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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for The Microsoft Security Operations Analyst collaborates with organizational stakeholders to secure information technology systems for the organization. Their goal is to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders. Responsibilities include threat management, monitoring, and response by using a variety of security solutions across their environment. The role primarily investigates, responds to, and hunts for threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security products. Since the Security Operations Analyst consumes the operational output of these tools, they are also a critical stakeholder in the configuration and deployment of these technologies. Learn how to investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft 365 Defender. In this course you will learn how to mitigate cyberthreats using these technologies. Specifically, you will configure and use Microsoft Sentinel as well as utilize Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform detection, analysis, and reporting. The course was designed for people who work in a Security Operations job role and helps learners prepare for the exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst. Prerequisites Basic understanding of Microsoft 365 Fundamental understanding of Microsoft security, compliance, and identity products Intermediate understanding of Windows 10 Familiarity with Azure services, specifically Azure SQL Database and Azure Storage Familiarity with Azure virtual machines and virtual networking Basic understanding of scripting concepts. 1 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT 365 THREAT PROTECTION * Explore Extended Detection & Response (XDR) response use cases * Understand Microsoft Defender XDR in a Security Operations Center (SOC) * Explore Microsoft Security Graph * Investigate security incidents in Microsoft Defender XDR 2 - MITIGATE INCIDENTS USING MICROSOFT 365 DEFENDER * Use the Microsoft Defender portal * Manage incidents * Investigate incidents * Manage and investigate alerts * Manage automated investigations * Use the action center * Explore advanced hunting * Investigate Microsoft Entra sign-in logs * Understand Microsoft Secure Score * Analyze threat analytics * Analyze reports * Configure the Microsoft Defender portal 3 - PROTECT YOUR IDENTITIES WITH MICROSOFT ENTRA ID PROTECTION * Microsoft Entra ID Protection overview * Detect risks with Microsoft Entra ID Protection policies * Investigate and remediate risks detected by Microsoft Entra ID Protection 4 - REMEDIATE RISKS WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR OFFICE 365 * Automate, investigate, and remediate * Configure, protect, and detect * Simulate attacks 5 - SAFEGUARD YOUR ENVIRONMENT WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR IDENTITY * Configure Microsoft Defender for Identity sensors * Review compromised accounts or data * Integrate with other Microsoft tools 6 - SECURE YOUR CLOUD APPS AND SERVICES WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD APPS * Understand the Defender for Cloud Apps Framework * Explore your cloud apps with Cloud Discovery * Protect your data and apps with Conditional Access App Control * Walk through discovery and access control with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps * Classify and protect sensitive information * Detect Threats 7 - RESPOND TO DATA LOSS PREVENTION ALERTS USING MICROSOFT 365 * Describe data loss prevention alerts * Investigate data loss prevention alerts in Microsoft Purview * Investigate data loss prevention alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps 8 - MANAGE INSIDER RISK IN MICROSOFT PURVIEW * Insider risk management overview * Create and manage insider risk policies * Investigate insider risk alerts * Take action on insider risk alerts through cases * Manage insider risk management forensic evidence * Create insider risk management notice templates 9 - INVESTIGATE THREATS BY USING AUDIT FEATURES IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER XDR AND MICROSOFT PURVIEW STANDARD * Explore Microsoft Purview Audit solutions * Implement Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) * Start recording activity in the Unified Audit Log * Search the Unified Audit Log (UAL) * Export, configure, and view audit log records * Use audit log searching to investigate common support issues 10 - INVESTIGATE THREATS USING AUDIT IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER XDR AND MICROSOFT PURVIEW (PREMIUM) * Explore Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) * Implement Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) * Manage audit log retention policies * Investigate compromised email accounts using Purview Audit (Premium) 11 - INVESTIGATE THREATS WITH CONTENT SEARCH IN MICROSOFT PURVIEW * Explore Microsoft Purview eDiscovery solutions * Create a content search * View the search results and statistics * Export the search results and search report * Configure search permissions filtering * Search for and delete email messages 12 - PROTECT AGAINST THREATS WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Practice security administration * Hunt threats within your network 13 - DEPLOY THE MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT ENVIRONMENT * Create your environment * Understand operating systems compatibility and features * Onboard devices * Manage access * Create and manage roles for role-based access control * Configure device groups * Configure environment advanced features 14 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Understand attack surface reduction * Enable attack surface reduction rules 15 - PERFORM DEVICE INVESTIGATIONS IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Use the device inventory list * Investigate the device * Use behavioral blocking * Detect devices with device discovery 16 - PERFORM ACTIONS ON A DEVICE USING MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Explain device actions * Run Microsoft Defender antivirus scan on devices * Collect investigation package from devices * Initiate live response session 17 - PERFORM EVIDENCE AND ENTITIES INVESTIGATIONS USING MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Investigate a file * Investigate a user account * Investigate