Microsoft Advanced Security, Compliance, and Risk Management

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Welcome to Microsoft Advanced Security, Compliance, and Risk Management, an advanced-level course designed for security administrators, compliance specialists, risk management professionals, and Microsoft security practitioners who want to strengthen their expertise in protecting organizational data, managing insider risks, securing endpoints, and implementing modern compliance and governance solutions. This specialized course is designed for identity administrators, security professionals, Microsoft 365 administrators, and IT practitioners who want to strengthen identity security while exploring Microsoft’s AI-powered productivity and security solutions. This course focuses on Microsoft’s advanced security, compliance, and risk management capabilities across Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Microsoft compliance solutions. You’ll learn how organizations investigate insider risks, protect endpoints, manage compliance requirements, govern sensitive information, and secure emerging AI-powered environments. You’ll begin by exploring Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management and investigation capabilities. You’ll learn how organizations detect, investigate, and respond to risky user activities using insider risk policies, audit logs, forensic evidence, and investigation workflows. Next, you’ll focus on endpoint security using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. You’ll explore device onboarding, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, integration with Microsoft Intune, patch management, and strategies for securing organizational devices against modern threats. Finally, you’ll examine advanced compliance, governance, and AI security capabilities through Microsoft Purview. Topics include compliance frameworks, data governance, information protection, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Data Lifecycle Management, and emerging controls designed to secure generative AI applications and AI-powered workloads. Through practical demonstrations, real-world scenarios, and implementation-focused lessons, you’ll develop the knowledge required to manage advanced security, compliance, governance, and risk management initiatives across Microsoft environments. By the End of This Course, You Will Be Able To Investigate insider risks using Microsoft Purview. Configure auditing, forensic evidence collection, and investigation workflows. Deploy and manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Implement endpoint protection and vulnerability management solutions. Build compliance and governance frameworks using Microsoft Purview. Protect sensitive information through information protection controls. Manage eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, and Data Lifecycle Management solutions. Secure AI-powered environments using Microsoft Purview AI security capabilities. Implement Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI workloads.

Syllabus

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management and Investigations

In this section, you’ll learn how organizations face increasing challenges related to insider threats, data misuse, and policy violations. This section introduces Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management capabilities used to identify risky user activities, investigate incidents, and support compliance requirements. You’ll explore insider risk policies, forensic evidence collection, audit capabilities, alert management, and investigation workflows that help organizations detect, assess, and respond to potential insider threats while maintaining governance and regulatory compliance.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Deployment and Device Security

In this section, you’ll explore modern organizations rely on endpoint security to protect users, devices, and corporate resources from evolving cyber threats. This section focuses on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and its role in delivering threat protection, vulnerability management, and endpoint security across enterprise environments. You’ll explore endpoint onboarding, Microsoft Intune integration, vulnerability assessment, patch management, and device protection strategies that help organizations strengthen their security posture and support Zero Trust principles.

Microsoft Purview Compliance, Data Governance, and AI Security

In this section, you’ll learn how Managing compliance, protecting sensitive information, and governing AI-powered technologies are essential for modern organizations. This section explores Microsoft Purview capabilities that help organizations meet regulatory requirements, protect data, manage insider risks, and implement governance controls for generative AI applications. You’ll learn how to map security controls to compliance requirements, implement data governance strategies, manage information protection and lifecycle policies, conduct eDiscovery investigations, and apply AI security controls using Microsoft Purview and DSPM for AI.