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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

Planning and configuring Azure Sentinel

The first steps you need to take when planning to use Azure Sentinel for your organization is to enable Azure Sentinel itself, and then connect it to your organization's data sources. Azure Sentinel has several native Microsoft connectors that enable integration with other Microsoft services, such as Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Cloud App Security, and many more.

It is also possible to configure Azure Sentinel to connect to non-Microsoft services, and use connection methods such as Syslog, REST API, or the Common Event Format (CEF).

Knowing what you are looking to achieve by deploying Azure Sentinel within your Microsoft 365 environment will help you to plan which connectors you need in order to achieve your objectives.

Once you know which data sources you need to connect to, you can connect to them and use several available workbooks that provide insights on your data.

So how...