Introduction to Microsoft 365 threat protection

Understand Microsoft Defender XDR solutions by domain
Understand the Microsoft Defender XDR role in a Modern SOC

Mitigate incidents using Microsoft 365 Defender

Manage incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
Investigate incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
Conduct advanced hunting in Microsoft 365 Defender

Protect your identities with Microsoft Entra ID Protection

Describe the features of Microsoft Entra ID Protection.
Describe the investigation and remediation features of Microsoft Entra ID Protection.

Case study: Design security solutions for infrastructure

How to analyze business requirements
How to match technical capabilities to meet those needs
How to design cohesive solutions that incorporate all of the required functions

Remediate risks with Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
Understand how to simulate attacks within your network.
Explain how Microsoft Defender for Office 365 can remediate risks in your environment.

Safeguard your environment with Microsoft Defender for Identity

Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Identity.
Understand how to configure Microsoft Defender for Identity sensors.
Explain how Microsoft Defender for Identity can remediate risks in your environment.

Secure your cloud apps and services with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Define the Defender for Cloud Apps framework
Explain how Cloud Discovery helps you see what's going on in your organization
Understand how to use Conditional Access App Control policies to control access to the apps in your organization

Respond to data loss prevention alerts using Microsoft 365

Describe data loss prevention (DLP) components in Microsoft 365
Investigate DLP alerts in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
Investigate DLP alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Manage insider risk in Microsoft Purview

Explain how Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management can help prevent, detect, and contain internal risks in an organization.
Describe the types of built-in, pre-defined policy templates.
List the prerequisites that need to be met before creating insider risk policies.
Explain the types of actions you can take on an insider risk management case.

Investigate threats by using audit features in Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview Standard

Describe the differences between Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium).
Start recording user and admin activity in the Unified Audit Log (UAL).
Identify the core features of the Audit (Standard) solution.
Set up and implement audit log searching using the Audit (Standard) solution.
Export, configure, and view audit log records.
Use audit log searching to troubleshoot common support issues.

Investigate threats using audit in Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview (Premium)

Describe the differences between Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium).
Set up and implement Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium).
Create audit log retention policies.
Perform forensic investigations of compromised user accounts.

Investigate threats with Content search in Microsoft Purview

Describe how to use content search in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
Design and create a content search.
Preview the search results.
View the search statistics.
Export the search results and search report.
Configure search permission filtering.

Protect against threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Define the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Understand how to hunt threats within your network.
Explain how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can remediate risks in your environment

Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment

Create a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
Onboard devices to be monitored by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment settings

Implement Windows security enhancements with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Explain Attack Surface Reduction in Windows
Enable Attack Surface Reduction rules on Windows 10 devices
Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules on Windows 10 devices

Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Use the device page in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Describe device forensics information collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Describe behavioral blocking by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Conduct forensics data collection using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Access devices remotely using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Perform evidence and entities investigations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Investigate files in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Investigate domains and IP addresses in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Investigate user accounts in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Configure advanced features of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Manage automation settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Configure alert settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Manage indicators in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Utilize Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Describe Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Identify vulnerabilities on your devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Track emerging threats in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Plan for cloud workload protections using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud features
Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections
Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Connect Azure assets to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Explore Azure assets
Configure auto-provisioning in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Describe manual provisioning in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Connect non-Azure resources to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Connect non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Connect AWS accounts to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Connect GCP accounts to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Manage your cloud security posture management

Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud features.
Explain the Microsoft Defender for Cloud security posture management protections for your resources.

Explain cloud workload protections in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Explain which workloads are protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Describe the benefits of the protections offered by Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Explain how Microsoft Defender for Cloud protections function

Remediate security alerts using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Remediate alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Automate responses in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Construct KQL statements for Microsoft Sentinel

Construct KQL statements
Search log files for security events using KQL
Filter searches based on event time, severity, domain, and other relevant data using KQL

Analyze query results using KQL

Summarize data using KQL statements
Render visualizations using KQL statements

Build multi-table statements using KQL

Create queries using unions to view results across multiple tables using KQL
Merge two tables with the join operator using KQL

Work with data in Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language

Extract data from unstructured string fields using KQL
Extract data from structured string data using KQL
Create Functions using KQL

Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel

Identify the various components and functionality of Microsoft Sentinel.
Identify use cases where Microsoft Sentinel would be a good solution.

