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Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide

By : Peter Rising
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Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide

By: Peter Rising

Overview of this book

The Microsoft 365 Security Administration (MS-500) exam is designed to measure your ability to perform technical tasks such as managing, implementing, and monitoring security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments. This book starts by showing you how to configure and administer identity and access within Microsoft 365. You will learn about hybrid identity, authentication methods, and conditional access policies with Microsoft Intune. Next, the book shows you how RBAC and Azure AD Identity Protection can be used to help you detect risks and secure information in your organization. You will also explore concepts, such as Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender ATP, and Threat Intelligence. As you progress, you will learn about additional tools and techniques to configure and manage Microsoft 365, including Azure Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, and Cloud App Discovery and Security. The book also ensures you are well prepared to take the exam by giving you the opportunity to work through a mock paper, topic summaries, illustrations that briefly review key points, and real-world scenarios. By the end of this Microsoft 365 book, you will be able to apply your skills in the real world, while also being well prepared to achieve Microsoft certification.
Table of Contents (29 chapters)
1
Section 1: Configuring and Administering Identity and Access in Microsoft 365
7
Section 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection
13
Section 3: Information Protection in Microsoft 365
18
Section 4: Data Governance and Compliance in Microsoft 365
24
Section 5: Mock Exam and Assessment
25
Chapter 20: Mock Exam
26
Chapter 21: Mock Exam Answers

Case Study

  1. The following is a case study followed by five questions.

    Overview

    Chrysalis Technologies is a technology company with 2,000 users across multiple global locations. These include 1,000 users in the main office in London, 500 users in Toronto, and 500 users in Mumbai.

    Internal network configuration

    Chrysalis Technologies' internal network consists of a single domain forest. The functional levels for both the forest and domain are set to Windows Server 2012 R2. The IP address ranges are shown as follows:

    These locations are connected via MPLS. Chrysalis Technologies uses the following operating systems:

    • Windows Server 2016
    • Windows Server 2012 R2
    • Windows 10 Enterprise

Exchange 2010 SP3 is used for email services. The following servers are present within the AD infrastructure:

Cloud configuration

Chrysalis Technologies has a Microsoft 365 tenant and have purchased Microsoft 365 E5 licenses for all of their users. However only four users have been...