an IP address * Investigate a domain 18 - CONFIGURE AND MANAGE AUTOMATION USING MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Configure advanced features * Manage automation upload and folder settings * Configure automated investigation and remediation capabilities * Block at risk devices 19 - CONFIGURE FOR ALERTS AND DETECTIONS IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Configure advanced features * Configure alert notifications * Manage alert suppression * Manage indicators 20 - UTILIZE VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Understand vulnerability management * Explore vulnerabilities on your devices * Manage remediation 21 - PLAN FOR CLOUD WORKLOAD PROTECTIONS USING MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD * Explain Microsoft Defender for Cloud * Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections * Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud 22 - CONNECT AZURE ASSETS TO MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD * Explore and manage your resources with asset inventory * Configure auto provisioning * Manual log analytics agent provisioning 23 - CONNECT NON-AZURE RESOURCES TO MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD * Protect non-Azure resources * Connect non-Azure machines * Connect your AWS accounts * Connect your GCP accounts 24 - MANAGE YOUR CLOUD SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT? * Explore Secure Score * Explore Recommendations * Measure and enforce regulatory compliance * Understand Workbooks 25 - EXPLAIN CLOUD WORKLOAD PROTECTIONS IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD * Understand Microsoft Defender for servers * Understand Microsoft Defender for App Service * Understand Microsoft Defender for Storage * Understand Microsoft Defender for SQL * Understand Microsoft Defender for open-source databases * Understand Microsoft Defender for Key Vault * Understand Microsoft Defender for Resource Manager * Understand Microsoft Defender for DNS * Understand Microsoft Defender for Containers * Understand Microsoft Defender additional protections 26 - REMEDIATE SECURITY ALERTS USING MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD * Understand security alerts * Remediate alerts and automate responses * Suppress alerts from Defender for Cloud * Generate threat intelligence reports * Respond to alerts from Azure resources 27 - CONSTRUCT KQL STATEMENTS FOR MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Understand the Kusto Query Language statement structure * Use the search operator * Use the where operator * Use the let statement * Use the extend operator * Use the order by operator * Use the project operators 28 - ANALYZE QUERY RESULTS USING KQL * Use the summarize operator * Use the summarize operator to filter results * Use the summarize operator to prepare data * Use the render operator to create visualizations 29 - BUILD MULTI-TABLE STATEMENTS USING KQL * Use the union operator * Use the join operator 30 - WORK WITH DATA IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL USING KUSTO QUERY LANGUAGE * Extract data from unstructured string fields * Extract data from structured string data * Integrate external data * Create parsers with functions 31 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * What is Microsoft Sentinel? * How Microsoft Sentinel works * When to use Microsoft Sentinel 32 - CREATE AND MANAGE MICROSOFT SENTINEL WORKSPACES * Plan for the Microsoft Sentinel workspace * Create a Microsoft Sentinel workspace * Manage workspaces across tenants using Azure Lighthouse * Understand Microsoft Sentinel permissions and roles * Manage Microsoft Sentinel settings * Configure logs 33 - QUERY LOGS IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Query logs in the logs page * Understand Microsoft Sentinel tables * Understand common tables * Understand Microsoft Defender XDR tables 34 - USE WATCHLISTS IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for watchlists * Create a watchlist * Manage watchlists 35 - UTILIZE THREAT INTELLIGENCE IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Define threat intelligence * Manage your threat indicators * View your threat indicators with KQL 36 - CONNECT DATA TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL USING DATA CONNECTORS * Ingest log data with data connectors * Understand data connector providers * View connected hosts 37 - CONNECT MICROSOFT SERVICES TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for Microsoft services connectors * Connect the Microsoft Office 365 connector * Connect the Microsoft Entra connector * Connect the Microsoft Entra ID Protection connector * Connect the Azure Activity connector 38 - CONNECT MICROSOFT DEFENDER XDR TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for Microsoft Defender XDR connectors * Connect the Microsoft Defender XDR connector * Connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud connector * Connect Microsoft Defender for IoT * Connect Microsoft Defender legacy connectors 39 - CONNECT WINDOWS HOSTS TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for Windows hosts security events connector * Connect using the Windows Security Events via AMA Connector * Connect using the Security Events via Legacy Agent Connector * Collect Sysmon event logs 40 - CONNECT COMMON EVENT FORMAT LOGS TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for Common Event Format connector * Connect your external solution using the Common Event Format connector 41 - CONNECT SYSLOG DATA SOURCES TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for syslog data collection * Collect data from Linux-based sources using syslog * Configure the Data Collection Rule for Syslog Data Sources * Parse syslog data with KQL 42 - CONNECT THREAT INDICATORS TO MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Plan for threat intelligence connectors * Connect the threat intelligence TAXII connector * Connect the threat intelligence platforms connector * View your threat indicators with KQL 43 - THREAT DETECTION WITH MICROSOFT SENTINEL ANALYTICS * What is Microsoft Sentinel Analytics? * Types of analytics rules * Create an analytics rule from templates * Create an analytics rule from wizard * Manage analytics rules 44 - AUTOMATION IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Understand automation options * Create