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SecurityIntermediateDefender For CloudApplied Skill

Microsoft Applied Skills: Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to implement regulatory compliance controls as recommended by the Microsoft cloud security benchmark. Candidates for this credential should be familiar with Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). They should have experience with security capabilities in Azure, along with a working knowledge of regulatory compliance standards.

Applied Skills ValidationTrack: Microsoft Applied Skills credentialOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn

Certification

Microsoft Applied Skills credential

Delivery

Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid

Duration

Applied skill assessment

Product

Defender For Cloud

Role

Administrator

Lab-Based DeliveryCustomizable for TeamsOfficially Aligned: Microsoft Learn

Best Fit

AdministratorSecurityHands-On Skill ValidationTailored Team Delivery

Audience Profile

Who This Program Is For

Built for Administrator learners validating applied skill in Defender For Cloud, Azure.

Overview

Program Summary

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to implement regulatory compliance controls as recommended by the Microsoft cloud security benchmark.

Course Outline

Complete Module Sequence

Review the full module sequence for this program, including the primary topic coverage in each module where available.

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Module 1

Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls

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Explore network traffic filtering with Network Security Group, set up Microsoft Defender for Cloud, create a Log Analytics workspace, configure Log Analytics agent integration, Azure Key Vault networking, and connect an Azure SQL server using Azure Private Endpoint in the Azure portal. Enhance cloud security effectively. (SC-5002)

  • Examine Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance standards
  • Enable Defender for Cloud on your Azure subscription
  • Filter network traffic with a network security group using the Azure portal
  • Collect guest operating system monitoring data from Azure and hybrid virtual machines using Azure Monitor Agent
  • Explore just-in-time virtual machine access
  • Configure Azure Key Vault networking settings
  • Connect an Azure SQL server using an Azure Private Endpoint using the Azure portal

Coverage Areas

Topic Coverage

Coverage Item 1

Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls

Customization

Adapt This Program for Your Team

We can adapt this program around your team structure, platform priorities, delivery goals, and the scenarios your people need to work through in practice.

  • Use your tenant, data, and workflow scenario where appropriate
  • Add guided practice labs before assessment readiness
  • Extend into implementation coaching for production adoption

Engagement Confidence

A direct, founder-led review before scope, delivery model, and commercial terms are proposed.

Response window

< 1 business day

Client coverage

India + global teams

Engagement format

Virtual, on-site, hybrid