Microsoft AZ-500 Exam Info by David Papkin

This post by David Papkin is about exam info for Microsoft AZ-500 exam.

This post is derived from the following link Microsoft Azure certification exams Exam AZ-500.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-az-500.aspx

Manage identity and access (20-25%)

Configure Microsoft Azure Active Directory for workloads

  • create App registration
  • configure App registration permission scopes
  • manage App registration permission consent
  • configure multi-factor authentication settings
  • manage Microsoft Azure AD directory groups
  • manage Microsoft Azure AD users
  • install and configure Microsoft Azure AD Connect
  • configure authentication methods
  • implement conditional access policies
  • configure Microsoft Azure AD identity protection

Configure Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management

  • monitor privileged access
  • configure access reviews
  • activate Privileged Identity Management

Configure Microsoft Azure tenant security

  • transfer Microsoft Azure subscriptions between Microsoft Azure AD tenants
  • manage API access to Microsoft Azure subscriptions and resources

Implement platform protection (35-40%)

Implement network security

  • configure virtual network connectivity
  • configure Network Security Groups (NSGs)
  • create and configure Microsoft Azure firewall
  • create and configure application security groups
  • configure remote access management
  • configure baseline
  • configure resource firewall

Implement host security

  • configure endpoint security within the VM
  • configure VM security
  • harden VMs in Microsoft Azure
  • configure system updates for VMs in Microsoft Azure
  • configure baseline

Configure container security

  • configure network
  • configure authentication
  • configure container isolation
  • configure AKS security
  • configure container registry
  • configure container instance security
  • implement vulnerability management

Implement Microsoft Azure Resource management security

  • create Microsoft Azure resource locks
  • manage resource group security
  • configure Microsoft Azure policies
  • configure custom RBAC roles
  • configure subscription and resource permissions

Manage security operations (15-20%)

Configure security services

  • configure Microsoft Azure monitor
  • configure Microsoft Azure log analytics
  • configure diagnostic logging and log retention
  • configure vulnerability scanning

Configure security policies

  • configure centralized policy management by using Microsoft Azure Security Center
  • configure Just in Time VM access by using Microsoft Azure Security Center

Manage security alerts

  • create and customize alerts
  • review and respond to alerts and recommendations
  • configure a playbook for a security event by using Microsoft Azure Security Center
  • investigate escalated security incidents

Secure data and applications (30-35%)

Configure security policies to manage data

  • configure data classification
  • configure data retention
  • configure data sovereignty

Configure security for data infrastructure

  • enable database authentication
  • enable database auditing
  • configure Microsoft Azure SQL Database threat detection
  • configure access control for storage accounts
  • configure key management for storage accounts
  • create and manage Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
  • configure security for HDInsights
  • configure security for Cosmos DB
  • configure security for Microsoft Azure Data Lake

Configure encryption for data at rest

  • implement Microsoft Azure SQL Database Always Encrypted
  • implement database encryption
  • implement Storage Service Encryption
  • implement disk encryption
  • implement backup encryption

Implement security for application delivery

  • implement security validations for application development
  • configure synthetic security transactions

Configure application security

  • configure SSL/TLS certs
  • configure Microsoft Azure services to protect web apps
  • create an application security baseline

Configure and manage Key Vault

  • manage access to Key Vault
  • manage permissions to secrets, certificates, and keys
  • manage certificates
  • manage secrets
  • configure key rotation

End of David Papkin post about exam info for Microsoft AZ-500 exam.

http://davidpapkin.org/

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