Course Overview
The Microsoft 365 and Azure Security and Compliance Hackathon invites security engineers and enthusiasts to learn how to ensure security and maintain compliance for organizations utilizing Microsoft cloud services. Participants will be tasked with developing strategies and solutions that ensure robust data protection, mitigate cybersecurity risks, and enforce enterprise regulatory compliance, by working through challenges inspired from real-world scenarios.
Course Objectives
This hackathon encompasses the cutting-edge practices in safeguarding Microsoft 365 and Azure environments – from fundamental identity management to sophisticated threat detection and response strategies. Every participant will build the following technical skills:
- Experience with Microsoft Entra admin portal (Identity Protection, Conditional Access, Authentication methods, Password reset)
- Experience with Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance admin portals (Secure Score, Email and collaboration, Defender for Cloud Apps, Advanced hunting, Insider Risk Management, Information protection, Data loss prevention, attack simulation)
- Experience with Microsoft Intune (Endpoint Protection)
- Experience with Azure platform (Conditional Access, PIM, Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Azure Firewall, Azure Sentinel and Playbook)
Microsoft 365 and Azure Security and Compliance Hackathon builds on the concept of learning by doing in a highly interactive environment. Solving real-world problems without being told directly what to do will enable participants to apply acquired skills immediately on their job.
Course Content
The challenges are interconnected and build upon one another, allowing participants to progressively deepen their understanding of conditional access, secure collaboration, endpoint and information protection and data loss prevention. They will also acquire knowledge in implementing Role-Based Access Control and Azure Policies, securing virtual networks, and utilizing Azure Sentinel for threat detection. Participants will be part of a newly founded IT security team in a corporation that has decided to take security to a higher level. They will be given access to Microsoft 365 Admin Portals and Azure services and resources to address each challenge.