Cloud technologies have made building a defense-in-depth security strategy of paramount importance. Without proper planning and discipline in deploying the security posture across Microsoft 365 and Azure, you are compromising your infrastructure and data. Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals is a comprehensive guide that covers all of the exam objectives for the SC-900 exam while walking you through the core security services available for Microsoft 365 and Azure.
This book starts by simplifying the concepts of security, compliance, and identity before helping you get to grips with Azure Active Directory, covering the capabilities of Microsoft’s identity and access management (IAM) solutions. You'll then advance to compliance center, information protection, and governance in Microsoft 365. You'll find out all you need to know about the services available within Azure and Microsoft 365 for building a defense-in-depth security posture, and finally become familiar with Microsoft's compliance monitoring capabilities.
By the end of the book, you'll have gained the knowledge you need to take the SC-900 certification exam and implement solutions in real-life scenarios.
publication date
2022-05-26
what you will learn
Become well-versed with security, compliance, and identity principles
Explore the authentication, access control, and identity management capabilities of Azure Active Directory
Understand the identity protection and governance aspects of Azure and Microsoft 365
Get to grips with the basic security capabilities for networks, VMs, and data
Discover security management through Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Work with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft 365 Defender
Deal with compliance, governance, and risk in Microsoft 365 and Azure
key features
Grasp Azure AD services and identity principles, secure authentication, and access management * Understand threat protection with Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Cloud security management * Learn about security capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft 365 Defender, and Microsoft Intune
approach
This book takes a practical approach, simplifies the concepts, and gives you deep insights into the exam objectives. Each chapter covers the information you need to become well-versed in a particular topic and takes you through a set of questions to test the knowledge gained. These questions will give you a taste of the questions asked in the exam.
audience
This book is for cloud security engineers, Microsoft 365 administrators, Azure administrators, and anyone in between who wants to get up to speed with the security, compliance, and identity fundamentals to achieve the SC-900 certification. A basic understanding of the fundamental services within Microsoft 365 and Azure will be helpful but not essential.
short description
Simplifying security concepts of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, this book will help you gain knowledge necessary to take and pass Exam SC-900 to achieve the Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification. You'll be able to implement the acquired practical knowledge in real-world scenarios in no time.
subtitle
Familiarize yourself with security, identity, and compliance in Microsoft 365 and Azure
keywords
Microsoft Security Certification, Microsoft office 365, Microsoft 365 office, Microsoft 365 family, Security, security certification, comptia security+, sentinel, sc 200, sc 300, sc 400
Product ISBN
9781801815994
