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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

Setting up AIP labels and policies

The core functionality of Azure Information Protection is based on labels and policies. Microsoft 365 Administrators can define sensitivity labels in the Azure portal. These labels can be configured with protection settings, visual markings (such as watermarks), and, depending on your subscriptions, they may also include conditions so that a label can be automatically applied.

Once the AIP labels have been created, policies may then be defined in order to determine which users will be able to see and use the labels within their Microsoft Office applications.

Important note

At the time of writing this book, sensitivity labels are available within Microsoft Office applications for Windows, Mac, Office Online, and iOS and Android.

Historically, AIP labels have been controlled and deployed from the Azure portal. More recently, however, the Unified labeling feature has been included, which allows you to synchronize and manage your labels from...