Gain insights into securing Azure workloads. Explore authentication, authorization, private, and public access restrictions, compliance, and threat monitoring using tools like Entra ID, Azure Firewall, Policy, and Sentinel.

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In this course, you’ll start your journey by understanding how to authenticate and authorize resources in Microsoft Entra ID and Azure. Next, you’ll learn how to restrict access to Azure resources using Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall, and Azure network security groups. You’ll also explore how to secure private access to Azure resources. 

Furthermore, you’ll learn how to restrict public access to Azure resources with Azure Application Gateway, Azure WAF, Azure Front Door, and Azure DDoS. Moreover, you’ll also learn how to secure computing, storage, and database resources in Azure.

After completing this course, you can maintain compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements across the Azure environment with Azure Policy and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. You’ll also learn how to monitor and analyze metrics and logs with Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel and then automate predefined actions if a threat occurs.

Securing Azure Workloads: Principles and Practices

Which Azure service provides advanced threat detection and response capabilities for Azure resources?

Which Azure service provides advanced threat detection and response capabilities for Azure resources?

Which Azure service provides a centralized dashboard for monitoring the security posture of Azure resources?

Which Azure service provides a centralized dashboard for monitoring the security posture of Azure resources?

Which Azure service provides security assessments and recommendations for Azure resources?

Which Azure service provides security assessments and recommendations for Azure resources?

Integration with third-party security solutions

Centralized security information and event management

Real-time monitoring and alerting for security events

What is the primary benefit of using Azure Sentinel for security operations?

What is the primary benefit of using Azure Sentinel for security operations?

Which option is *not* a type of alert that can be created in Azure Monitor?

Which option is not a type of alert that can be created in Azure Monitor?

Which Azure service provides centralized logging and analysis of data from Azure resources and other sources?

Which Azure service provides centralized logging and analysis of data from Azure resources and other sources?

Which option is *not* a feature of Microsoft Defender for the cloud?

Which option is not a feature of Microsoft Defender for the cloud?

Continuous monitoring and threat detection for Azure resources

Backup and disaster recovery for Azure services

Load balancing and traffic management for Azure virtual machines

Creation and management of virtual networks in Azure

What is a key benefit of Azure Defender for the cloud?

What is a key benefit of Azure Defender for the cloud?

Monitoring of Azure services and resources

Which option is *not* a feature of Azure Monitor?

Which option is not a feature of Azure Monitor?

Security information and event management

Which option is *not* a feature of Azure Sentinel?

Which option is not a feature of Azure Sentinel?

Test what you’ve learned in this chapter. 

Introduction to the Course

Identity and Access Management

Secure Networking

Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases

Manage Security Operations

Conclusion

Assessment I

Assessment II

Assessment III

Quiz: Manage Security Operations