Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified:
Azure Security Engineer Associate

About This Course

As the Azure security engineer, you implement, manage, and monitor security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. You recommend security components and configurations to protect the following:

  • Identity and access
  • Data
  • Applications
  • Networks

Your responsibilities as an Azure security engineer include:

  • Managing the security posture.
  • Identifying and remediating vulnerabilities.
  • Performing threat modelling.
  • Implementing threat protection.

You may also participate in responding to security incidents. As an Azure security engineer, you work with architects, administrators, and developers to plan and implement solutions that meet security and compliance requirements.

You should have:

  • Practical experience in administration of Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments.
  • Strong familiarity with compute, network, and storage in Azure and Microsoft Entra.

Important

The English language version of this certification was updated on January 31, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-500 page for details about recent changes.

Note

Microsoft 365 Defender portal has been renamed to Microsoft Defender portal. This change will appear on the exam in late April.

Intermediate
Security Engineer
Azure
Entra
Key Vault
Monitor
Policy
Virtual Network
Entra Id

Choose a package for learning Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate course

AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

Diamond Package
  • PSA Learning Platfom Access
  • Hosted Online Lab Access
  • MCP Exam Voucher
  • Attend Official Instructor-Led Course
  • Measure Up Practice Test
Emerald Package
  • PSA Learning Platfom Access
  • MCP Exam Voucher
  • MeasureUp Practice Test
Bronze Package
  • PSA Learning Platfom Access

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