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Microsoft Cybersecurity Training and Certifications.

One of the most dramatic areas of technical growth today is the field of cybersecurity. According to Pearson VUE’s The Value of IT Certification, the growth forecast for the cybersecurity specialty in 2021–2022 is 405 percent. It’s no wonder that 67 percent of survey respondents said they were interested in cybersecurity training and certification.

Earn Microsoft security certifications.

Learn and earn an industry-endorsed Microsoft Certification by passing an exam that validates your skills and experience. The combination of your skills and a globally recognized Microsoft Certification sends a career-building message to employers that you have the know-how to help keep their data, systems—and more—safe. Having a certification can distinguish you from your colleagues. The Global Knowledge 2020 IT Skills and Salary Report found that IT professionals with certifications, on average, earn more than their peers.

If you want to get started with security, explore our fundamentals certification, Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (take Exam SC-900).

This certification is targeted to those looking to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud based and related Microsoft services. This is a broad audience that may  include business stakeholders, new or existing IT professionals, or students who have an interest in Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions.

If you’re a security operations analyst who collaborates with stakeholders to secure IT systems for your organization, consider earning the Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate certification (take Exam SC-200). People in this role investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security products.

If you’re a security engineer or an administrator with experience designing, implementing, and operating your organization’s identity and access systems by using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), check out the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification (take Exam SC-300). Professionals in this role collaborate with others across the organization to drive strategic identity projects to modernize identity solutions, implement hybrid identity solutions, and implement identity governance.

If you’re an administrator, security engineer, or risk practitioner who has experience planning and implementing controls that meet an organization’s compliance needs, the Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (take Exam SC-400) certification could be a great fit for you. Information protection administrators are responsible for creating policies and rules for content classification, data loss prevention, governance, and protection.

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The new SCI Portfolio will focus on key roles within large enterprise customers specifically 3 separate and distinct roles: Security Operations, Identity & Access, and Compliance & Risk

Identity & Access: The Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator designs, implements, and operates an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Azure AD. They manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications. The administrator provides seamless experiences and self service management capabilities for all users. Adaptive access and governance are core elements to the role, as is troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting.

Information Protection (Compliance): The Information Protection Administrator plans and implements controls that meet organizational compliance needs. This person is responsible for translating requirements and compliance controls into technical implementation. They also assist organizational control owners to become and stay compliant.

Security Operations Analyst: The Microsoft Security Operations Analyst collaborates with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization. Their goal is to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders

This certification is targeted to those looking to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud based and related Microsoft services. This is a broad audience that may include business stakeholders, new or existing IT professionals, or students who have an interest in Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions.

Do you collaborate with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization and reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment? Do you advise on improvements to threat protection practices and refer violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders? Do you investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third party security products?

Welcome to the world of Security Operations Analyst.

The Information Protection Administrator plans and implements controls that meet organizational compliance needs. This person is responsible for translating
requirements and compliance controls into technical implementation.

They assist organizational control owners to become and stay compliant. They work with information technology (IT) personnel, business application owners, human resources, and legal stakeholders to implement technology that supports policies and controls necessary to sufficiently address regulatory requirements for their organization.

Do you design, implement, and operate an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Azure AD? Do you manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications? Do you troubleshoot, monitor, and report the identity and access environment?

If so, you are the right person to be taking the new Microsoft Security Identity and Access exam.

There are two types of Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Courses

Fundamental Courses

  • Helps build skills toward industry job roles
  • Caters to a broad audience across market segments
  • Entry level — no experience required in the area
  • Mix of concepts and applied learning for Microsoft technologies

Role-based Courses

  • Security skills required for a particular job
  • Based on industry job roles for people interested in, or transitioning to, or already in the specific job role
  • Multiple levels of expertise: associate and expert
  • Technical knowledge to design, implement and manage Microsoft solutions
  • Emphasis on applied learning and hands-on for Microsoft technologies

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