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2 Hands-on labs

Microsoft Azure Security Essentials

By Tia Williams

Insight into the trustworthy foundation provided by Azure with many configurable security options to best suit your organizational needs

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8 hours

50 Lessons
2 Hands-On Labs

About the course

This course is designed to help you gain high-level knowledge on some of the important capabilities when securing the Azure platform.

We will cover Azure security concepts, terminology, and architecture. We will also look at security as it relates to identity, compute, networking, and other Azure resources.

The course is designed to provide insight into the trustworthy foundation provided by Azure with many configurable security options to best suit your organizational needs.

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Chapter 1 2 Lessons Course Introduction 4:43

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses
1:19

What to Expect
3:24
Chapter 2 2 Lessons Security in the Cloud 14:23

Introduction into Azure Security
4:22

Shared Responsibilities
10:01
Chapter 3 5 Lessons Transparency 35:03

Securing Customer Data in Azure Services
8:23

Managing Data Location in Azure Services
7:44

Who Can Access Your Data and on What Terms?
6:14

Review Certification for Azure Services, Transparency Hub
7:50

Conclusion
4:52
Chapter 4 4 Lessons Identity and Access Management 32:40

Secure Identity
10:33

Secure Apps and Data
8:02

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
7:32

Conclusion
6:33
Chapter 5 7 Lessons Operations 40:58

Security and the Audit Dashboard
7:07

Application Insights
3:08

Azure Monitor
5:29

Azure Monitor Logs
5:47

Azure Advisor
8:00

Azure Security Center
4:45

Conclusion
6:42
Chapter 6 7 Lessons Storage 1:18:35

Shared Access Signature
9:55

Encryption in Transit
2:39

Encryption at Rest
3:01

Storage Analytics
6:21

Enabling Browser-Based Clients Using CORS
8:33

Conclusion
3:06

Configure Application Level Rules within Azure Firewall
45:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 7 8 Lessons Networking 1:35:37

Network Layer Controls
6:10

Network Security Groups (NSG)
7:24

Route Control and Forced Tunneling
7:06

Application Gateway
4:04

Web Application Firewall
3:43

Security Center
16:22

Conclusion
5:48

Creating Service Endpoints Between Virtual Machines and Blob Storage
45:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 8 7 Lessons Compute 46:48

Antimalware and Antivirus
6:33

Hardware Security Module
13:42

SQL VM TDE
8:19

VM Disk Encryption
3:14

Patch Updates
3:13

Security Policy and Management and Reporting
7:01

Conclusion
4:46
Chapter 9 6 Lessons Secure Platform 25:51

Security Development Cycle and Internal Audits
8:35

Mandatory Security Training and Background Checks
2:05

Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection, DDoS, Audits, and Logging
3:20

State of the Art Data Centers, Physical Security, and Secure Networks
4:03

Security Incident Response and Shared Responsibility
4:07

Conclusion
3:41
Chapter 10 2 Lessons Wrapping Up 5:58

Additional Resources
4:26

What's Next?
1:32

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Microsoft Azure Security Essentials

About the course

Lab Highlights

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

What to Expect

Introduction into Azure Security

Shared Responsibilities

Securing Customer Data in Azure Services

Managing Data Location in Azure Services

Who Can Access Your Data and on What Terms?

Review Certification for Azure Services, Transparency Hub

Conclusion

Secure Identity

Secure Apps and Data

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Conclusion

Security and the Audit Dashboard

Application Insights

Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor Logs

Azure Advisor

Azure Security Center

Conclusion

Shared Access Signature

Encryption in Transit

Encryption at Rest

Storage Analytics

Enabling Browser-Based Clients Using CORS

Conclusion

Configure Application Level Rules within Azure Firewall

Network Layer Controls

Network Security Groups (NSG)

Route Control and Forced Tunneling

Application Gateway

Web Application Firewall

Security Center

Conclusion

Creating Service Endpoints Between Virtual Machines and Blob Storage

Antimalware and Antivirus

Hardware Security Module

SQL VM TDE

VM Disk Encryption

Patch Updates

Security Policy and Management and Reporting

Conclusion

Security Development Cycle and Internal Audits

Mandatory Security Training and Background Checks

Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection, DDoS, Audits, and Logging

State of the Art Data Centers, Physical Security, and Secure Networks

Security Incident Response and Shared Responsibility

Conclusion

Additional Resources

What's Next?

What you will need

What are Hands-on Labs

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