Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

Learn how to investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, and Microsoft 365 Defender. In this course you will learn how to mitigate cyberthreats using these technologies. Specifically, you will configure and use Azure Sentinel as well as utilize Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform detection, analysis, and reporting.

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Description

  • Protect against threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
  • Implement Windows 10 security enhancements with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Manage alerts and incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Perform evidence and entities investigations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Utilize Threat and Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Introduction to threat protection with Microsoft 365
  • Mitigate incidents using Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Protect your identities with Azure AD Identity Protection
  • Remediate risks with Microsoft Defender for Office 365
  • Safeguard your environment with Microsoft Defender for Identity
  • Secure your cloud apps and services with Microsoft Cloud App Security
  • Respond to data loss prevention alerts using Microsoft 365
  • Manage insider risk in Microsoft 365
  • Plan for cloud workload protections using Azure Defender
  • Explain cloud workload protections in Azure Defender
  • Connect Azure assets to Azure Defender
  • Connect non-Azure resources to Azure Defender
  • Remediate security alerts using Azure Defender
  • Construct KQL statements for Azure Sentinel
  • Analyze query results using KQL
  • Build multi-table statements using KQL
  • Work with data in Azure Sentinel using Kusto Query Language
  • Introduction to Azure Sentinel
  • Create and manage Azure Sentinel workspaces
  • Query logs in Azure Sentinel
  • Use watchlists in Azure Sentinel
  • Utilize threat intelligence in Azure Sentinel
  • Connect data to Azure Sentinel using data connectors
  • Connect Microsoft services to Azure Sentinel
  • Connect Microsoft 365 Defender to Azure Sentinel
  • Connect Windows hosts to Azure Sentinel
  • Connect Common Event Format logs to Azure Sentinel
  • Connect syslog data sources to Azure Sentinel
  • Connect threat indicators to Azure Sentinel
  • Threat detection with Azure Sentinel analytics
  • Threat response with Azure Sentinel playbooks
  • Security incident management in Azure Sentinel
  • Use entity behavior analytics in Azure Sentinel
  • Query, visualize, and monitor data in Azure Sentinel
  • Threat hunting with Azure Sentinel
  • Hunt for threats using notebooks in Azure Sentinel

Prerequisites

Good understanding of TCP/IP and DNS technologies

Audience

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. Responsibilities include threat management, monitoring, and response by using a variety of security solutions across their environment. The role primarily investigates, responds to, and hunts for threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and third-party security products. Since the Security Operations Analyst consumes the operational output of these tools, they are also a critical stakeholder in the configuration and deployment of these technologies.

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