Welcome to Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR & Threat Protection, a deep-dive course designed for cloud security engineers, SOC analysts, and IT professionals who want to master Microsoft’s advanced detection, response, and threat protection ecosystem.



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This course is part of Exam Prep SC-900: Microsoft Certified Security Fundamentals Specialization

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October 2025
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There are 3 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1 of this course! We’ll begin with the essential building blocks for securing Azure workloads. You’ll explore Azure networking security, including Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Bastion, and Azure Firewall, to understand how to defend your resources at the network edge. Next, we’ll dive into network segmentation using Azure Virtual Networks, and configure Network Security Groups (NSG) and Application Security Groups (ASG) with hands-on demos. You’ll also explore Azure Key Vault and see how to secure application secrets and configuration data using App Configuration and Key Vault demos. Finally, we’ll introduce Microsoft Defender for Cloud, its Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) capabilities, and workload protection features to help you proactively strengthen your cloud security posture.
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13 videos3 readings3 assignments1 plugin
Welcome to Week 2! this week, we’ll focus on Microsoft Sentinel and its role as a cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution. You’ll learn how to plan and deploy workspaces, align Sentinel implementation with Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) security design phases, and understand the role of SIEM in modern security operations. We’ll then explore Sentinel’s automation capabilities with SOAR, threat detection, and mitigation features. By the end of this week, we’ll dive into threat hunting, reviewing sample KQL queries and walking through a hands-on demo to see how to proactively hunt for threats in your environment.
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Welcome to Week 3! this week focuses on governance and identity protection features of Microsoft Entra ID. You’ll explore Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to enforce just-in-time (JIT) access, conduct access reviews, and automate provisioning/deprovisioning. This week also covers Microsoft Entra ID Protection, showing how to detect and mitigate identity risks with real-time monitoring. By the end of the week, you will be able to Configure MFA and passwordless authentication methods, Design Conditional Access policies for secure access and Implement RBAC effectively at tenant, group, or resource scope.
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