# Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Candidates should have subject matter expertise implementing security controls and threat protection, managing identity and access, and protecting data, applications, and networks in cloud and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure.

Responsibilities include maintaining the security posture, identifying, and remediating vulnerabilities using a variety of security tools, implementing threat protection, and responding to security incident escalations.

# Requirements

A candidate for this certification should have strong scripting and automation skills, a deep understanding of networking, virtualization, cloud N-tier architecture, and a strong familiarity with cloud capabilities and products and services for Azure, plus other Microsoft products and services.

# Skills measured
To fulfill the requirements and needs for this certification, candidates must be able to:
* Manage identity and access
* Implement platform protection
* Manage security operations
* Secure data and applications

# Exam
## Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies 
The exam tests the following skills:
* Manage identity and access (30-35%)
* Implement platform protection (15-20%)
* Manage security operations (25-30%)
* Secure data and applications (20-25%)



# Schedule
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# Practice tests
Practice tests can be found [here](https://global4.mindhub.com/az-500-microsoft-azure-security-technologies-microsoft-official-practice-test/p/MU-AZ-500?utm_source=microsoft&utm_medium=certpage&utm_campaign=msofficialpractice).

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate Candidates should have subject matter expertise implementing security controls and threat protection, managing identity and access, and protecting data, applications, and networks in cloud and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining the security posture, identifying, and remediating vulnerabilities using a variety of security tools, implementing threat protection, and responding to security incident escalations. Requirements A candidate for this certification should have strong scripting and automation skills, a deep understanding of networking, virtualization, cloud N-tier architecture, and a strong familiarity with cloud capabilities and products and services for Azure, plus other Microsoft products and services. Skills measured To fulfill the requirements and needs for this certification, candidates must be able to:  Manage identity and access Implement platform protection Manage security operations Secure data and applications  Exam Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies The exam tests the following skills:  Manage identity and access (30-35%) Implement platform protection (15-20%) Manage security operations (25-30%) Secure data and applications (20-25%)  