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This certificate earner has advanced technical skills in cybersecurity, such as security posture evaluation, vulnerability assessment, network architecture, cloud infrastructure security, security operations, and incident reporting. Through completion of a comprehensive curriculum, application-based assessments, and authentic experiential learning, the earner has developed workplace and career management skills and industry knowledge, and is prepared for a cybersecurity career across industries.

This credential earner has the advanced skills to implement, monitor, and troubleshoot security measures to ensure the protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant policies and regulations. The individual has the technical knowledge and practical skills to secure hardware and software, implement technical controls, manage data, respond to security incidents, implement disaster recovery plans, and troubleshoot issues. The earner has practiced essential workplace skills.

Identify and mitigate AI data security risks.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Understand AI Security Risks
• Dspm AI Overview
• Configure Dspm AI
• Dspm AI Recommendations
• Review AI Security Reports
• Data Assessments
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Microsoft Purview, M365

Roles: Auditor, Administrator, Risk Practitioner

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Information Protection Governance, Security

Duration: 48 minutes

Learn to use Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to identify, prioritize, and trace security risks across Azure cloud and AI workloads — including attack path analysis and proactive risk hunting.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Explore Plans Posture Visibility
• Analyze Security Recommendations Risk Prioritization
• Identify Attack Paths Choke Points
• Hunt Risks Cloud Security Explorer
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Defender For Cloud, Azure

Roles: Security Engineer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Security, Cloud Security

Duration: 35 minutes

Learn how to use CodeQL to analyze the code in your GitHub repository and identify security vulnerabilities.

Units in this learning path:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 How Prepare Database Codeql
• 3 Run Codeql Database
• 4 Understand Results
• 5 Troubleshoot Your Results
• 6 Knowledge Check
• 7 Summary

Products: Github

Roles: Devops Engineer, Administrator, Developer, Student

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Threat Protection

Duration: 33 minutes

Identify threats with Behavioral Analytics

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Understand User Entity Behavior Analytics
• Explore Entities
• Display Information
• Use Anomaly Detection Analytical Rule Templates
• Knowledge Check
• Summary Resources

Products: Azure, Microsoft Sentinel

Roles: Security Operations Analyst

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Threat Protection

Duration: 30 minutes

Learn how to use Azure App Configuration service to centrally manage and secure your configuration settings, and to manage app features.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Explore Service
• Create Paired Keys Values
• Manage Application Features
• Secure Data
• Retrieve Configuration Settings
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure App Configuration

Roles: Developer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Security

Duration: 36 minutes

Implement Azure Key Vault

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Explore
• Discover Best Practices
• Authenticate to
• Exercise Set Retrieve Secret from by Using Azure Cli
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure Key Vault

Roles: Developer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Cloud Security

Duration: 48 minutes

Enable Microsoft Defender for Databases to detect SQL injection, anomalous query patterns, and vulnerability exposures across Azure SQL services. Enable protection at subscription scope using Azure Policy, configure vulnerability assessment baselines, and route security alerts to the security operations team.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Explore Defender Databases Capabilities
• Enable Defender Azure SQL Databases
• Enable Defender Open Source Databases
• Configure Vulnerability Assessment
• Configure Alert Routing Validate Coverage
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Microsoft Defender

Roles: Security Engineer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Security, Cloud Security, Databases

Duration: 21 minutes

Organizations need to classify, label, and protect sensitive data to prevent exposure and ensure compliance. Microsoft Purview solutions provide data classification, sensitivity labels, and encryption to secure information across Microsoft 365 and on-premises storage. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.

Modules in this learning path:

• Purview Protect Sensitive Data
• M365 Compliance Information Classify Data
• Purview Review Analyze Data Classification
• Create Manage Sensitive Information Types
• M365 Compliance Information Protect Information
• Apply Manage Sensitivity Labels
• Purview Protect on Premises Data
• Audit Encryption
• Deploy Message Encryption Microsoft 365

Products: Microsoft Purview, M365

Roles: Auditor, Administrator, Ip Admin

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Security, Information Protection Governance

Duration: 376 minutes

After completing this learning path, you’ll know how to implement identity in Azure. You’ll be able to extend an existing on-premises Active Directory identity service into Azure.

Modules in this learning path:

• Implement Hybrid Identity with Windows Server
• Deploy Manage Azure Iaas Active Directory Domain Controllers Azure

Products: Azure, Entra Id, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure Portal, Azure Virtual Machines

Roles: Administrator, Solution Architect, Technology Manager

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Identity Access, Virtual Machine

Duration: 148 minutes

This learning path deals with securing your Azure resources. After completing the learning path, you’ll be able to determine if your Azure IaaS workloads have any security vulnerabilities, and remediate those potential security vulnerabilities.

Modules in this learning path:

• Audit Security of Windows Server Iaas Vms
• Manage Azure Updates
• Configure Bitlocker Disk Encryption for Windows Iaas Vms
• Implement Change Tracking File Integrity Monitoring for Windows Iaas Vms
• Implement Windows Server Iaas Vm Network Security

Products: Azure, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure Monitor, Azure Portal, Azure Virtual Machines

Roles: Administrator, Solution Architect, Technology Manager

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Security

Duration: 234 minutes