Overview This class provides essential knowledge and skills for leveraging Microsoft Defender for Cloud to secure Azure services and workloads.
Description
Overview
This class provides essential knowledge and skills for leveraging Microsoft Defender for Cloud to secure Azure services and workloads. Participants will learn to streamline regulatory compliance, enhance security monitoring, manage network security, and implement advanced threat protection. The course covers practical, hands-on modules on enabling Defender for Cloud, configuring network security, setting up Log Analytics workspaces, and more.
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By completing this class, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of Defender for Cloud's capabilities and how to apply them to protect cloud-based applications effectively. This course is ideal for those looking to enhance their cloud security knowledge and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Audience Profile
This class is designed for IT professionals, security analysts, and cloud administrators responsible for managing and securing Azure environments. It's also suitable for those involved in regulatory compliance and cloud security operations.
Prerequisites
None.
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Examine Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance standards
Regulatory compliance standards in Defender for Cloud
Microsoft cloud security benchmark in Defender for Cloud
Improve your regulatory compliance in Defender for Cloud
Module 2: Enable Defender for Cloud on your Azure subscription
Connect your Azure subscriptions
Exercise - Enable Defender for Cloud on your Azure subscription
Module 3: Filter network traffic with a network security group using the Azure portal
Azure resource group
Azure Virtual Network
How network security groups filter network traffic
Application security groups
Exercise - Create a virtual network infrastructure
Module 4: Create a Log Analytics workspace for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Log Analytics workspace
Exercise - Create a Log Analytics workspace for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Module 5: Configure and integrate a Log Analytics agent and workspace in Defender for Cloud
Collect data from your workloads with the Log Analytics agent
Configure the Log Analytics agent and workspace
Exercise - Configure and integrate a Log Analytics agent and workspace agent in Defender for Cloud
Module 6: Explore just-in-time virtual machine access
Understand just-in-time virtual machine access
Enable just-in-time access on virtual machines
Exercise - Enable just-in-time access on virtual machines
Module 7: Configure Azure Key Vault networking settings
Azure Key Vault basic concepts
Best practices for Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault network security
Configure Azure Key Vault firewalls and virtual networks
Exercise - Configure Key Vault networking settings
Azure Key Vault soft delete overview
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Key Vault
Exercise - Perform soft-delete and purge protection key vault recovery
Module 8: Connect an Azure SQL server using an Azure Private Endpoint using the Azure portal
Azure Private Endpoint
Azure Private Link
Exercise - Connect to an Azure SQL server using an Azure Private Endpoint using the Azure portal