automation rules 45 - THREAT RESPONSE WITH MICROSOFT SENTINEL PLAYBOOKS * What are Microsoft Sentinel playbooks? * Trigger a playbook in real-time * Run playbooks on demand 46 - SECURITY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Understand incidents * Incident evidence and entities * Incident management 47 - IDENTIFY THREATS WITH BEHAVIORAL ANALYTICS * Understand behavioral analytics * Explore entities * Display entity behavior information * Use Anomaly detection analytical rule templates 48 - DATA NORMALIZATION IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Understand data normalization * Use ASIM Parsers * Understand parameterized KQL functions * Create an ASIM Parser * Configure Azure Monitor Data Collection Rules 49 - QUERY, VISUALIZE, AND MONITOR DATA IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Monitor and visualize data * Query data using Kusto Query Language * Use default Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks * Create a new Microsoft Sentinel Workbook 50 - MANAGE CONTENT IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Use solutions from the content hub * Use repositories for deployment 51 - EXPLAIN THREAT HUNTING CONCEPTS IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Understand cybersecurity threat hunts * Develop a hypothesis * Explore MITRE ATT&CK 52 - THREAT HUNTING WITH MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Explore creation and management of threat-hunting queries * Save key findings with bookmarks * Observe threats over time with livestream 53 - USE SEARCH JOBS IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Hunt with a Search Job * Restore historical data 54 - HUNT FOR THREATS USING NOTEBOOKS IN MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Access Azure Sentinel data with external tools * Hunt with notebooks * Create a notebook * Explore notebook code

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for candidates looking to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud-based solutions to facilitate productivity and collaboration on-site, at home, or a combination of both.ÿCandidates may have knowledge of cloud-based solutions or may be new to Microsoft 365. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Describe cloud concepts Describe core Microsoft 365 services and concepts Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 Describe Microsoft 365 pricing and support This course introduces Microsoft 365, an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps along with intelligent cloud services, and world-class security. You?ll learn foundational knowledge on the considerations and benefits of adopting cloud services and the Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud model, with a specific focus on Microsoft 365 cloud service offerings. You will begin by learning about cloud fundamentals, including an overview of cloud computing. You will be introduced to Microsoft 365 and learn how Microsoft 365 solutions improve productivity, facilitate collaboration, and optimize communications. The course then analyzes how security, compliance, privacy, and trust are handled in Microsoft 365, and it concludes with a review of Microsoft 365 subscriptions, licenses, billing, and support. 1 - DESCRIBE CLOUD COMPUTING * What is cloud computing * Describe the shared responsibility model * Define cloud models * Describe the consumption-based model 2 - DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS OF USING CLOUD SERVICES * Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud * Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud 3 - DESCRIBE CLOUD SERVICE TYPES * Describe Infrastructure as a Service * Describe Platform as a Service * Describe Software as a Service 4 - WHAT IS MICROSOFT 365? * Describe the differences between Office 365 and Microsoft 365 * Describe Windows 365 * Describe how Microsoft 365 empowers workers in this hybrid world of work * Explore Microsoft 365 tenant 5 - DESCRIBE PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS OF MICROSOFT 365 * Describe the productivity capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365 * Describe Microsoft 365 Apps * Describe work management tools in Microsoft 365 * Describe additional Microsoft 365 productivity apps 6 - DESCRIBE COLLABORATION SOLUTIONS OF MICROSOFT 365 * Describe the collaboration capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365 * Describe how Microsoft Teams promotes collaboration and enhances teamwork * Describe the Microsoft Viva apps * Describe how Yammer helps communities connect and grow 7 - DESCRIBE ENDPOINT MODERNIZATION, MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, AND DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS IN MICROSOFT 365 * Describe the endpoint management capabilities of Microsoft 365 * Compare the differences of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop * Describe the deployment and release models for Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS) * Identify deployment methods and update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps 8 - DESCRIBE ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES OF MICROSOFT 365 * Describe the capabilities of Viva Insights * Describe the capabilities of the Microsoft 365 admin center and Microsoft 365 user portal * Describe the reports available in the Microsoft 365 admin center and other admin centers 9 - DESCRIBE THE SERVICES AND IDENTITY TYPES OF AZURE AD * Describe Azure Active Directory * Describe the available Azure AD editions * Describe Azure AD identity types * Describe the types of external identities * Describe the concept of hybrid identity 10 - DESCRIBE THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES OF AZURE AD * Describe Conditional Access in Azure AD * Describe the benefits of Azure AD roles and role-based access control 11 - DESCRIBE THREAT PROTECTION WITH MICROSOFT 365 DEFENDER * Describe Microsoft 365 Defender services * Describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365 * Describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint * Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps * Describe Microsoft Defender for Identity * Describe the Microsoft 365 Defender portal 12 - DESCRIBE SECURITY CAPABILITIES OF MICROSOFT SENTINEL * Describe how Microsoft Sentinel provides integrated threat management * Understand Sentinel costs 13 - DESCRIBE THE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES IN MICROSOFT PURVIEW * Describe the Microsoft Purview compliance portal * Describe Compliance Manager * Describe use and benefits of compliance score 14 - DESCRIBE THE SERVICE TRUST PORTAL AND PRIVACY AT MICROSOFT * Describe the Service Trust Portal * Describe Microsoft's privacy principles * Describe Microsoft Priva 15 - DESCRIBE MICROSOFT 365 PRICING, LICENSING, AND BILLING OPTIONS * Explore pricing models for Microsoft cloud services * Explore the billing and bill management options * Explore the available licensing and management options 16 - DESCRIBE SUPPORT OFFERINGS FOR MICROSOFT 365 SERVICES * Explore support options for Microsoft 365 services * Explain service level agreement (SLAs) concepts * Identify how to track the service health status * Explore how organizations can share feedback on Microsoft 365 services

