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SC-500 Exam Prep
Free exam prep for the Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500) certification, the exam replacing AZ-500. 18 focused lessons across all four exam domains: identity and governance, storage/database/network security, secure compute including AI security, and security posture management.
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Course curriculum
Identity and Secrets Securitypart of 20-25% of exam
- L1. Privileged Identity Management and Conditional Access: Just-in-Time Roles & Risk-Based Policies
- L2. Modern Authentication and Application Identity: MFA, Passwordless, App Registrations & Managed Identities
- L3. Securing Secrets and Keys with Azure Key Vault: Access, Firewalls & Defender for Key Vault
Governance and Regulatory Compliancepart of 20-25% of exam
Storage and Database Securitypart of 25-30% of exam
Network Securitypart of 25-30% of exam
Secure Compute: AI, Servers, Containers & Apps20-25% of exam
- L11. Securing Microsoft Copilot and AI Apps with Purview Data Security Posture Management
- L12. Securing AI Agents: Microsoft Entra Agent ID, Foundry Guardrails & Defender for AI
- L13. Securing Servers and VMs: Disk Encryption, Bastion, JIT Access & Defender for Servers
- L14. Securing Containers and Application Platform Services: AKS, Container Registry & App Service
Security Posture Management and Microsoft Sentinel20-25% of exam
- L15. Managing Security Posture with Defender CSPM, Compliance & External Attack Surface Management
- L16. Onboarding Data to Microsoft Sentinel: Workspaces, Connectors & Event Collection
- L17. Automating Response in Microsoft Sentinel: Automation Rules, Playbooks & Data Retention
- L18. Implementing Microsoft Security Copilot: Workspaces, Plugins & Agents
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Practice Exam: Arcade Mode
50 questions, 45 minutes, instant feedback, XP streaks, and domain breakdown.