Description
In this course you will learn how to secure user access to your organization’s resources. The course covers user password protection, multi-factor authentication, how to enable Azure Identity Protection, how to setup and use Azure AD Connect, and introduces you to conditional access in Microsoft 365. You will learn about threat protection technologies that help protect your Microsoft 365 environment. Specifically, you will learn about threat vectors and Microsoft’s security solutions to mitigate threats. You will learn about Secure Score, Exchange Online protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, and threat management.
In the course you will learn about information protection technologies that help secure your Microsoft 365 environment. The course discusses information rights managed content, message encryption, as well as labels, policies and rules that support data loss prevention and information protection. Lastly, you will learn about archiving and retention in Microsoft 365 as well as data governance and how to conduct content searches and investigations. This course covers data retention policies and tags, in-place records management for SharePoint, email retention, and how to conduct content searches that support eDiscovery investigations.
Course Outline
Module 1: User and Group Management
This module explains how to manage user accounts and groups in Microsoft 365. It introduces you to the Zero Trust concept as well as authentication. The module sets the foundation for the remainder of the course.
Lessons
- Identity and Access Management concepts
- The Zero Trust model
- Plan your identity and authentication solution
- User accounts and roles
- Password Management
Hands-on Lab : Initialize your tenant – users and groups
- Set up your Microsoft 365 tenant
- Manage users and groups
Hands-on Lab : Password management
- Configure Self-service password reset (SSPR) for user accounts in Azure AD
- Deploy Azure AD Smart Lockout
Module 2: Identity Synchronization and Protection
This module explains concepts related to synchronizing identities for Microsoft 365. Specifically, it focuses on Azure AD Connect and managing directory synchronization to ensure the right people are connecting to your Microsoft 365 system.
Lessons
- Plan directory synchronization
- Configure and manage synchronized identities
- Azure AD Identity Protection
Hands-on Lab : Implement Identity Synchronization
- Set up your organization for identity synchronization
Module 3: Identity and Access Management
This module explains conditional access for Microsoft 365 and how it can be used to control access to resources in your organization. The module also explains Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and solutions for external access. We discuss identity governance as a concept and its components.
Lessons
- Application Management
- Identity Governance
- Manage device access
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Solutions for external access
- Privileged Identity Management
Hands-on Lab : Use Conditional Access to enable MFA
- MFA Authentication Pilot (require MFA for specific apps)
- MFA Conditional Access (complete an MFA roll out)
Hands-on Lab : Configure Privileged Identity Management
- Manage Azure resources
- Assign directory roles
- Activate and deactivate PIM roles
- Directory roles
- PIM resource workflows
- View audit history for Azure AD roles in PIM
Module 4: Security in Microsoft 365
This module explains the various cyber-attack threats that exist. It then introduces you to the Microsoft solutions used to mitigate those threats. The module finishes with an explanation of Microsoft Secure Score and how it can be used to evaluate and report your organizations security posture.
Lessons
- Threat vectors and data breaches
- Security strategy and principles
- Microsoft security solutions
- Secure Score
Hands-on Lab : Use Microsoft Secure Score
- Improve your secure score in the Microsoft 365 Security Center
Module 5: Threat Protection
This module explains the various threat protection technologies and services available for Microsoft 365. The module covers message protection through Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Lessons
- Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Manage Safe Attachments
- Manage Safe Links
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Hands-on Lab : Manage Microsoft 365 Security Services
- Implement Microsoft Defender Policies
Module 6: Threat Management
This module explains Microsoft Threat Management which provides you with the tools to evaluate and address cyber threats and formulate responses. You will learn how to use the Security dashboard and Azure Sentinel for Microsoft 365.
Lessons
- Security dashboard
- Threat investigation and response
- Azure Sentinel
- Advanced Threat Analytics
Hands-on Lab : Using Attack Simulator
- Conduct a simulated Spear phishing attack
- Conduct simulated password attacks
Module 7: Microsoft Cloud Application Security
This module focuses on cloud application security in Microsoft 365. The module will explain cloud discovery, app connectors, policies, and alerts. You will learn how these features work to secure you cloud applications.
