Microsoft Security Essentials: Concepts, Solutions, and AI-Powered Protection

Course details

This course is designed to introduce you to a wide range of Microsoft security solutions, including Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel, Intune, Purview, Priva, and Security Copilot. Instructor Bryan Li covers key security concepts such as defense in depth; governance, risk, and compliance (GRC); the Zero Trust model; and more. Along the way, you’ll learn about leveraging Microsoft security solutions in areas like identity and access management (IAM), extended detection and response (XDR), security information and event management (SIEM), cloud infrastructure security, cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), endpoint security and management, risk and compliance management, data security and governance, privacy protection, and AI-powered security.

Learning objectives
Describe Microsoft security solutions like Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel, Intune, Purview, Priva, and Security Copilot.
Define security concepts like defense in depth; shared responsibility; governance, risk, and compliance (GRC); and Zero Trust.
Describe identity and access management with Microsoft Entra products like Microsoft Entra ID, ID Protection, and ID Governance.
Describe extended detection and response (XDR) with Microsoft Defender XDR and security information and event management (SIEM) with Microsoft Sentinel.
Describe cloud infrastructure security with Azure services like Azure Virtual Network, Azure Firewall, Azure Web Application Firewall, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Bastion, and Azure Key Vault.
Describe cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) with Microsoft Defender for Cloud solutions like Security Posture Management, Workload Protection, and DevOps Security.
Describe endpoint security and management with Microsoft Intune.
Describe risk and compliance management with Microsoft Purview solutions like Audit, Compliance Manager, Records Management, and eDiscovery.
Describe data security and governance with Microsoft Purview solutions like Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, and Data Catalog.
Describe privacy protection with Microsoft Priva solutions like Privacy Risk Management and Subject Rights Requests.
Describe AI-powered security with Microsoft Security Copilot and its integrated Microsoft security solutions.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning Microsoft Security Essentials
02 - Microsoft security solutions overview

1. Security Concepts

03 - Security principles
04 - Security threats
05 - Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)
06 - Shared responsibility model
07 - Defense in depth
08 - Zero Trust model

2. Identity and Access

09 - Identity and access security with Microsoft Entra
10 - Microsoft Entra ID - Identity management
11 - Microsoft Entra ID - Hybrid identities
12 - Microsoft Entra ID - Authentication methods
13 - Microsoft Entra ID - Password management
14 - Microsoft Entra ID - Multifactor authentication (MFA)
15 - Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
16 - Microsoft Entra roles and role-based access control (RBAC)
17 - Microsoft Entra ID Governance
18 - Microsoft Entra access reviews
19 - Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
20 - Microsoft Entra ID Protection
21 - Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
22 - Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access

3. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

23 - SIEM and SOAR with Microsoft Sentinel
24 - Microsoft Sentinel - Incident detection and response

4. Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

25 - Threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR
26 - Microsoft Defender investigation and response
27 - Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
28 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
29 - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
30 - Microsoft Defender for Office 365
31 - Microsoft Defender for Identity
32 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

5. Cloud Infrastructure Security

33 - Azure Virtual Network
34 - Azure network security group
35 - Azure Firewall
36 - Azure Web Application Firewall
37 - Azure DDoS Protection
38 - Azure Bastion
39 - Azure Key Vault

6. Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

40 - CNAPP with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
41 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Security posture management
42 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Workload protection
43 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - DevOps security

7. Endpoint Management and Security

44 - Endpoint management and security with Microsoft Intune

8. Risk and Compliance Management

45 - Risk and compliance management with Microsoft Purview
46 - Microsoft Purview Audit
47 - Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
48 - Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
49 - Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance
50 - Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management
51 - Microsoft Purview Records Management

9. Data Security and Governance

52 - Data security and governance with Microsoft Purview
53 - Microsoft Purview Information Protection
54 - Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
55 - Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
56 - Microsoft Purview Data Catalog

10. Privacy Protection

57 - Privacy protection with Microsoft Priva
58 - Microsoft Priva Privacy Risk Management
59 - Microsoft Priva Subject Rights Requests

11. AI-Powered Protection

60 - AI-powered protection with Microsoft Security Copilot
61 - Microsoft Security Copilot process flow
62 - Effective prompts in Microsoft Security Copilot
63 - Copilot integration with Microsoft security solutions

Conclusion

64 - Continue learning Microsoft security essentials