Duration - 8 hours
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Level -
Last Updated Jun 2025
Target Audience
Suggested Certification
Hands on Labs
Course Code
This course is focused on strengthening security across Azure environments. Designed for technical audiences, it covers Zero Trust principles, Azure security best practices, firewall and network protection, and the security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. Participants will gain hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, and modern security operations strategies to enhance resilience and mitigate risks.
Overview of Proactive Security and its importance
Key objectives and expected outcomes of the workshop
Introduction to Zero Trust security model
Implementing Zero Trust principles in your organization
Understanding the foundation and architecture design
Security in ALZ
Overview of Azure security features and capabilities
Best practices for securing Azure environments
Implementing firewall and network security measures
Best practices for protecting network infrastructure
Security Assessment
Regulatory Compliance
Lab 1 - Deploy and configure Azure Firewall using the Azure portal
Lab 2 - Create an application gateway with a Web Application Firewall using the Azure portal
Lab 3 - Enabling Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Lab 4 - Configure network access to a VM by using a network security group
Lab 5 - Managing Network Security Groups
Lab 6 - Filter network traffic with a network security group using the Azure portal
Lab 7 - Log network traffic to and from a virtual machine using the Azure portal
Understanding the security pillar and its principles
Implementing best practices for secure architecture
Securing migrations with Defender for Cloud
Setting up and configuring Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring
Integrating Sentinel with other security tools
Understanding security exposure management
Tools and techniques for managing security risks
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Lab 8: Cloud Workload Protection with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Lab 9: Managing Defender for Cloud security policies
Lab 10: Investigating incidents with Microsoft Sentinel
Lab 11: advanced Threat Protection and response with Microsoft Sentinel
Lab 12 : Security Copilot (Optional)
