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Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate

The Microsoft security operations analyst advises on changes to threat protection procedures, quickly remediates active attacks in the environment, and reports violations of corporate policies to the proper parties to lower organizational risk.

Using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and other third-party security tools, the role primarily examines, addresses, and searches for threats. The security operations analyst plays an important role in the configuration and implementation of these technologies since they use the operational output of these tools.

This SOC Analyst training course allows you to:

Understand the Security Operation Center (SOC) team operations
Understand Blue Team operations architecture
In-depth knowledge of digital forensics, threat intelligence, and incident response
Understand technical strategies, tools, and procedures to safeguard data for your organization
Understand essential SOC tools like Splunk and Security Onion
Understand how to recognize threats and implement countermeasures

Agenda

Module 1: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Protect against threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
Implement Windows 10 security enhancements with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Manage alerts and incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Perform evidence and entities investigations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Utilize Threat and Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Module 2: Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender

Introduction to threat protection with Microsoft 365
Mitigate incidents using Microsoft 365 Defender
Protect your identities with Azure AD Identity Protection
Remediate risks with Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Safeguard your environment with Microsoft Defender for Identity
Secure your cloud apps and services with Microsoft Cloud App Security
Respond to data loss prevention alerts using Microsoft 365
Manage insider risk in Microsoft 365

Module 3: Mitigate threats using Azure Defender

Plan for cloud workload protections using Azure Defender
Explain cloud workload protections in Azure Defender
Connect Azure assets to Azure Defender
Connect non-Azure resources to Azure Defender
Remediate security alerts using Azure Defender

Module 4: Create queries for Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Construct KQL statements for Azure Sentinel
Analyse query results using KQL
Build multi-table statements using KQL
Work with data in Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language

Module 5: Configure your Azure Sentinel environment

Introduction to Azure Sentinel
Create and manage Azure Sentinel workspaces
Query logs in Azure Sentinel
Use watchlists in Azure Sentinel
Utilize threat intelligence in Azure Sentinel

Module 6: Connect logs to Azure Sentinel

Connect data to Azure Sentinel using data connectors
Connect Microsoft services to Azure Sentinel
Connect Microsoft 365 Defender to Azure Sentinel
Connect Windows hosts to Azure Sentinel
Connect Common Event Format logs to Azure Sentinel
Connect syslog data sources to Azure Sentinel
Connect threat indicators to Azure Sentinel

Module 7: Create detections and perform investigations using Azure Sentinel

Threat detection with Azure Sentinel analytics
Threat response with Azure Sentinel playbooks
Security incident management in Azure Sentinel
Use entity behaviour analytics in Azure Sentinel
Query, visualize, and monitor data in Azure Sentinel

Module 8: Perform threat hunting in Azure Sentinel

Threat hunting with Azure Sentinel

Hunt for threats using notebooks in Azure Sentinel

The popularity of Microsoft certifications has been radically increasing lately because they carry a lot of benefits:

Using a range of security solutions in their environment, this certification offers threat management, tracking, and response.
The certification will provide you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the security of operations.
It improves your practical understanding of Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, and Microsoft 365 Defender.
It inspires further up-gradation of your skills.
Your security knowledge will be validated with this credential.
It also demonstrates that you are genuinely committed to professional growth and lifelong learning

The Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate course is designed for individuals seeking to excel in security operations roles within an organization. The course is ideal for:

Security Engineers
Security Operations Analysts

Professionals in these roles will benefit from gaining in-depth knowledge of security operations and enhancing their ability to rapidly respond to cyber threats, advise on threat protection practices, and ensure the security of IT systems. This course is suitable for both aspiring security operations analysts and existing professionals looking to upgrade their skills and obtain a valuable Microsoft certification.

Basic understanding of Microsoft 365
Fundamental understanding of Microsoft security, compliance, and identity products
Intermediate understanding of Windows 10
Familiarity with Azure services, specifically Azure SQL Database and Azure Storage
Familiarity with Azure virtual machines and virtual networking
Basic understanding of scripting concepts.

SC-200 is great for beginner professionals. It helps to understand security, compliance, and identity (SCI) for cloud-based services and related platforms. The course is designed for people with some IT experience, especially in Microsoft 365

the course provides an understanding of the available Microsoft solutions that can be used to perform your job duties in network security, infrastructure security, identity security, and data protection.