– Overview of Azure Security
– Azure security fundamentals
– Azure Security Center and Defender
– Understanding Azure Security Best Practices
– Managing Identity and Access
– Introduction to Azure Active Directory (AAD)
– Users, Groups, and Roles in AAD
– RoleBased Access Control (RBAC)
– Managing AAD Identity Protection
– MultiFactor Authentication (MFA) and Conditional Access
– Identity governance and compliance
Labs/Projects:
– Implementing user and group management in AAD
– Configuring MFA and conditional access policies

– Securing Virtual Networks
– Network security groups (NSG) and application security groups
– Virtual Network Peering and VPN Gateways
– Azure Firewall and DDoS Protection
– Securing Storage and Databases
– Azure Storage encryption and access control
– Implementing Key Vault for secrets management
– Securing Azure SQL Databases
– Data classification and labeling with Azure Information Protection
– Securing Compute Resources
– Securing Azure VMs and containers
– Azure Defender for servers and containers
Labs/Projects:
Configuring NSG and firewall rules
Implementing Azure Key Vault for secrets and certificates management

– Overview of Azure Sentinel
– What is Azure Sentinel and its use cases
– Setting up Azure Sentinel
– Connect and configure data sources (e.g., Office 365, Azure AD, firewall logs)
– Threat Detection and Hunting
– Writing custom KQL queries for threat detection
– Building detection rules and playbooks
– Configuring incident creation and alerts
– Using Sentinel for incident response
– Analyzing Security Data
– Using workbooks to visualize security data
– Monitoring with Azure Sentinel dashboards
Labs/Projects:
Setting up Azure Sentinel and connecting data sources
Creating detection rules and performing threat hunting

– Compliance Frameworks and Standards
– Understanding regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2)
– Azure Compliance Manager
– Mapping Azure services to compliance requirements
– Governance and Policy Management
– Azure Policy and Blueprint
– Resource locks, tagging, and management
– Compliance monitoring with Azure Security Center
– Azure Resource Management and Cost Control
– Managing cost and resource usage
– Implementing cost management and Azure Advisor
Labs/Projects:
Creating Azure policies to enforce compliance
Configuring Azure Blueprint for governance

– Azure Monitor for Security and Compliance
– Introduction to Azure Monitor and its components
– Setting up alerts and monitoring solutions
– Log analytics with Azure Monitor
– Azure Security Center for Threat Monitoring
– Using Azure Security Center to monitor and assess security posture
– Integrating with Azure Defender for threat detection
– Configuring vulnerability assessments
– Security Auditing and Investigation
– Using Azure Activity Logs for auditing
– Setting up audit trails and reports
– Investigating security incidents with Azure Monitor and Sentinel
Labs/Projects:
Setting up and configuring Azure Monitor
Reviewing and investigating activity logs for audit

Project:
Final HandsOn Project:
Simulate a complete security setup for an Azure environment. The project will include securing identities, implementing access controls, configuring security monitoring and threat detection (using Sentinel), and applying governance and compliance frameworks.
Final Exam/Quiz
Assessment based on course material covered, including case studies, multiplechoice questions, and practical scenarios.