Learners will be introduced to the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of Access Control systems.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students for AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop are interested in delivering applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. As an Azure Virtual Desktop administrator, you will closely with the Azure Administrators and Architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators. Azure Virtual Desktop administrator responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. They also create session host images, implement and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell. 1 - AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP ARCHITECTURE * Azure Virtual Desktop for the enterprise * Azure Virtual Desktop components * Personal and pooled desktops * Service updates for Azure Virtual Desktop desktops * Azure limitations for Azure Virtual Desktop * Virtual machine sizing for Azure Virtual Desktop * Azure Virtual Desktop pricing 2 - DESIGN THE AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP ARCHITECTURE * Assess network capacity and speed requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop * Azure Virtual Desktop Experience Estimator * Recommend an operating system for an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation * Balancing host pools * Recommendations for using subscriptions and management groups * Configure a location for the Azure Virtual Desktop metadata * Recommend a configuration for performance requirements 3 - DESIGN FOR USER IDENTITIES AND PROFILES * Select an appropriate licensing model for Azure Virtual Desktop based on requirements * Personal and multi-session desktop scenarios * Recommend an appropriate storage solution * Plan for a desktop client deployment * Plan for Azure Virtual Desktop client deployment - Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) * Windows Desktop client to multiple devices * Hybrid Identity with Azure Active Directory * Plan for Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect for user identities 4 - IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE NETWORKING FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Implement Azure virtual network connectivity * Manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks * Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop network connectivity * Implement and manage network security for Azure Virtual Desktop * Configure Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts using Azure Bastion * Monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity for Azure Virtual Desktop * Plan and implement Remote Desktop Protocol Shortpath * Configure Remote Desktop Protocol Shortpath for managed networks * Configure Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security for RDP Shortpath * Plan and implement Quality of Service for Azure Virtual Desktop 5 - IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE STORAGE FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Storage for FSLogix components * Configure storage for FSLogix components * Configure storage accounts * Create file shares * Configure disks 6 - CREATE AND CONFIGURE HOST POOLS AND SESSION HOSTS FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Automate creation of an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool using PowerShell * Configure host pool assignment type * Customize Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) properties for a host pool * Manage licensing for session hosts that run Windows client * Deploying Azure AD-joined virtual machines in Azure Virtual Desktop 7 - CREATE AND MANAGE SESSION HOST IMAGE FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Create a managed virtual machine (VM) image * Modify a session host image * Plan for image update and management * Create and use an Azure Compute Gallery using the portal * Create an Azure Virtual Desktop image by using VM Image Builder * Install Microsoft 365 Apps on a master Virtual Hard Disk image * Install language packs in Azure Virtual Desktop 8 - MANAGE ACCESS FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual Desktop * Plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual Desktop * Using Azure Virtual Desktop with Microsoft Intune * Configuring screen capture protection for Azure Virtual Desktop 9 - MANAGE SECURITY FOR AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Plan and implement Conditional Access policies for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop * Plan and implement multifactor authentication (MFA) in Azure Virtual Desktop * Understand Conditional Access policy components * Manage security by using Azure Security Center * Security posture management and threat protection 10 - IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE FSLOGIX * Plan for FSLogix * FSLogix profile containers and Azure files * Install FSLogix * Storage options for FSLogix profile containers * Profile Container vs Office Container * Configure Office Containers * Installing Microsoft Office using FSLogix application containers * Configure Cloud Cache * Configure Profile Containers * Create a profile container with Azure NetApp Files and capacity pool * Manage Rule Sets and application masking 11 - CONFIGURE USER EXPERIENCE SETTINGS * Virtual desktop optimization principles * Persistent virtual desktop environments * Configure user settings through group policies * Configure user settings through Endpoint Manager policies * Configure session timeout properties * Configure device redirections * Configure Universal Print * Implement the Start Virtual Machine on Connect feature * Troubleshoot user profile issues * Troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop clients 12 - INSTALL AND CONFIGURE APPS ON A SESSION HOST * MSIX app attach * How MSIX app attach works * Set up a file share for MSIX app attach * Upload MSIX images to Azure NetApp Files in Azure Virtual Desktop * How to configure apps for users * Using the OneDrive sync app on virtual desktops * Using Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual desktop * Publish built-in apps in Azure Virtual Desktop * Troubleshoot application issues for Azure Virtual Desktop 13 - PLAN FOR DISASTER RECOVERY * Disaster recovery for Azure Virtual Desktop * Virtual machine replication * FSLogix configuration 14 - AUTOMATE AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP MANAGEMENT TASKS * Scale session hosts using Azure Automation * Create or update an Azure Automation account * Create an Azure Automation Run As account * Create the Azure Logic App and execution schedule 15 - MONITOR AND MANAGE PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH * Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Monitor * Log Analytics workspace for Azure Monitor * Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Advisor * How to resolve Azure Advisor recommendations * Diagnose graphics performance issues ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AZ-140T00 Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-140T00 Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students in this course are interested in designing and implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms Prerequisites Successful learners will have prior knowledge and understanding of: * Cloud computing concepts, including an understanding of PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS implementations. * Both Azure administration and Azure development with proven expertise in at least one of these areas. * Version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software. * AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator * AZ-204T00: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure 1 - INTRODUCTION TO DEVOPS * What is DevOps? * Explore the DevOps journey * Identify transformation teams * Explore shared goals and define timelines 2 - CHOOSE THE RIGHT PROJECT * Explore greenfield and brownfield projects * Decide when to use greenfield and brownfield projects * Decide when to use systems of record versus systems of engagement * Identify groups to minimize initial resistance * Identify project metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) 3 - DESCRIBE TEAM STRUCTURES * Explore agile development practices * Explore principles of agile development * Define organization structure for agile practices * Explore ideal DevOps team members * Enable in-team and cross-team collaboration * Select tools and processes for agile practices 4 - CHOOSE THE DEVOPS TOOLS * What is Azure DevOps? * What is GitHub? * Explore an authorization and access strategy * Migrate or integrate existing work management tools * Migrate or integrate existing test management tools * Design a license management strategy 5 - PLAN AGILE WITH GITHUB PROJECTS AND AZURE BOARDS * Link GitHub to Azure Boards * Configure GitHub Projects * Manage work with GitHub Project boards * Customize Project views * Collaborate using team discussions * Agile Plan and Portfolio Management with Azure Boards 6 - INTRODUCTION TO SOURCE CONTROL * Explore DevOps foundational practices * What is source control? * Explore benefits of source control * Explore best practices for source control 7 - DESCRIBE TYPES OF SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEMS * Understand centralized source control * Understand distributed source control * Explore Git and Team Foundation Version Control * Examine and choose Git * Understand objections to using Git * Describe working with Git locally 8 - WORK WITH AZURE REPOS AND GITHUB * Migrate from TFVC to Git * Use GIT-TFS * Develop online with GitHub Codespaces 9 - STRUCTURE YOUR GIT REPO * Explore monorepo versus multiple repos * Implement a change log 10 - MANAGE GIT BRANCHES AND WORKFLOWS * Explore branch workflow types * Explore feature branch workflow * Explore Git branch model for continuous delivery * Explore GitHub flow * Explore fork workflow * Version Control with Git in Azure Repos 11 - COLLABORATE WITH PULL REQUESTS IN AZURE REPOS * Collaborate with pull requests * Examine GitHub mobile for pull request approvals 12 - IDENTIFY TECHNICAL DEBT * Examine code quality * Examine complexity and quality metrics * Measure and manage technical debt * Integrate other code quality tools * Plan effective code reviews 13 - EXPLORE GIT HOOKS * Implement Git hooks 14 - PLAN FOSTER INNER SOURCE * Explore foster inner source * Implement the fork workflow * Describe inner source with forks 15 - MANAGE GIT REPOSITORIES * Work with large repositories * Purge repository data * Manage releases with GitHub Repos * Automate release notes with GitHub 16 - EXPLORE AZURE PIPELINES * Explore the concept of pipelines in DevOps * Describe Azure Pipelines * Understand Azure Pipelines key terms 17 - MANAGE AZURE PIPELINE AGENTS AND POOLS * Choose between Microsoft-hosted versus self-hosted agents * Explore job types * Explore predefined agent pool * Understand typical situations for agent pools * Communicate with Azure Pipelines * Communicate to deploy to target servers * Examine other considerations * Describe security of agent pools * Configure agent pools and understanding pipeline styles 18 - DESCRIBE PIPELINES AND CONCURRENCY * Understand parallel jobs * Estimate parallel jobs * Describe Azure Pipelines and open-source projects * Explore Azure Pipelines and Visual Designer * Describe Azure Pipelines and YAML 19 - EXPLORE CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION * Learn the four pillars of continuous integration * Explore benefits of continuous integration * Describe build properties * Enable Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines 20 - IMPLEMENT A PIPELINE STRATEGY * Configure agent demands * Implement