What you'll learn:
- Prepare for the SC-500 exam and understand the security engineer role across Azure, hybrid, and AI-enabled environments.
- Implement identity, access, and governance controls using Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, and Azure Key Vault.
- Azure security core services and implement security controls and threat protection.
- Secure Azure Storage, Azure SQL databases, and network services using firewalls, private access, encryption, and access controls.
- Secure virtual machines, containers, application services, APIs, and AI workloads using Microsoft security controls and best practices.
- Manage security posture and workload protection with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender CSPM, and vulnerability management.
v5.0 – August 2026 – Major SC-500 Course Update
The course has been significantly expanded to support Microsoft's new SC-500: Implementing End-to-End Security Controls for Cloud and AI Workloads exam.
Microsoft is retiring the AZ-500 exam and replacing the Azure Security Engineer certification path with the new Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate certification.
This course now includes new and updated lessons aligned with the SC-500 exam objectives, including:
Microsoft Entra ID identity, application access, managed identities and Privileged Identity Management
Azure Key Vault, security governance, Azure Policy, RBAC and regulatory compliance
Security for Azure Storage, Azure SQL databases and Azure networking
Security for virtual machines, containers, Azure App Service, Functions, Logic Apps and APIs
Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender CSPM and workload protection
Microsoft Sentinel security monitoring and event collection
The course continues to include practical demonstrations and hands-on Azure scenarios so that you can understand not only what the security controls do, but also how to implement them.
Also updated:
New SC-500 exam-focused lessons
Additional hands-on demonstrations
Updated quizzes
New and updated practice test questions
v 4.0 - October 2024
Refreshed course with newer videos to reflect the changes in exam objectives and changes in Azure services
Updated Practice Tests
Updated Quizzes at the end of each section
v 3.0 - February 2022
Refreshed course with newer videos to reflect the changes in exam objectives and changes in Azure services
Added new Practice Test questions
Added Quizzes at the end of each section
v 2.0 - April 2021
Refreshed videos on various chapters which includes the following
Role-based access control
Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
Conditional Access Policies
Azure Firewall
Azure Bastion
Point-to-Site and Site-to-Site VPN connections
Network Security Groups
Update Management
Security for Azure SQL databases - Includes Azure AD Authentication, Data masking , Always Encrypted feature
Added new videos which includes the following
Azure AD Roles - User and Password Administrator role
More chapters regarding aspects for Conditional Access policies
Azure AD Applications - Delegated permissions
Hub and Spoke Architecture using Azure Bastion, Azure Firewall and Azure VPN gateway
Working with various new aspects in Azure Security Center
Working with various new aspects in Azure Sentinel
Azure Key Vault - Using RBAC access policies
v 1.1 - August 2020
Updated contents of course as per changes in objectives - 29th July 2020
This course will make students be prepared to take on the following exam
Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
All concepts covered in this course are aligned to the following Exam Objectives
Manage identity and access
Implement platform protection
Manage security operations
Secure data and applications
There are labs that focus on various security aspects on Azure. This includes working with Azure AD, Protection for workloads on Azure that includes virtual machines, Azure SQL databases and Azure storage accounts.
Security is a very important aspect in today's world. And this course will ensure that students are prepared when it comes to security on the Azure cloud platform.
