Overview

In this course you will learn how to secure user access to your organization’s resources. The course covers user password protection, multi-factor authentication, how to enable Azure Identity Protection, how to setup and use Azure AD Connect, and introduces you to conditional access in Microsoft 365. You will learn about threat protection technologies that help protect your Microsoft 365 environment. Specifically, you will learn about threat vectors and Microsoft’s security solutions to mitigate threats. You will learn about Secure Score, Exchange Online protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, and threat management. In the course you will learn about information protection technologies that help secure your Microsoft 365 environment. The course discusses information rights managed content, message encryption, as well as labels, policies and rules that support data loss prevention and information protection. Lastly, you will learn about archiving and retention in Microsoft 365 as well as data governance and how to conduct content searches and investigations. This course covers data retention policies and tags, in-place records management for SharePoint, email retention, and how to conduct content searches that support eDiscovery investigations.

Duration

04 days

Objectives

-  Administer user and group access in Microsoft 365.

-  Explain and manage Azure Identity Protection.

-  Plan and implement Azure AD Connect.

-  Manage synchronized user identities.

-  Explain and use conditional access.

-   Describe cyber-attack threat vectors.

-   Explain security solutions for Microsoft 365.

-   Use Microsoft Secure Score to evaluate and improve your security posture.

-   Configure various advanced threat protection services for Microsoft 365.

-   Plan for and deploy secure mobile devices.

-   Implement information rights management.

-   Secure messages in Office 365.

-   Configure Data Loss Prevention policies.

-   Deploy and manage Cloud App Security.

-   Implement Windows information protection for devices.

-   Plan and deploy a data archiving and retention system.

-   Create and manage an eDiscovery investigation.

-   Manage GDPR data subject requests.

-   Explain and use sensitivity labels.

Intended Audience

The Microsoft 365 Security administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator, business stakeholders and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and to ensures that the solutions comply with the policies and regulations of the organization. This role proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments. Responsibilities include responding to threats, implementing, managing and monitoring security and compliance solutions for the Microsoft 365 environment. They respond to incidents, investigations and enforcement of data governance. The Microsoft 365 Security administrator is familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and hybrid environments. This role has strong skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management and data governance.

Job role: Administrator

Preparation for exam: MS-500

Features: none

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Module 1: User and Group Management

This module explains how to manage user accounts and groups in Microsoft 365. It introduces you to the Zero Trust concept as well as authentication. The module sets the foundation for the remainder of the course.

Lessons

• Identity and Access Management concepts
• The Zero Trust model
• Plan your identity and authentication solution
• User accounts and roles
• Password Management

Module 2: Identity Synchronization and Protection

This module explains concepts related to synchronizing identities for Microsoft 365. Specifically, it focuses on Azure AD Connect and managing directory synchronization to ensure the right people are connecting to your Microsoft 365 system

Lessons

• Plan directory synchronization
• Configure and manage synchronized identities
• Azure AD Identity Protection

Lab: Implement Identity Synchronization

• Set up your organization for identity synchronization

Module 3:  Identity and Access Management

This module explains conditional access for Microsoft 365 and how it can be used to control access to resources in your organization. The module also explains Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and solutions for external access. We discuss identity governance as a concept and its components

Lessons

• Application Management
• Identity Governance
• Manage device access
• Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Solutions for external access
• Privileged Identity Management

Lab: Use Conditional Access to enable MFA

• MFA Authentication Pilot (require MFA for specific apps)
• MFA Conditional Access (complete an MFA roll out)

Module 4: Security in Microsoft 365

This module explains the various cyber-attack threats that exist. It then introduces you to the Microsoft solutions used to mitigate those threats. The module finishes with an explanation of Microsoft Secure Score and how it can be used to evaluate and report your organizations security posture.

Lessons

• Threat vectors and data breaches
• Security strategy and principles
• Microsoft security solutions
• Secure Score

Lab: Use Microsoft Secure Score

• Improve your secure score in the Microsoft 365 Security Center

Module 5: Threat Protection

This module explains the various threat protection technologies and services available for Microsoft 365. The module covers message protection through Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Lessons

• Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Manage Safe Attachments
• Manage Safe Links
• Microsoft Defender for Identity
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Lab: Manage Microsoft 365 Security Services

• Implement Microsoft Defender Policies

Module 6: Threat Management

This module explains Microsoft Threat Management which provides you with the tools to evaluate and address cyber threats and formulate responses. You will learn how to use the Security dashboard and Azure Sentinel for Microsoft 365.

Lessons

• Security dashboard
• Threat investigation and response
• Azure Sentinel
• Advanced Threat Analytics

•       Create and manage user accounts.

•       Describe and use Microsoft 365 admin roles.

•       Plan for password policies and authentication.

•       Describe the concepts of Zero Trust security.

Explain the Zero Trust model.