multi-agent builds * Explore source control types supported by Azure Pipelines 21 - INTEGRATE WITH AZURE PIPELINES * Describe the anatomy of a pipeline * Understand the pipeline structure * Detail templates * Explore YAML resources * Use multiple repositories in your pipeline 22 - INTRODUCTION TO GITHUB ACTIONS * What are Actions? * Explore Actions flow * Understand workflows * Describe standard workflow syntax elements * Explore events * Explore jobs * Explore runners * Examine release and test an action 23 - LEARN CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION WITH GITHUB ACTIONS * Describe continuous integration with actions * Examine environment variables * Share artifacts between jobs * Examine Workflow badges * Describe best practices for creating actions * Mark releases with Git tags * Create encrypted secrets * Use secrets in a workflow * Implement GitHub Actions for CI/CD 24 - DESIGN A CONTAINER BUILD STRATEGY * Examine structure of containers * Work with Docker containers * Understand Dockerfile core concepts * Examine multi-stage dockerfiles * Examine considerations for multiple stage builds * Explore Azure container-related services * Deploy Docker containers to Azure App Service web apps 25 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUOUS DELIVERY * Explore traditional IT development cycle * What is continuous delivery? * Move to continuous delivery * Understand releases and deployments * Understand release process versus release 26 - CREATE A RELEASE PIPELINE * Describe Azure DevOps release pipeline capabilities * Explore release pipelines * Explore artifact sources * Choose the appropriate artifact source * Examine considerations for deployment to stages * Explore build and release tasks * Explore custom build and release tasks * Explore release jobs * Configure Pipelines as Code with YAML 27 - EXPLORE RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS * Understand the delivery cadence and three types of triggers * Explore release approvals * Explore release gates * Use release gates to protect quality * Control Deployments using Release Gates 28 - PROVISION AND TEST ENVIRONMENTS * Provision and configure target environments * Configure automated integration and functional test automation * Understand Shift-left * Set up and run availability tests * Explore Azure Load Testing * Set up and run functional tests 29 - MANAGE AND MODULARIZE TASKS AND TEMPLATES * Examine task groups * Explore variables in release pipelines * Understand variable groups 30 - AUTOMATE INSPECTION OF HEALTH * Automate inspection of health * Explore events and notifications * Explore service hooks * Configure Azure DevOps notifications * Configure GitHub notifications * Explore how to measure quality of your release process * Examine release notes and documentation * Examine considerations for choosing release management tools * Explore common release management tools 31 - INTRODUCTION TO DEPLOYMENT PATTERNS * Explore microservices architecture * Examine classical deployment patterns * Understand modern deployment patterns 32 - IMPLEMENT BLUE-GREEN DEPLOYMENT AND FEATURE TOGGLES * What is blue-green deployment? * Explore deployment slots * Describe feature toggle maintenance 33 - IMPLEMENT CANARY RELEASES AND DARK LAUNCHING * Explore canary releases * Examine Traffic Manager * Understand dark launching 34 - IMPLEMENT A/B TESTING AND PROGRESSIVE EXPOSURE DEPLOYMENT * What is A/B testing? * Explore CI-CD with deployment rings 35 - INTEGRATE WITH IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS * Integrate GitHub with single sign-on (SSO) * Explore service principals * Explore Managed Identity 36 - MANAGE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION DATA * Rethink application configuration data * Explore separation of concerns * Understand external configuration store patterns * Examine Key-value pairs * Examine App configuration feature management * Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Pipelines * Manage secrets, tokens and certificates * Examine DevOps inner and outer loop * Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps * Enable Dynamic Configuration and Feature Flags 37 - EXPLORE INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT * Explore environment deployment * Examine environment configuration * Understand imperative versus declarative configuration * Understand idempotent configuration 38 - CREATE AZURE RESOURCES USING AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER TEMPLATES * Why use Azure Resource Manager templates? * Explore template components * Manage dependencies * Modularize templates * Manage secrets in templates * Deployments using Azure Bicep templates 39 - CREATE AZURE RESOURCES BY USING AZURE CLI * What is Azure CLI? * Work with Azure CLI 40 - EXPLORE AZURE AUTOMATION WITH DEVOPS * Create automation accounts * What is a runbook? * Understand automation shared resources * Explore runbook gallery * Examine webhooks * Explore source control integration * Explore PowerShell workflows * Create a workflow * Examine checkpoint and parallel processing 41 - IMPLEMENT DESIRED STATE CONFIGURATION (DSC) * Understand configuration drift * Explore Desired State Configuration (DSC) * Explore Azure Automation State configuration (DSC) * Examine DSC configuration file * Explore hybrid management * Implement DSC and Linux Automation on Azure 42 - IMPLEMENT BICEP * What is Bicep? * Install Bicep * Understand Bicep file structure and syntax 43 - INTRODUCTION TO SECURE DEVOPS * Describe SQL injection attack * Understand DevSecOps * Explore Secure DevOps Pipeline * Explore key validation points * Explore continuous security validation * Understand threat modeling 44 - IMPLEMENT OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE * Explore how software is built * What is open-source software * Explore corporate concerns with open-source software components * Explore common open-source licenses * Examine license implications and ratings 45 - SOFTWARE COMPOSITION ANALYSIS * Inspect and validate code bases for compliance * Explore software composition analysis (SCA) * Integrate Mend with Azure Pipelines * Implement GitHub Dependabot alerts and security updates * Integrate software composition analysis checks into pipelines * Examine tools for assess package security and license rate * Interpret alerts from