Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

This is an advanced, expert-level course. Although not required to attend, students are strongly encouraged to have taken and passed another associate level certification in the security, compliance and identity portfolio (such as AZ-500, SC-200 or SC-300) before attending this class. This course prepares students with the expertise to design and evaluate cybersecurity strategies in the following areas: Zero Trust, Governance Risk Compliance (GRC), security operations (SecOps), and data and applications. Students will also learn how to design and architect solutions using zero trust principles and specify security requirements for cloud infrastructure in different service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).

Audience Profile

This course is for experienced cloud security engineers who have taken a previous certification in the security, compliance and identity portfolio. Specifically, students should have advanced experience and knowledge in a wide range of security engineering areas, including identity and access, platform protection, security operations, securing data, and securing applications. They should also have experience with hybrid and cloud implementations. Beginning students should instead take the course SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Highly recommended to have attended and passed one of the associate level certifications in the security, compliance and identity portfolio (such as AZ-500, SC-200 or SC-300)
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• Advanced experience and knowledge in identity and access, platform protection, security operations, securing data and securing applications.
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• Experience with hybrid and cloud implementations.

Job role

• Solution Architect

Preparation for exam

• SC-100

Course Outline

MODULE 1

Introduction to Zero Trust and best practice frameworks

MODULE 2

Design solutions that align with the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF)

MODULE 3

Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) and Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB)

MODULE 4

Design a resiliency strategy for common cyberthreats like ransomware

MODULE 5

Case study: Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities

MODULE 6

Design solutions for regulatory compliance

MODULE 7

Design solutions for identity and access management

MODULE 8

Design solutions for securing privileged access

MODULE 9

Design solutions for security operations

MODULE 10

Case study: Design security operations, identity and compliance capabilities

MODULE 11

Design solutions for securing Microsoft 365

MODULE 12

Design solutions for securing applications

MODULE 13

Design solutions for securing an organization's data

MODULE 14

Case study: Design security solutions for applications and data

MODULE 15

Specify requirements for securing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services

MODULE 16

Design solutions for security posture management in hybrid and multicloud environments

MODULE 17

Design solutions for securing server and client endpoints

MODULE 18

Design solutions for network security

MODULE 19

Case study: Design security solutions for infrastructure