Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
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Overview
This course provides foundational level knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, learners must have:
- A general understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts
- General IT knowledge or prior experience working in an IT environment
- A general understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
Target audience
This course is designed for individuals looking to familiarise themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across Microsoft’s cloud-based services. It is ideal for those seeking foundational knowledge of Microsoft’s SCI solutions in preparation for further learning or certification.
The course content aligns with the SC-900 exam objective domain, making it suitable for:
- Professionals beginning their career in security or compliance
- Business stakeholders with a technical interest in Microsoft cloud services
- Candidates preparing for the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification
Delegates will learn how to
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define core security, compliance, and identity principles in cloud environments
- Describe the capabilities and purpose of Microsoft Entra for identity management
- Explain Microsoft’s compliance solutions, including Purview and compliance manager
- Recognise how Microsoft Defender contributes to threat protection strategies
- Understand information protection and governance within Microsoft 365
- Identify Microsoft’s Zero Trust model and its role in secure access
- Map SCI solutions to real-world organisational challenges
Outline
Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity
- Describe security and compliance concepts.
- Describe identity concepts.
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra
- Describe the function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID.
- Describe the authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID.
- Describe the access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra.
- Describe the identity protection and governance capabilities of Microsoft Entra
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions
- Describe Microsoft Security Copilot.
- Describe core infrastructure security services in Azure.
- Describe security management capabilities of Azure.
- Describe capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel.
- Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR.
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview.
- Describe Microsoft's Service Trust Portal and the privacy capabilities of Microsoft Priva.
- Describe the data security solutions of Microsoft Purview.
- Describe the data compliance solutions of Microsoft Purview.
- Describe the data governance solutions of Microsoft Purview.
Exams and assessments
Participants will complete knowledge checks at the end of each module to consolidate their understanding.
This course prepares learners for the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals exam (SC-900), which can be taken separately.
Hands-on learning
This course includes:
- Demonstrations of the Microsoft 365 and Azure security portals
- Discussions on applying SCI concepts to real-world challenges
- Self-assessment tools to check knowledge progression after each module
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- Nearly 300,000 learners in 2020
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Special Notices
Important:
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirements: For security purposes Microsoft might require MFA for access to the Microsoft 365/Dynamics 365 tenants used for this course. As such, you may need to have a mobile device available upon which you will set up the free of charge Microsoft Mobile phone authenticator App which can be downloaded here with details on how to sign in here
Please note: Due to the dynamic nature of updates to Microsoft 365 functionality, elements of the syllabus of this course can be subject to change without notice.
Microsoft Official Courses offer fast paced, higher level overviews of features with hands-on labs that may be completed during and post course. Note – there may not be time to complete labs during the course due to the delays in some Microsoft 365 services and the breadth of material to cover.
Microsoft Official M365 Courses are appropriate for delegates primarily interested in certification.
If you are interested in an in-depth exploration of any specific Microsoft 365 technology, QA recommends that you attend a Mastering QA authored course from our Microsoft 365 curriculum which offer end to end detailed guidance and hands on labs and continual reviews and updates to keep pace with Microsoft updates.
You can see the available courses at www.qa.com/M365.
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