scanner tools * Implement security and compliance in an Azure Pipeline 46 - STATIC ANALYZERS * Explore SonarCloud * Explore CodeQL in GitHub * Manage technical debt with SonarCloud and Azure DevOps 47 - OWASP AND DYNAMIC ANALYZERS * Plan Implement OWASP Secure Coding Practices * Explore OWASP ZAP penetration test * Explore OWASP ZAP results and bugs 48 - SECURITY MONITORING AND GOVERNANCE * Implement pipeline security * Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud * Examine Microsoft Defender for Cloud usage scenarios * Explore Azure Policy * Understand policies * Explore initiatives * Explore resource locks * Explore Azure Blueprints * Understand Microsoft Defender for Identity 49 - EXPLORE PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES * What is dependency management? * Describe elements of a dependency management strategy * Identify dependencies * Understand source and package componentization * Decompose your system * Scan your codebase for dependencies 50 - UNDERSTAND PACKAGE MANAGEMENT * Explore packages * Understand package feeds * Explore package feed managers * Explore common public package sources * Explore self-hosted and SaaS based package sources * Consume packages * Publish packages * Package management with Azure Artifacts 51 - MIGRATE CONSOLIDATING AND SECURE ARTIFACTS * Identify existing artifact repositories * Migrate and integrating artifact repositories * Secure access to package feeds * Examine roles * Examine permissions * Examine authentication 52 - IMPLEMENT A VERSIONING STRATEGY * Understand versioning of artifacts * Explore semantic versioning * Examine release views * Promote packages * Explore best practices for versioning 53 - INTRODUCTION TO GITHUB PACKAGES * Publish packages * Install a package * Delete and restore a package * Explore package access control and visibility 54 - IMPLEMENT TOOLS TO TRACK USAGE AND FLOW * Understand the inner loop * Explore Azure Monitor and Log Analytics * Examine Kusto Query Language (KQL) * Explore Application Insights * Implement Application Insights * Monitor application performance with Application Insights 55 - DEVELOP MONITOR AND STATUS DASHBOARDS * Explore Azure Dashboards * Examine view designer in Azure Monitor * Explore Azure Monitor workbooks * Explore Power BI * Build your own custom application 56 - SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN TEAMS * Share acquired knowledge within development teams * Integrate with Azure Boards * Share team knowledge using Azure Project Wiki 57 - DESIGN PROCESSES TO AUTOMATE APPLICATION ANALYTICS * Explore rapid responses and augmented search * Integrate telemetry * Examine monitoring tools and technologies 58 - MANAGE ALERTS, BLAMELESS RETROSPECTIVES AND A JUST CULTURE * Examine when get a notification * Explore how to fix it * Explore smart detection notifications * Improve performance * Understand server response time degradation * Reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts * Examine blameless retrospective * Develop a just culture

This course provides the basic requirements for auditing I&HAS to PD 6662, EN 50131, BS 8243, and access control / CCTV systems to certification bodies' standards. The course enables certified contractors to conduct objective auditing of their own systems.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Security IT business-level professionals interested in cloud security practices Security professionals with minimal to no working knowledge of AWS Overview Assimilate Identify security benefits and responsibilities of using the AWS Cloud Describe the access control and management features of AWS Explain the available methods for providing encryption of data in transit and data at rest when storing your data in AWS. Describe how to secure network access to your AWS resources Determine which AWS services can be used for monitoring and incident response This course covers fundamental AWS cloud security concepts, including AWS access control, data encryption methods, and how network access to your AWS infrastructure can be secured. Based on the AWS Shared Security Model, you learn where you are responsible for implementing security in the AWS Cloud and what security-oriented services are available to you and why and how the security services can help meet the security needs of your organization. Prerequisites Working knowledge of IT security practices and infrastructure concepts, familiarity with cloud computing concepts 1 - SECURITY ON AWS * Security design principles in the AWS Cloud * AWS Shared Responsibility Model 2 - SECURITY OF THE CLOUD * AWS Global Infrastructure * Data center security * Compliance and governance 3 - SECURITY IN THE CLOUD ? PART 1 * Identity and access management * Data protection essentials * Lab 01 ? Introduction to security policies 4 - SECURITY IN THE CLOUD ? PART 2 * Securing your infrastructure * Monitoring and detective controls * Lab 02 ? Securing VPC resources with Security Groups 5 - SECURITY IN THE CLOUD ? PART 3 * DDoS mitigation * Incident response essentials * Lab 03 ? Remediating issues with AWS Config Conformance Packs 6 - COURSE WRAP UP * AWS Well-Architected tool overview * Next Steps ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AWS Security Essentials training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AWS Security Essentials course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course is anyone who wants to acquire foundation level knowledge on data centre infrastructure. This course is ideally suited for data centre new hires, internal data centre support staff, IT support staff who work in the data centre, helpdesk staff, vendors/suppliers who install/maintain data centre equipment, building maintenance staff including data centre cleaners and other supporting functions, and fresh graduates. This course is also well suited for individuals working in data centre business support functions such as sales/pre-sales, HR, Finance and business administration. Overview The DCFC course will prepare participants for entry into the exciting and high-growth data centre industry. It will ensure that participants acquire the required basic knowledge to take on a wide variety of jobs in the data centre industry. It will also provide the required knowledge and skill to further their training into specialised areas on data centre