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Role-Based Certification PrepTrack: Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator AssociateOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn
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Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era
The Information Security Administrator course equips you with the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. The course covers essential topics such as information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You learn how to protect data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats. Additionally, you learn how to manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. You also learn how to protect data used by AI services within Microsoft environments and implement controls to safeguard content in these environments.
Duration
4 days
Level
Intermediate
Format
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Language
English
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Information Security Administrator Associate
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AdministratorInformation Protection GovernanceCertification ReadinessTailored Team Delivery
Audience Profile
Built for these roles
As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. You're responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats, as well as safeguarding data used by AI services. Your role involves implementing information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You also manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. In this role, you collaborate with other roles responsible for governance, data, and security to develop policies that address your organization's information security and risk reduction goals. You work with workload administrators, business application owners, and governance stakeholders to implement technology solutions that support these policies and controls.
Overview
Executive overview
As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security of sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services.
Program Outcomes
Capabilities your teams will gain
Implement information protection
Implement data loss prevention and retention
Manage risks, alerts, and activities
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
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Implement information protection
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Implement data loss prevention and retention
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Manage risks, alerts, and activities
1Module 1
Implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection
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Module 1
Implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Organizations need to classify, label, and protect sensitive data to prevent exposure and ensure compliance. Microsoft Purview solutions provide data classification, sensitivity labels, and encryption to secure information across Microsoft 365 and on-premises storage. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Protect sensitive data in a digital world
- Classify data for protection and governance
- Review and analyze data classification and protection
- Create and manage sensitive information types
- Create and configure sensitivity labels with Microsoft Purview
- Apply sensitivity labels for data protection
- Classify and protect on-premises data with Microsoft Purview
- Understand Microsoft 365 encryption
- Protect email with Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
2Module 2
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
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Module 2
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Organizations need to prevent data loss and safeguard sensitive information to meet security and compliance goals. Microsoft Purview provides DLP capabilities to detect and respond to risky activities across cloud and endpoint environments. Learn how to design, configure, and manage DLP policies using Microsoft Purview. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand and plan data loss prevention
- Create and manage data loss prevention policies
- Implement endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) with Microsoft Purview
- Configure DLP policies for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Power Platform
- Investigate and respond to Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention alerts
3Module 3
Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
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Module 3
Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
Retention helps organizations meet compliance requirements and manage the lifecycle of data in Microsoft 365. This learning path shows how to configure retention labels and policies, apply them with adaptive scopes, and recover deleted content in Microsoft 365 workloads. It aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand retention in Microsoft Purview
- Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
4Module 4
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
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Module 4
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Implement Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management to detect, investigate, and respond to internal risks while protecting data, ensuring compliance, and maintaining employee trust.
- Understand Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
- Prepare for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
- Create and manage Insider Risk Management policies
- Investigate insider risk alerts and related activity
- Implement Adaptive Protection in Microsoft Purview
5Module 5
Audit and search activity in Microsoft Purview
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Module 5
Audit and search activity in Microsoft Purview
Logging actions and locating content are essential for investigating events, supporting compliance efforts, and maintaining transparency. Microsoft Purview provides audit and content search capabilities to help organizations understand what actions were taken and find specific items across Microsoft 365 services. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Search and investigate with Microsoft Purview Audit
- Search for content with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
6Module 6
Secure AI interactions and environments with Microsoft Purview
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Module 6
Secure AI interactions and environments with Microsoft Purview
AI is changing how people work and introduces new risks for data exposure. Explore how Microsoft Purview protects sensitive information in AI-enabled environments across Microsoft 365 Copilot, non-Microsoft AI apps, and developer AI scenarios. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand How to Secure AI Data with Microsoft Purview
- Secure Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions with Microsoft Purview
- Secure enterprise and browser-based AI apps with Microsoft Purview
- Secure developer AI environments with Microsoft Purview
Delivery Models
Delivery models
Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend
Engagement Fit
Engagement fit
Certification readinessImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryIntermediate practitioner depth
Enterprise Customization
Enterprise customization
Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Builds current Microsoft credential readiness for Information Security Administrator Associate using the official Microsoft Learn skill outline.
- •Align labs to your Microsoft tenant and workload scenarios
- •Add readiness checks and exam preparation reviews
- •Extend delivery with role-specific implementation workshops
Credentials
Certification & official source
- •Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate
Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.
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Program resources
Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.
Enterprise Proof
Trusted delivery outcomes
“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”
Banking & Finance
Representative Enterprise Banking Team
The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.
- Clearer platform operating model across teams
- Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption
Healthcare
Representative Healthcare Product Team
The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.
- Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
- Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements
Delivery Capability
Enterprise-grade instruction
MCT-led delivery
Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners
Enterprise program oversight
Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning
Global delivery
APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite
Implementation-focused
Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios
