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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

Explaining Conditional Access

Conditional Access is a feature within Azure AD Premium P1 and P2 (and is also now part of Microsoft 365 Business) that is designed to provide a balance between security and productivity in modern workplace environments where there is an increasing demand from employees to work on company documents and data from anywhere and on any device. Conditional Access enables Microsoft 365 administrators to control requests from devices and apps when they attempt to access company resources.

This is achieved with granular access control policies that can be used to define and apply conditions to determine whether access is granted or denied. Some examples of how these conditions can be triggered are the following:

  • Location
  • Device type
  • Device state
  • User state
  • Application sensitivity

So, how does this work? Well, the most basic description of a Conditional Access policy is when this happens > then do this. This is essentially...