Lessons
- Deploy Cloud Application Security
- Use cloud application security information
Module 8: Mobility
This module focuses on securing mobile devices and applications. You will learn about Mobile Device Management and how it works with Microsoft Intune. You will also learn about how Intune and Azure AD can be used to secure mobile applications.
Lessons
- Mobile Application Management (MAM)
- Mobile Device Management (MDM)
- Deploy mobile device services
- Enroll devices to Mobile Device Management
Hands-on Lab : Device Management
- Enable Device Management
- Configure Azure AD for Intune
- Create compliance and conditional access policies
Module 9: Information Protection and Governance
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn about how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
- Information protection concepts
- Governance and Records Management
- Sensitivity labels
- Archiving in Microsoft 365
- Retention in Microsoft 365
- Retention policies in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center
- Archiving and retention in Exchange
- In-place records management in SharePoint
Hands-on Lab : Archiving and Retention
- Initialize compliance
- Configure retention tags and policies
Module 10: Rights Management and Encryption This module explains information rights management in Exchange and SharePoint. The module also describes encryption technologies used to secure messages.
Lessons
- Information Rights Management (IRM)
- Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S-MIME)
- Office 365 Message Encryption
Hands-on Lab : Configure Office 365 Message Encryption
- Configure Office 365 Message Encryption
- Validate Information Rights Management
Module 11: Data Loss Prevention
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn about how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
- Data loss prevention fundamentals
- Create a DLP policy
- Customize a DLP policy
- Create a DLP policy to protect documents
- Policy tips
Hands-on Lab : Implement Data Loss Prevention policies
- Manage DLP Policies
- Test MRM and DLP Policies
Module 12: Compliance Management
This module explains the Compliance center in Microsoft 365. It discusses the components of compliance score.
Lessons
Module 13: Insider Risk Management
This module focuses on insider risk related functionality within Microsoft 365. It covers not only Insider Risk Management in the compliance center but also information barriers and privileged access management as well.
Lessons
- Insider Risk
- Privileged Access
- Information barriers
- Building ethical walls in Exchange Online
Hands-on Lab : Privileged Access Management
- Set up privileged access management and process a request
Module 14: Discover and Respond
This module focuses on content search and investigations. The module covers how to use eDiscovery to conduct advanced investigations of Microsoft 365 data. It also covers audit logs and discusses GDPR data subject requests.
Lessons
- Content Search
- Audit Log Investigations
- Advanced eDiscovery
Hands-on Lab : Manage Search and Investigation
- Investigate your Microsoft 365 Data
- Conduct a Data Subject Request
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Course Outline
Module 1: User and Group Management
This module explains how to manage user accounts and groups in Microsoft 365. It introduces you to the Zero Trust concept as well as authentication. The module sets the foundation for the remainder of the course.
Lessons
- Identity and Access Management concepts
- The Zero Trust model
- Plan your identity and authentication solution
- User accounts and roles
- Password Management
Hands-on Lab : Initialize your tenant – users and groups
- Set up your Microsoft 365 tenant
- Manage users and groups
Hands-on Lab : Password management
- Configure Self-service password reset (SSPR) for user accounts in Azure AD
- Deploy Azure AD Smart Lockout
Module 2: Identity Synchronization and Protection
This module explains concepts related to synchronizing identities for Microsoft 365. Specifically, it focuses on Azure AD Connect and managing directory synchronization to ensure the right people are connecting to your Microsoft 365 system.
Lessons
- Plan directory synchronization
- Configure and manage synchronized identities
- Azure AD Identity Protection
Hands-on Lab : Implement Identity Synchronization
- Set up your organization for identity synchronization
Module 3: Identity and Access Management
This module explains conditional access for Microsoft 365 and how it can be used to control access to resources in your organization. The module also explains Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and solutions for external access. We discuss identity governance as a concept and its components.
Lessons
- Application Management
- Identity Governance
- Manage device access
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Solutions for external access
- Privileged Identity Management
Hands-on Lab : Use Conditional Access to enable MFA
- MFA Authentication Pilot (require MFA for specific apps)
- MFA Conditional Access (complete an MFA roll out)
Hands-on Lab : Configure Privileged Identity Management
- Manage Azure resources
- Assign directory roles
- Activate and deactivate PIM roles
- Directory roles
- PIM resource workflows
- View audit history for Azure AD roles in PIM
Module 4: Security in Microsoft 365
This module explains the various cyber-attack threats that exist. It then introduces you to the Microsoft solutions used to mitigate those threats. The module finishes with an explanation of Microsoft Secure Score and how it can be used to evaluate and report your organizations security posture.
