Pathway To Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

What you'll learn
Introduction to Zero Trust and best practice frameworks
Design security solutions that align with the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) and Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB)
Design a resiliency strategy for ransomware and other attacks based on Microsoft Security Best Practices
Design solutions for regulatory compliance
Design solutions for identity and access management
Design solutions for securing privileged access
Design solutions for security operations
Design solutions for securing Microsoft 365
Design solutions for securing applications
Design solutions for securing an organization's data
Specify requirements for securing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services
Design solutions for security posture management in hybrid and multicloud environments
Design solutions for securing server and client endpoints
Design solutions for network security
Requirements
You bring hands-on experience in implementing or managing solutions across key areas of cybersecurity: identity and access management, platform protection, security operations, data and AI security, application security, and hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructures. You possess deep expertise in at least one of these domains and have a strong background in designing comprehensive security solutions leveraging Microsoft security technologies
No programming experience is needed
Description
Pathway to Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect equips you with essential skills to design and implement resilient cybersecurity solutions that protect against today's most pressing threats. This course covers critical areas such as developing strategies for ransomware resilience, aligning with security best practices, and supporting business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You'll learn to design secure backup and restore solutions, prioritize BCDR, and safeguard privileged access—key steps in building a robust defense against potential cyber incidents.You'll explore the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) and Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB) to design solutions that meet enterprise security needs. Learn to build strategies for Zero Trust security, using Microsoft's Zero Trust Rapid Modernization Plan (RaMP) to protect against insider, external, and supply chain threats. You'll also discover how to structure security and governance in line with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Azure Well-Architected Framework, ensuring that your designs are tailored to support organizational growth and resiliency goals.This course emphasizes security operations and identity management, covering advanced topics like SIEM and XDR for detection and response, central logging and auditing, and threat detection using MITRE ATT&CK matrices. You'll gain skills in configuring Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR, allowing you to design proactive incident response and threat hunting workflows that enhance your security posture.Identity and access management (IAM) is another focus, with strategies for modern authentication, authorization, and secure external identities. You'll learn to design solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, support B2B/B2C and decentralized identity needs, and align Conditional Access policies with Zero Trust principles. Additionally, this course dives into privileged access security, from Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to secure administration in multicloud environments.Finally, this course addresses data security and regulatory compliance. You'll evaluate solutions for Microsoft 365, manage compliance with Microsoft Purview, and design policies to meet privacy requirements. By the end of this pathway, you'll be prepared to architect security solutions for diverse infrastructure and application environments, applying Microsoft technologies to create comprehensive, resilient, and scalable security strategies across your organization.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 About course
Lecture 2 Cybersecurity Architecture and Architect
Lecture 3 Start with Microsoft Security Best Practices
Lecture 4 Common security antipatterns
Section 2: Discuss Perimeter and Zero Trust Security Models
Lecture 5 Section objectives
Lecture 6 What is Perimeter Security Model?
Lecture 7 What is Zero Trust Security Model?
Lecture 8 Zero Trust as a security strategy
Lecture 9 Zero Trust components
Lecture 10 Zero Trust Architecture
Lecture 11 Zero Trust RaMP Initiatives
Lecture 12 Zero Trust Deployment Objectives
Section 3: Security Design that aligns with CAF and WAF
Lecture 13 Section objectives
Lecture 14 Explore Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
Lecture 15 Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Secure Methodology
Lecture 16 Discuss Azure Landing Zones
Lecture 17 Security elements in Azure Landing Zones
Lecture 18 What is Well-Architected Framework?
Lecture 19 Well Architected Framework Security Pillars
Section 4: Security design that aligns with MCRA and MCSB
Lecture 20 Section objectives
Lecture 21 Overview of Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture(MCRA)
Lecture 22 Overview of Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB)
Lecture 23 Capabilities and controls with MCRA
Lecture 24 Capabilities and controls with MCSB
Lecture 25 Attack protection with MCRA
Lecture 26 Attack protection with MCSB
Section 5: Resiliency strategy for ransomware and other attacks
Lecture 27 Section Objectives
Lecture 28 Discuss common cyberthreats and attack patterns
Lecture 29 Understand attack chain modeling
Lecture 30 How to support business resiliency?
Lecture 31 Design solutions for mitigating ransomware attacks
Lecture 32 Design solutions for business continuity and Disaster Recovery
Lecture 33 Explore solution for security updates
Section 6: Design solutions for regulatory compliance
Lecture 34 Section Objectives
Lecture 35 Overview of regulatory compliance
Lecture 36 Explore important regulatory compliance standards
Lecture 37 Translate compliance requirements into security controls
Lecture 38 Address compliance requirements using Microsoft Purview
Lecture 39 Address privacy requirements with Microsoft Priva
Lecture 40 Address security and compliance requirements using Azure Policy
Lecture 41 Validate alignment with regulatory standards using Microsoft Defender for cloud
Section 7: Design solutions for identity and access management
Lecture 42 Section objectives
Lecture 43 What is IAM and its function?
