Detailed information about the Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (MS-500) training course deployed by Atoha.

Overview of Microsoft Certifications

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1/ Fundamentals certifications

Recommended start. Ideal for individuals just starting in technology or thinking about a career change.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals

2/ Role-based certifications: Choose a role-based certification to begin learning valuable job role skills.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate

3/ Additional certifications: Explore specialty, Microsoft Certified Educator, and Microsoft Office technical certifications.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
• Microsoft Certified Educator
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Word and Word 2019)

Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (MS-500)

Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (MS-500) measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: implement and manage identity and access; implement and manage threat protection; implement and manage information protection; and manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 Security Administrators proactively secure Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments, implement and manage security and compliance solutions, respond to threats, and enforce data governance.

Skills measured:

• Implement and manage identity and access
• Implement and manage threat protection
• Implement and manage information protection
• Manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365

Target Participants:

The Microsoft 365 Security Administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator, business stakeholders, and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and to ensure the solutions comply with the organization’s policies and regulations. This role proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments. Responsibilities include responding to threats and implementing, managing, and monitoring security and compliance solutions for the Microsoft 365 environment. Security Administrators respond to incidents and investigations, and they enforce data governance. The Microsoft 365 Security Administrator is familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and hybrid environments. This role has strong skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management, and data governance.

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Course Objectives

The training programs are specifically designed for participants to pass the exam on the first attempt. In addition to the basic knowledge for the course, candidates also have access to sample exams and continuous support through an online learning group.

This course is instructed by a Microsoft Certified Trainer and AWS Authorized Instructor with more than 16 years of experience in the field of Microsoft Technologies focusing on the main areas: Windows Server, Virtualization, System Center, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Cloud, and AWS Cloud.

Implement and manage identity and access

• Secure Microsoft 365 hybrid environments
• Secure Identities
• Implement authentication methods
• Implement conditional access
• Implement role-based access control (RBAC)
• Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Implement Azure AD Identity Protection

Implement and manage threat protection

• Implement an enterprise hybrid threat protection solution
• Implement device threat protection
• Implement and manage device and application protection
• Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Monitor Microsoft 365 Security with Azure Sentinel

Implement and manage information protection

• Secure data access within Office 365
• Manage sensitivity labels
• Manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Implement and manage Microsoft Cloud App Security

Manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365

• Configure and analyze security reporting
• Manage and analyze audit logs and reports
• Manage data governance and retention
• Manage search and investigation
• Manage data privacy regulation compliance