Many organizations now use a hybrid environment in which existing on-premises networks are supplemented by cloud resources. The challenge is that security in such a world is even more complex than before.

Expert Glenn Weadock offers an overview of Microsoft security technologies for today’s hybrid environments. Join in to build a foundation for the security topics you’ll need to pass a number of Microsoft certification exams.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

By the end of this course, you’ll understand:

• How today’s Microsoft environments create new security challenges for IT departments
• The basics of operating system hardening and applications hardening
• How to best protect network communications on-premises and in the Azure cloud

And you’ll be able to:

• Implement Microsoft technologies for protecting user credentials
• Protect data-in-place using filesystem security, rights management, and encryption
• Configure both local and cloud-based antimalware tools

This course is for you because…

• You’re an administrator whose organization spans local and cloud-based architectures.
• You work with virtual machines and cloud services in a Microsoft shop.
• You want to pursue Microsoft certifications and need a grounding in security basics.

Prerequisites

• Basic familiarity with Windows, networking, and virtualization

Recommended preparation:

• Read “Key Concepts of Cloud Computing” (chapter 5 in Hands-On Cloud Administration in Azure)
• Watch “Securing Windows 10” (chapter 3 in Windows 10 Administration)

Recommended follow-up:

• Read Exam Ref: MS-101 Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security (book)
• Read Microsoft Windows Security: Essentials (book)
• Read Getting Started with Windows Server Security (book)