Lecture 44 Active Directory based services in Azure
Lecture 45 User Management: AD Vs Entra ID
Lecture 46 IAM design recommendations
Lecture 47 External identities and solutions
Lecture 48 Modern authentication and authorization strategies
Lecture 49 Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Lecture 50 Align conditional access and Zero Trust
Lecture 51 Protecting Human and non-human identities
Lecture 52 Harden Active Directory Domain Services
Lecture 53 Design Cloud Key Management Plan
Section 8: Design solutions for securing privileged access
Lecture 54 Section objectives
Lecture 55 Types of access
Lecture 56 Understand enterprise access model
Lecture 57 Azure Privilege Identity Management
Lecture 58 Privileged Access Management
Lecture 59 Tenant management with Azure Lighthouse
Lecture 60 Solution for cloud infrastructure entitlement management
Lecture 61 Solution for privileged access workstations and bastion services
Section 9: Design solutions for security operations
Lecture 62 Section objectives
Lecture 63 Define Security Operations (SecOps) strategy
Lecture 64 Discuss security operations team structure
Lecture 65 Security Operation Center Modernization
Lecture 66 Security Operation Team composition
Lecture 67 Design unified security operation strategy
Lecture 68 what is EDR, XDR, SIEM and SOAR?
Lecture 69 Design centralized logging solution for security operation
Lecture 70 Microsoft Defender XDR architecture
Lecture 71 Microsoft Sentinel and defender architecture as a SIEM and SOAR
Lecture 72 Explore key security workflows
Lecture 73 what is MITRE ATT&CK and discuss sentinel integration?
Section 10: Design security solutions for Microsoft 365
Lecture 74 Section objectives
Lecture 75 Core Microsoft 365 Services and Apps
Lecture 76 Licensing consideration for Microsoft 365 security
Lecture 77 Licensing consideration for Office 365 security
Lecture 78 Design configuration and Operational Practices for M365
Lecture 79 Importance of Microsoft Purview in M365 security
Lecture 80 Data security and compliance controls using copilot
Lecture 81 Evaluate and assess security posture for M365
Section 11: Design security solutions for applications
Lecture 82 Section objectives
Lecture 83 DevOps security
Lecture 84 Design standards to secure application development
Lecture 85 Evaluate security posture of existing application portfolios
Lecture 86 Evaluate application threats with threat modelling
Lecture 87 Design security lifecycle strategy for applications
Lecture 88 Secure access for workload identities
Lecture 89 Design solution for API management and security
Lecture 90 Design solution for secure access to applications
Section 12: Design security solutions for organizations data
Lecture 91 Section objectives
Lecture 92 Best practices for data security
Lecture 93 Evaluate solutions for data discovery and classification
Lecture 94 Defense in depth in Microsoft Purview
Lecture 95 Evaluate solutions for encryption of Azure data
Lecture 96 Design data security for Azure SQL workloads
Lecture 97 Design security for Azure storage
Lecture 98 Microsoft Defender for Azure Storage and SQL
Section 13: Secure SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS Services
Lecture 99 Section objectives
Lecture 100 Shared responsibility model in the cloud
Lecture 101 Security baselines for IaaS, and PaaS services
Lecture 102 Security baselines for IoT workloads
Lecture 103 Security baselines for web workloads
Lecture 104 Security baselines for containers and orchestration
Lecture 105 Security baselines for AI workloads
Section 14: Design security solutions for posture management
Lecture 106 Section objectives
Lecture 107 What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
Lecture 108 Understand Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Lecture 109 Understand Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
Lecture 110 Microsoft Defender for Cloud planning and operations
Lecture 111 Evaluate security posture by using defender for cloud
Lecture 112 Integrate hybrid and multicloud environments with Arc
Lecture 113 Design solution for external attack surface management
Section 15: Design security solutions for server and client endpoints
Lecture 114 Section objectives
Lecture 115 Endpoint security
Lecture 116 Server security requirements
Lecture 117 Mobile devices security requirements
Lecture 118 IoT security requirements
Lecture 119 Secure OT/IoT with Defender for IoT
Lecture 120 Windows Security baselines for server and client endpoints
Lecture 121 Design solution for secure remote access
Lecture 122 Evaluate Windows local admin password solutions (LAPS)
Section 16: Design solutions for network security
Lecture 123 Section objectives
Lecture 124 Design solutions for network segmentation
Lecture 125 Design solutions for traffic filtering with NSG
Lecture 126 Solution for network posture management
Lecture 127 Solutions for network monitoring
Lecture 128 Solutions that use Microsoft Entra Internet Access
Lecture 129 Solutions that use Microsoft Entra Private Access
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