Microsoft Security Compliance and Identity Fundamentals
Prepare for the SC-900 exam and demonstrate foundational knowledge of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) concepts across cloud-based and related Microsoft services.
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4 modules · 75 lessons
Module 1: Describe the Concepts of Security Compliance and Identity
Understand fundamental security, compliance, and identity concepts including shared responsibility, Zero Trust, and identity principles. (10-15% of exam)
Security and Compliance Concepts
Learn core security and compliance concepts including defense-in-depth and encryption.
- Lesson The Shared Responsibility Model 10 min
- Quiz Shared Responsibility Model Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Defense-in-Depth Strategy 10 min
- Quiz Defense-in-Depth Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson The Zero Trust Model 15 min
- Quiz Zero Trust Model Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Encryption and Hashing 10 min
- Quiz Encryption and Hashing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) 10 min
- Quiz GRC Concepts Quiz 5 questions
Identity Concepts
Understand identity as the security perimeter and core identity principles.
- Lesson Identity as the Primary Security Perimeter 10 min
- Quiz Identity Security Perimeter Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Authentication vs Authorization 10 min
- Quiz Authentication Authorization Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Identity Providers and Directory Services 10 min
- Quiz Identity Providers Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Federation and Single Sign-On 10 min
- Quiz Federation SSO Quiz 5 questions
Common Threats and Attacks
Understand common security threats and attack vectors.
- Lesson Common Types of Threats 10 min
- Quiz Common Threats Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Social Engineering Attacks 10 min
- Quiz Social Engineering Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Phishing and Malware 10 min
- Quiz Phishing Malware Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Ransomware and Data Breaches 10 min
- Quiz Ransomware Data Breaches Quiz 5 questions
Module 2: Describe the Capabilities of Microsoft Entra
Learn about Microsoft Entra ID, identity types, authentication, access management, and identity governance. (25-30% of exam)
Microsoft Entra ID Fundamentals
Understand Microsoft Entra ID and identity types.
Authentication Capabilities
Learn about authentication methods and MFA in Microsoft Entra.
Access Management Capabilities
Understand Conditional Access and role-based access control.
Identity Protection and Governance
Learn about identity governance and protection features.
- Lesson Microsoft Entra ID Governance 10 min
- Quiz Entra ID Governance Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Access Reviews in Microsoft Entra 10 min
- Quiz Access Reviews Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Privileged Identity Management (PIM) 15 min
- Quiz PIM Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microsoft Entra ID Protection 10 min
- Quiz Entra ID Protection Quiz 5 questions
Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
Understand permissions management across cloud environments.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Learn about decentralized identity and verifiable credentials.
External Identities
Understand B2B and B2C identity scenarios.
- Lesson B2B Collaboration Overview 10 min
- Quiz B2B Collaboration Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Azure AD B2C Fundamentals 10 min
- Quiz Azure AD B2C Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Entitlement Management 10 min
- Quiz Entitlement Management Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Access Packages Overview 10 min
- Quiz Access Packages Quiz 5 questions
Module 3: Describe the Capabilities of Microsoft Security Solutions
Explore Azure security services, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel capabilities. (35-40% of exam)
Core Infrastructure Security in Azure
Learn about Azure DDoS Protection Firewall and network security.
- Lesson Azure DDoS Protection 10 min
- Quiz Azure DDoS Protection Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Azure Firewall 10 min
- Quiz Azure Firewall Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Web Application Firewall (WAF) 10 min
- Quiz WAF Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Network Segmentation and Virtual Networks 10 min
- Quiz Network Segmentation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Network Security Groups (NSGs) 10 min
- Quiz NSGs Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Azure Bastion 10 min
- Quiz Azure Bastion Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Azure Key Vault 10 min
- Quiz Azure Key Vault Quiz 5 questions
Security Management in Azure
Learn about Microsoft Defender for Cloud and security posture management.
- Lesson Microsoft Defender for Cloud 15 min
- Quiz Defender for Cloud Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) 10 min
- Quiz CSPM Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Security Policies and Recommendations 10 min
- Quiz Security Policies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cloud Workload Protection 10 min
- Quiz Cloud Workload Protection Quiz 5 questions
Microsoft Sentinel Capabilities
Understand SIEM SOAR and threat detection with Microsoft Sentinel.
Microsoft Defender XDR
Learn about Microsoft Defender services for comprehensive threat protection.
- Lesson Microsoft Defender XDR Overview 10 min
- Quiz Defender XDR Overview Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microsoft Defender for Office 365 10 min
- Quiz Defender for Office 365 Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 10 min
- Quiz Defender for Endpoint Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps 10 min
- Quiz Defender for Cloud Apps Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microsoft Defender for Identity 10 min
- Quiz Defender for Identity Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Defender Vulnerability Management 10 min
- Quiz Vulnerability Management Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Defender Threat Intelligence 10 min
- Quiz Threat Intelligence Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson The Microsoft Defender Portal 10 min
- Quiz Defender Portal Quiz 5 questions
Security Operations
Understand security operations and incident response.
- Lesson Security Operations Center Concepts 10 min
- Quiz SOC Concepts Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Incident Response Fundamentals 15 min
- Quiz Incident Response Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Security Incident Investigation 10 min
- Quiz Security Investigation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Automated Response with Playbooks 10 min
- Quiz Automated Response Quiz 5 questions
Module 4: Describe the Capabilities of Microsoft Compliance Solutions
Learn about Microsoft Service Trust Portal, Microsoft Priva, and Microsoft Purview compliance capabilities. (20-25% of exam)
Service Trust Portal and Privacy
Understand the Service Trust Portal and Microsoft privacy principles.
Microsoft Purview Compliance Management
Learn about Compliance Manager and compliance score in Microsoft Purview.
Information Protection and Data Governance
Learn about data classification sensitivity labels and DLP.
- Lesson Data Classification Capabilities 10 min
- Quiz Data Classification Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Content Explorer and Activity Explorer 10 min
- Quiz Content Activity Explorer Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Sensitivity Labels and Policies 15 min
- Quiz Sensitivity Labels Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Data Loss Prevention (DLP) 15 min
- Quiz DLP Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Records Management 10 min
- Quiz Records Management Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Retention Policies and Labels 10 min
- Quiz Retention Policies Quiz 5 questions
Insider Risk eDiscovery and Audit
Understand insider risk management eDiscovery and audit capabilities.
- Lesson Insider Risk Management 15 min
- Quiz Insider Risk Management Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson eDiscovery Solutions in Microsoft Purview 15 min
- Quiz eDiscovery Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Audit Solutions in Microsoft Purview 10 min
- Quiz Audit Solutions Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Communication Compliance 10 min
- Quiz Communication Compliance Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Information Barriers 10 min
- Quiz Information Barriers Quiz 5 questions
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