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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

Using and implementing the principles of the zero-trust methodology

In the previous section, we mentioned that the responsibility of securing the physical infrastructure for cloud services is provided by the cloud provider, Microsoft. Since Microsoft is responsible for the first layer of defense in our defense-in-depth security posture, the first layer that we are responsible for as a company is the identity and access layer. Therefore, the statements of identity is the new perimeter and identity is the new control plane have become extremely important in securing a cloud infrastructure. In Chapter 5, Defining Identity Principles/Concepts and the Identity Services within Azure AD, we will discuss the role of identity and access management within a cloud and hybrid infrastructure and the services that Microsoft provides to protect resources at this layer. It is important to understand the core concept that a company should adhere to when securing identity and access. This concept is...