design/build, operations/governance or standards/compliance. The Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC©) is a 2-day course designed to deliver foundation knowledge about data centre facilities infrastructure. It provides participants with global overview and knowledge on data centres which will be of advantage to the participants who are looking at joining the ranks of professionals working in the data centre, ICT, infrastructure or the mechanical and electrical (M&E) design industries. It will also form a solid foundation for participants who wish to pursue his/her studies either academically or to further his/her industry specialisation with professional certification courses on data centre design/build, operations/governance and/or standards/compliance. With the tremendous growth of data and the data centres to support it, the demand for data centre professionals will grow in tandem. INTRODUCTION TO DATA CENTRES * History of data centres * Definition of different type data centres DATA CENTRE STANDARDS * List of standards * Rating definitions DATA CENTRE FACILITIES AREAS * Listing of all areas and their functions TOPOLOGY DESIGNS * Definition of Ratings COMPONENTS OF THE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE * Utility power * Transformers * Generators * Fuel systems * ATS * UPS systems * Batteries * Electric panels * Cabling/busbar systems * Power rails/strips LIGHTS * Lights * Emergency lights COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chillers * DX Systems * Evaporators * CRAC/CRAU/HVAC * Raised floor * Non-raised floor * Containment ICT/NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE * Equipment racks * Network cabling (fibre, copper) * Cable trays and pathways * TIA-606 labelling DATA CENTRE SECURITY * Perimeter security * Physical protection * CCTV * Access control * Security management FIRE SUPPRESSION * Detection systems * Suppression systems * Prevention systems * Fire extinguishers * Fire Safety MONITORING AND REPORTING * DCIM * EMS/BMS

It is a requirement within codes of practice e.g., BS 5839-1, and within legislation e.g., Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, that duties are placed upon employers and employees regarding health & safety and in particular electrical safety.

AIM HI-TECH TRAINING PRELIMINARY ELECTRONIC SECURITY (ON-LINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM – INTERACT FROM HOME – JUST LIKE ATTENDING AT OUR CENTRE). The Preliminary Electronic Security Course is an introductory (or revision) course designed to provide participants who have no previous Electrical or Electronics experience with the background skills required to attend the CCTV Installation Course [http://hitechtraining.ie/cctv-installation/], Access Control Course  [http://hitechtraining.ie/access-control/]or Fire Alarm Foundation Course [http://hitechtraining.ie/fire-alarm-foundation/]. The course gives both an introduction to electronics and electronic security and shows how the two fields merge together. Ideal for a beginner wishing to learn more about this fascinating area. A large practical content is guaranteed. The day will be an excellent learning experience with a skilled instructor. It is a great introduction to the other courses we provide. DURATION AND SCHEDULE Hi-Tech Training Preliminary Electronic Security Course runs over 1 day. The next course (On-line Virtual Classroom) commences on Wednesday 2nd October at 10.00 am. A payment of £65 secures your place on your chosen course. The balance of the course fees of £600 can be paid shortly before course commencement. ONLINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM – HOW IT WORKS? The course will be delivered through 1 online virtual classroom session. During the virtual classroom sessions, trainees will have a live video feed with their instructor talking to them, doing practical live demonstrations on equipment being involved actively in the learning. We will send out a practical kit so that trainees can complete assignments and practical work at home. The kit is the property of Hi-Tech Training and will be returned to Hi-Tech Training on the last day of the course. (The kits may also be purchased by the learner….see the Kits Page Link [http://hitechtraining.ie/product-category/alarm-access-cctv-courses/preliminary-electronic-security/] for more details). The kit consists of multimeter, battery, cables, connectors, components including resistors, diodes, fuses, LEDs, etc. Trainees will build various projects as part of the course. The kit forms an integral part of the course, so full course fees need to be paid at least 7 days prior to course commencement to allow time to ship the kit in time for the course. * If attending the course from outside of Ireland the course practical training kit must be purchased via our online shop in time for delivery before course commencement. The equipment will then remain the property of the trainee. In preparation for each course, we have a quick informal free 1 hr online meeting approx. 7 days prior to course commencement, to make sure that trainees get connected through Zoom properly, let them know what the virtual classroom will be like and go through any questions they may have. To join the virtual sessions, you will need a PC/Laptop or Tablet with an internet connection. Joining instructions (login IDs, etc.) will be sent before the Informal Induction session. LEARNING OBJECTIVES * Understand the core elements that make up an Electronic Security system * Understand the role of electrics and electronics in Security * Study fundamental electric and electronics terminology. * Test basic electronic components, connectors and cables. * Construct basic electric and electronic circuits. * Become competent in the use of appropriate test equipment. COURSE CONTENT * Electronic Security Systems: – Introduction, core elements, uses and practical demonstrations. * Introduction to Electronics: – OHM’s Law and related formulae, Insulators and Conduction, Series and Parallel Circuits, AC and DC, multiples and sub-multiples. * Relays: – Operation and Applications. * Test Equipment: – Analogue and Digital Multimeters. * How to test cables and connectors * Analogue and Digital technologies CERTIFICATION A Hi-Tech Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to participants who have fully attended the course.