Secure your cloud data

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Free Online Course: Secure your cloud data provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
    • Module 1: Learn how Azure can help you protect the workloads that you run both in the cloud and in your on-premises datacenter. Prepare for AZ-900.
    • After completing this module, you'll be able to:

      • Strengthen your security posture and protect against threats by using Azure Security Center.
      • Collect and act on security data from many different sources by using Azure Sentinel.
      • Store and access sensitive information such as passwords and encryption keys securely in Azure Key Vault.
      • Manage dedicated physical servers to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux by using Azure Dedicated Host.
    • Module 2: Learn about the Site Reliability Engineering approach to the challenge of assuring reliability and gain a better understanding of why it matters.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Use Microsoft Defender for Cloud
      • Verify your application's inputs and outputs
      • Store your secrets into Key Vault
      • Ensure you are using the latest version of your framework, and its security features
      • Validate that your program dependencies and libraries are safe to use
    • Module 3: Learn how to set up policies to classify, retain, and protect your cloud-based data.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Learn how to classify your data
      • Configure your data retention requirements
      • Explore data ownership and sovereignty
    • Module 4: Learn how Azure Storage provides multilayered security to protect your data with access keys, secure networks, and Advanced Threat Protection monitoring.
    • In this module you will:

      • Explore the Azure Data Lake enterprise-class security features.
      • Understand storage account keys.
      • Understand shared access signatures.
      • Understand transport-level encryption with HTTPS.
      • Understand Advanced Threat Protection.
      • Control network access.
    • Module 5: Configure and manage secrets in Azure Key Vault
    • In this module, you will:

      • Explore proper usage of Azure Key Vault
      • Manage access to an Azure Key Vault
      • Explore certificate management with Azure Key Vault
      • Configure a Hardware Security Module Key-generation solution
    • Module 6: Learn how to use Azure role-based access control to effectively manage your team’s access to Azure resources.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Verify access to resources for yourself and others
      • Grant access to resources
      • View activity logs of Azure RBAC changes
    • Module 7: Secure an Azure SQL database to keep the information safe and diagnose potential security concerns as they happen.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Control network access to your Azure SQL Database using firewall rules
      • Control user access to your Azure SQL Database using authentication and authorization
      • Protect your data in transit and at rest
      • Audit and monitor your Azure SQL Database for access violations

Syllabus
    • Module 1: Protect against security threats on Azure
      • Introduction
      • Protect against security threats by using Azure Security Center
      • Detect and respond to security threats by using Azure Sentinel
      • Store and manage secrets by using Azure Key Vault
      • Exercise - Manage a password in Azure Key Vault
      • Host your Azure virtual machines on dedicated physical servers by using Azure Dedicated Host
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Top 5 security items to consider before pushing to production
      • Introduction
      • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
      • Inputs and Outputs
      • Secrets in Key Vault
      • Framework Updates
      • Safe Dependencies
      • Conclusion
    • Module 3: Configure security policies to manage data
      • Introduction
      • Classify your data at rest, in process, and in transit
      • Exercise - Classify an Azure SQL Database
      • Explore data recovery, retention, and disposal
      • Understand data sovereignty
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Secure your Azure Storage account
      • Introduction
      • Explore Azure Storage security features
      • Understand storage account keys
      • Understand shared access signatures
      • Control network access to your storage account
      • Understand advanced threat protection for Azure Storage
      • Explore Azure Data Lake Storage security features
      • Summary
    • Module 5: Configure and manage secrets in Azure Key Vault
      • Introduction
      • Guidelines for using Azure Key Vault
      • Manage access to secrets, certificates, and keys
      • Exercise - store secrets in Azure Key Vault
      • Manage certificates
      • Summary
    • Module 6: Secure your Azure resources with Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC)
      • Introduction
      • What is Azure RBAC?
      • Knowledge check - What is Azure RBAC?
      • Exercise - List access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
      • Exercise - Grant access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
      • Exercise - View activity logs for Azure RBAC changes
      • Knowledge check - Using Azure RBAC
      • Summary
    • Module 7: Secure your Azure SQL Database
      • Introduction
      • Exercise - Set up sandbox environment
      • Exercise - Restrict network access
      • Exercise - Control who can access your database
      • Exercise - Secure your data in transit, at rest, and on display
      • Exercise - Monitor your database
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary