Section 3: Understand Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust

Understand Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust (25-30%)

Below you will find helpful links to Microsoft docs and blogs which will enhance your learning and understanding around the AZ-900 topics covered. The topics align with subjects found in each module of the Skylines Academy AZ-900 course as well as the Microsoft Skills Measured Curriculum.

Understand securing network connectivity in Azure

• Network Security Groups with Azure Site Recovery 

• Azure Network Security Groups (NSG) – Best Practices and Lessons Learned 

• Azure network security overview 

• Azure network security Overview

• Azure Network Security 

• The virtual datacenter: A network perspective

• Azure Firewall 

• What is Azure Firewall? 

• Azure DDoS Protection Standard overview 

• Azure DDoS Protection 

• Security services and technologies available on Azure 

Describe core Azure Identity services

• Authentication vs. authorization

• What is Azure Active Directory? 

• What is Windows Azure Active Directory?

• Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication 

• Frequently asked questions about Azure Multi-Factor Authentication 

• How it works: Azure Multi-Factor Authentication 

Describe security tools and features of Azure

• Security services and technologies available on Azure 

• Introduction to Azure security

• FAQ - General questions about Azure Security Center

• Use Azure Security Center recommendations to enhance security 

• What is Azure Security Center? 

• Key Vault 

• Azure Key Vault basic concepts

• About Azure Key Vault

• About keys, secrets, and certificates 

• What is Azure Information Protection? 

• Azure Information Protection 

• What is Azure Advanced Threat Protection? 

• Azure Advanced Threat Protection 

• Azure ATP frequently asked questions 

Describe Azure governance methodologies

• Azure governance documentation

• Azure governance 

• What is Azure Governance? 

• Azure Policy 

• What is Azure Policy?

• What is Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC)?

• Lock resources to prevent unexpected changes

• Management Locks 

• Azure Advisor 

• Make resources more secure with Azure Advisory

• Managing security recommendations in Azure Security Center 

Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure

• Monitoring and reporting in Azure 

• Azure Monitor overview 

• Azure Monitor 

• Visualizing data from Azure Monitor 

• Get Started with Azure Monitor 

• Azure Service Health 

• Azure status 

• Service Health overview

• Announcing Azure Advisor, Monitor, and resource health general availability 

Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure

• GDPR simplified: A guide for your small business

• Microsoft Privacy Statement 

• Privacy at Microsoft 

• Change History for Microsoft Privacy Statement 

• Microsoft Trust Center 

• Service Trust Portal 

• Get started with the Microsoft Service Trust Portal 

• Announcing Compliance Manager general availability 

• Microsoft Compliance Manager

• Azure compliance 

• Available services in Azure Government 

• Azure Government 

• Azure for government 

• What is Azure Government? 

• What is Azure Government? 

• Microsoft Azure China

• Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet

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