Create and manage Microsoft Sentinel workspaces

Describe Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture
Install Microsoft Sentinel workspace
Manage a Microsoft Sentinel workspace

Query logs in Microsoft Sentinel

Use the Logs page to view data tables in Microsoft Sentinel
Query the most used tables using Microsoft Sentinel

Use watchlists in Microsoft Sentinel

Create a watchlist in Microsoft Sentinel
Use KQL to access the watchlist in Microsoft Sentinel

Utilize threat intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel

Manage threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel
Use KQL to access threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel

Connect data to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors

Describe how to install Content Hub Solutions to provision Microsoft Sentinel Data connectors
Explain the use of data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel
Describe the Microsoft Sentinel data connector providers
Explain the Common Event Format and Syslog connector differences in Microsoft Sentinel

Connect Microsoft services to Microsoft Sentinel

Connect Microsoft service connectors
Explain how connectors auto-create incidents in Microsoft Sentinel

Connect Microsoft Defender XDR to Microsoft Sentinel

Activate the Microsoft Defender XDR connector in Microsoft Sentinel
Activate the Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector in Microsoft Sentinel
Activate the Microsoft Defender for IoT connector in Microsoft Sentinel

Connect Windows hosts to Microsoft Sentinel

Connect Azure Windows Virtual Machines to Microsoft Sentinel
Connect non-Azure Windows hosts to Microsoft Sentinel
Configure Log Analytics agent to collect Sysmon events

Connect syslog data sources to Microsoft Sentinel

Describe the Azure Monitor Agent Data Collection Rule (DCR) for Syslog
Install and Configure the Azure Monitor Linux Agent extension with the Syslog DCR
Run the Azure Arc Linux deployment and connection scripts
Verify Syslog log data is available in Microsoft Sentinel
Create a parser using KQL in Microsoft Sentinel

Connect threat indicators to Microsoft Sentinel

Configure the TAXII connector in Microsoft Sentinel
Configure the Threat Intelligence Platform connector in Microsoft Sentinel
View threat indicators in Microsoft Sentinel

Threat detection with Microsoft Sentinel analytics

Explain the importance of Microsoft Sentinel Analytics.
Explain different types of analytics rules.
Create rules from templates.
Create new analytics rules and queries using the analytics rule wizard.
Manage rules with modifications.

Automation in Microsoft Sentinel

Explain automation options in Microsoft Sentinel
Create automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel

Threat response with Microsoft Sentinel playbooks

Explain Microsoft Sentinel SOAR capabilities.
Explore the Microsoft Sentinel Logic Apps connector.
Create a playbook to automate an incident response.
Run a playbook on demand in response to an incident.

Security incident management in Microsoft Sentinel

Learn about security incidents and Microsoft Sentinel incident management.
Explore Microsoft Sentinel incident evidence and entities.
Use Microsoft Sentinel to investigate security incidents and manage incident resolution.

Identify threats with Behavioral Analytics

Explain User and Entity Behavior Analytics in Azure Sentinel
Explore entities in Microsoft Sentinel

Data normalization in Microsoft Sentinel

Use ASIM Parsers
Create ASIM Parser
Create parameterized KQL functions

Query, visualize, and monitor data in Microsoft Sentinel

Visualize security data using Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks.
Understand how queries work.
Explore workbook capabilities.
Create a Microsoft Sentinel Workbook.

Manage content in Microsoft Sentinel

Install a content hub solution in Microsoft Sentinel
Connect a GitHub repository to Microsoft Sentinel

Explain threat hunting concepts in Microsoft Sentinel

Describe threat hunting concepts for use with Microsoft Sentinel
Define a threat hunting hypothesis for use in Microsoft Sentinel

Threat hunting with Microsoft Sentinel

Use queries to hunt for threats.
Save key findings with bookmarks.
Observe threats over time with livestream.

Use Search jobs in Microsoft Sentinel

Use Search Jobs in Microsoft Sentinel
Restore archive logs in Microsoft Sentinel

Hunt for threats using notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel

Explore API libraries for advanced threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel
Describe notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel
Create and use notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel

SC-900: Microsoft Security Compliance and Identity Fundamentals