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Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Exam Ref SC-900

By : Dwayne Natwick
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Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Exam Ref SC-900

By: Dwayne Natwick

Overview of this book

Cloud technologies have made building a defense-in-depth security strategy of paramount importance. Without proper planning and discipline in deploying the security posture across Microsoft 365 and Azure, you are compromising your infrastructure and data. Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals is a comprehensive guide that covers all of the exam objectives for the SC-900 exam while walking you through the core security services available for Microsoft 365 and Azure. This book starts by simplifying the concepts of security, compliance, and identity before helping you get to grips with Azure Active Directory, covering the capabilities of Microsoft’s identity and access management (IAM) solutions. You'll then advance to compliance center, information protection, and governance in Microsoft 365. You'll find out all you need to know about the services available within Azure and Microsoft 365 for building a defense-in-depth security posture, and finally become familiar with Microsoft's compliance monitoring capabilities. By the end of the book, you'll have gained the knowledge you need to take the SC-900 certification exam and implement solutions in real-life scenarios.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Section 1: Exam Overview
3
Section 2: The Key Concepts of Security, Compliance, and Identity
7
Section 3: The Microsoft Identity Management Solutions
11
Section 4: The Microsoft Security Solutions for Microsoft 365 and Azure
17
Section 5: The Microsoft Compliance Monitoring Capabilities within Microsoft 365 and Azure

Describing and using a defense-in-depth security strategy

When protecting the cloud and hybrid infrastructure, many aspects need to be considered. As you go through the various solutions offered within Microsoft 365 and Azure, these methodologies and principles play a key role in the process of protecting resources, identity, and data. One of the primary strategies in which to protect your company is through defense in depth. However, before we dive into the full use of the defense-in-depth strategy, it is important to understand the cyber-attack kill chain, as this correlates to your protection strategy of defense in depth.

Understanding the cyber-attack kill chain

There are many ways in which an attacker can attempt to access resources within a company. How they gain this access and what they attempt to accomplish once they have gained access is the foundation of a cyber attack. We will examine each of these areas and discuss how we can protect them using the cyber-attack kill...