Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Certification
Video and lab training course for the SC-200 exam, Microsoft – Security Operations Analyst.
The role of the Microsoft security operations analyst is to collaborate with stakeholders in the organization to secure IT systems. Their overall aim is to reduce risk to the organization by responding to and remediating active attacks in the systems, advising on security and suggesting improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate personnel.
Responsibilities for this role include:
- Threat management
- Monitoring
- Response by using a variety of security solutions
The role primarily involved responding to and investigating threats both reactively and proactively. You will use Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, as well as other 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.
Candidates for this role should be familiar with attack vectors, cyber threats, incident management, and Kusto Query Language (KQL). Candidates should also be familiar with Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
Careers
If you're looking to work in IT security then this is an ideal certification to hold. Typical roles include:
- IT Security Analyst
- Incident Response
- ICT Security
- Cyber Ops Team
- Cyber Security Planning
- Network Cloud Security
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Protect networks using Microsoft Defender
- Mitigate network threats using Microsoft Sentinel
- Create queries for Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
- Configure a Microsoft Sentinel environment
- Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Advise business stakeholders on security issues
Your Instructor
Alexander DiMuzio
He is a graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management Information Systems. He is a security engineer who has been working in various IT-related roles for 9 years. His areas of specialization include cloud security, vulnerability management, and network security. He is extremely passionate about information technology and loves to be able to continue learning and share his knowledge.
- 7 hours of video training
- Instructor set examples throughout
- End-of-course exams
- End-of-course certificate
- Captions available
- Access to a members-only forum
- Exam vendor – Certiport or Prometric
- Prerequisites – None
- Recommended – CompTIA Security+
Module 1 | Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender |
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Unit 1 | Introduction to MS Defender |
Unit 2 | Identity Protection |
Unit 3 | Data Loss and Insider Risk Protection |
Module 2 | Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud |
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Module 3 | Mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel |
There are no units in this module. |