Lessons
- Threat vectors and data breaches
- Security strategy and principles
- Microsoft security solutions
- Secure Score
Hands-on Lab : Use Microsoft Secure Score
- Improve your secure score in the Microsoft 365 Security Center
Module 5: Threat Protection
This module explains the various threat protection technologies and services available for Microsoft 365. The module covers message protection through Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Lessons
- Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Manage Safe Attachments
- Manage Safe Links
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Hands-on Lab : Manage Microsoft 365 Security Services
- Implement Microsoft Defender Policies
Module 6: Threat Management
This module explains Microsoft Threat Management which provides you with the tools to evaluate and address cyber threats and formulate responses. You will learn how to use the Security dashboard and Azure Sentinel for Microsoft 365.
Lessons
- Security dashboard
- Threat investigation and response
- Azure Sentinel
- Advanced Threat Analytics
Hands-on Lab : Using Attack Simulator
- Conduct a simulated Spear phishing attack
- Conduct simulated password attacks
Module 7: Microsoft Cloud Application Security
This module focuses on cloud application security in Microsoft 365. The module will explain cloud discovery, app connectors, policies, and alerts. You will learn how these features work to secure you cloud applications.
Lessons
- Deploy Cloud Application Security
- Use cloud application security information
Module 8: Mobility
This module focuses on securing mobile devices and applications. You will learn about Mobile Device Management and how it works with Microsoft Intune. You will also learn about how Intune and Azure AD can be used to secure mobile applications.
Lessons
- Mobile Application Management (MAM)
- Mobile Device Management (MDM)
- Deploy mobile device services
- Enroll devices to Mobile Device Management
Hands-on Lab : Device Management
- Enable Device Management
- Configure Azure AD for Intune
- Create compliance and conditional access policies
Module 9: Information Protection and Governance
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn about how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
- Information protection concepts
- Governance and Records Management
- Sensitivity labels
- Archiving in Microsoft 365
- Retention in Microsoft 365
- Retention policies in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center
- Archiving and retention in Exchange
- In-place records management in SharePoint
Hands-on Lab : Archiving and Retention
- Initialize compliance
- Configure retention tags and policies
Module 10: Rights Management and Encryption This module explains information rights management in Exchange and SharePoint. The module also describes encryption technologies used to secure messages.
Lessons
- Information Rights Management (IRM)
- Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S-MIME)
- Office 365 Message Encryption
Hands-on Lab : Configure Office 365 Message Encryption
- Configure Office 365 Message Encryption
- Validate Information Rights Management
Module 11: Data Loss Prevention
This module focuses on data loss prevention in Microsoft 365. You will learn about how to create policies, edit rules, and customize user notifications to protect your data.
Lessons
- Data loss prevention fundamentals
- Create a DLP policy
- Customize a DLP policy
- Create a DLP policy to protect documents
- Policy tips
Hands-on Lab : Implement Data Loss Prevention policies
- Manage DLP Policies
- Test MRM and DLP Policies
Module 12: Compliance Management
This module explains the Compliance center in Microsoft 365. It discusses the components of compliance score.
Lessons
Module 13: Insider Risk Management
This module focuses on insider risk related functionality within Microsoft 365. It covers not only Insider Risk Management in the compliance center but also information barriers and privileged access management as well.
Lessons
- Insider Risk
- Privileged Access
- Information barriers
- Building ethical walls in Exchange Online
Hands-on Lab : Privileged Access Management
- Set up privileged access management and process a request
Module 14: Discover and Respond
This module focuses on content search and investigations. The module covers how to use eDiscovery to conduct advanced investigations of Microsoft 365 data. It also covers audit logs and discusses GDPR data subject requests.
Lessons
- Content Search
- Audit Log Investigations
- Advanced eDiscovery
Hands-on Lab : Manage Search and Investigation
- Investigate your Microsoft 365 Data
- Conduct a Data Subject Request
