solution, focusing on addressing specific security needs and challenges.
Module 2: Hands-On Lab - Security baseline on Azure offers practical experience through lessons on implementing Microsoft security baselines such as Just-In-Time (JIT) access, Securing web applications and databases, Migrating to Azure Key Vault, Securing network infrastructure, integrating Azure Sentinel for logging and reporting, and utilizing compliance tools like Azure Policy, Secure Score, and Compliance Manager to meet Azure security baselines.
By the end of the course, learners will have the skills to apply these security baselines and principles effectively to improve the security posture of Azure environments.
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To ensure that participants can successfully engage with the 40527: Microsoft Cloud Workshop: Security baseline on Azure course and fully benefit from its content, the following prerequisites are recommended:
These prerequisites are designed to provide a foundation upon which the workshop content can build. While the course is intended to be accessible for a range of IT professionals, a baseline level of knowledge and experience in these areas will contribute to a more effective learning experience.
The course 40527: Microsoft Cloud Workshop: Security baseline on Azure equips IT professionals with advanced skills to secure Azure environments.
Targeted Job Roles and Audience:
This course equips learners to establish a strong security baseline on Azure, focusing on practical applications of security controls, compliance tools, and Azure's native security features.
Microsoft security baselines are a set of carefully crafted guidelines and configurations developed by Microsoft to enhance security by providing recommended settings for its software and services, including Windows operating systems and Azure environments. These baselines help in hardening and protecting systems by ensuring that all security settings are configured according to the best practices suggested by Microsoft's security experts, thus mitigating potential vulnerabilities and threats in an effective and standardized manner.
Just-In-Time (JIT) access is a security principle that grants user permissions temporarily based on the immediate need to perform tasks. It helps reduce risks associated with over-privileged accounts by limiting access duration and extent to what is strictly necessary for the task. Practical, especially in cloud environments like Microsoft Azure, JIT access minimizes attack surfaces because users have elevated rights only when needed. This approach supports secure management and operational paradigms, aligning with security best practices, such as those outlined in Microsoft security baselines and Azure security baselines, by ensuring that permissions are strictly controlled and time-bound.
Securing web applications involves protecting them from unauthorized access and threats that can compromise data integrity and privacy. This is achieved by implementing robust security measures such as using secure coding practices, employing regular security testing, and updating software to patch vulnerabilities. Additionally, leveraging tools like Microsoft security baselines and Azure security baselines can help establish strong security policies and configurations. These baselines provide a set of guidelines designed to secure software environments and can be particularly effective in mitigating risks in web applications deployed on Microsoft and Azure platforms.
Migrating to Azure Key Vault involves moving your encryption keys, secrets, and certificates to a secure, cloud-based storage provided by Microsoft Azure. This allows for enhanced security and centralized management of these sensitive assets. Azure Key Vault helps in safeguarding cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services while ensuring compliance with security baselines and standards specified by Microsoft. This move significantly reduces the chances of data breaches by protecting against unauthorized access and offering robust tools for monitoring and auditing access to the sensitive data.
Securing network infrastructure involves implementing strategies and technologies to protect the data and systems that run on a network from unauthorized access and attacks. This includes setting up firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection systems, and regular auditing. Utilizing "Microsoft security baselines" and "Azure security baselines" can further enhance protection. These baselines provide predefined security settings and practices recommended by Microsoft, tailored to help secure Windows environments and Azure cloud services respectively, ensuring consistent security standards are maintained across the infrastructure.
Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information event management (SIEM) platform by Microsoft that provides threat intelligence and analytics, helping to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats across an organization's entire digital estate. It uses large-scale machine learning and integrates with Microsoft and third-party security solutions, analyzing data from various sources to identify unusual behavior and potential threats. Azure Sentinel helps businesses improve their security posture through advanced hunting capabilities, automated responses, and investigation tools, all while optimizing security management and reducing costs associated with traditional SIEMs.
Azure Policy is a service within Microsoft Azure that helps you manage and enforce rules across your Azure environments, ensuring your resources are compliant with your company's standards and regulatory requirements. With Azure Policy, you can create, assign, and manage policies that dictate how resources are configured and used in Azure. This helps with improving security and governance, and it integrates seamlessly with Azure security baselines, which are predefined sets of configurations recommended by Microsoft to help secure Azure resources effectively.
Secure Score is a measurement tool offered by Microsoft that helps organizations assess and enhance their security posture. By evaluating your organization's adherence to security best practices and policies, it generates a score that reflects your current security status. Secure Score offers recommendations that can help protect against threats by prioritizing security tasks and actions such as implementing Microsoft and Azure security baselines. By adopting these recommendations, you can improve your score and strengthen your overall security infrastructure, helping to safeguard your data and systems more effectively.
A Compliance Manager ensures that a company's operations and procedures meet government regulations and industry standards. They are key in maintaining organizational integrity and managing risk. Their role involves developing policies, monitoring compliance activities, and implementing corrective actions when needed. This managerial position is critical in various sectors including healthcare, finance, and technology. A compliance manager also plays a crucial role in integrating security best practices, such as implementing Microsoft security baselines or Azure security baselines, to protect company data and infrastructure from breaches and cyber threats.
The course 40527: Microsoft Cloud Workshop: Security baseline on Azure equips IT professionals with advanced skills to secure Azure environments.
Targeted Job Roles and Audience:
This course equips learners to establish a strong security baseline on Azure, focusing on practical applications of security controls, compliance tools, and Azure's native security features.
