October marks the annual observance of Cyber Security Month, a critical period dedicated to enhancing the digital defence mechanisms of organisations worldwide. In an era where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, the importance of comprehensive training cannot be overstated. For companies, regardless of size, investing in cybersecurity training is not just a precaution—it's a vital component of operational integrity. Such training empowers employees with the knowledge to identify, respond to, and mitigate potential breaches, transforming the workforce into the first line of defence against cyber attacks. As we navigate through October, let's reaffirm our commitment to robust cyber security practices and continuous education, ensuring a safer digital landscape for businesses and individuals alike.

Register onto our free of charge webinars listed below to help brush up on various security topics that are being covered off by our
subject matter experts.

WEBINAR: Microsoft Security: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra
3rd October, 14:00 BST, 1 hour

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is a comprehensive identity and access management cloud solution. It is designed to help organisations strengthen their Zero Trust security posture by establishing access controls, preventing identity attacks, and managing access to resources across multiple environments. With features like single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and conditional access policies, Microsoft Entra ID aims to provide a seamless user experience while maintaining robust security measures.

In this webinar Fast Lane's Dave Looby will cover:

• The function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID
• The authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
• The access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
• The identity protection and governance capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID

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WEBINAR: Getting Started with Microsoft Copilot for Security
8th October, 14:00 BST, 1 hour

In this session, we explore how language models enable AI applications and services to generate original content based on natural language input. You also learn how generative AI enables the creation of Copilots that can assist humans in creative tasks. Then we will get acquainted with Microsoft Copilot for Security. You are introduced to some basic terminology, how Microsoft Copilot for Security processes prompts, the elements of an effective prompt, and how to enable the solution.

In this webinar Fast Lane's Paul Brooks will cover:

• What is generative AI?
• What are language models?
• Using language models
• What are Copilots?
• Microsoft Copilots
• Considerations for Copilot prompts
• Get acquainted with Microsoft Copilot for Security and its core features
• Describe Microsoft Copilot for Security terminology
• Describe how Microsoft Copilot for Security processes prompt requests
• Describe the Elements of an effective prompt
• Describe how to enable Microsoft Copilot for Security

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Microsoft Security Fundamentals Level

Microsoft Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals (SC-900T00)

This entry-level course provides foundational knowledge of security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions.

Microsoft Security Associate Level

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100T00)

This is an advanced, expert-level course. Although not required to attend, students are strongly encouraged to have taken and passed another associate level certification in the security, compliance and identity portfolio (such as AZ-500, SC-200 or SC-300) before attending this class. This course prepares students with the expertise to design and evaluate cybersecurity strategies in the following areas: Zero Trust, Governance Risk Compliance (GRC), security operations (SecOps), and data and applications. Students will also learn how to design and architect solutions using zero trust principles and specify security requirements for cloud infrastructure in different service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200T00)

Learn how to scan for, respond to, and look for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, and Microsoft 365 Defender. In this course, you will learn how to reduce cyber threats using these technologies. Specifically, you will configure and use Azure Sentinel and Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform detection, analysis, and reporting.

Microsoft Identity & Access Administrator (SC-300T00)

In this course, you will learn to create and implement identities and operate enterprise identity and access management systems using Azure AD. You will learn to provide secure authentication and authorized access.

Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400T00)

Learn how to protect information in your Microsoft 365 environment. This course focuses on data governance and information protection in your organization. The course covers implementing data loss prevention policies, confidential information types, sensitivity designations, data retention policies, and encryption of Office 365 messages, among other topics.

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500T00)

This course provides IT security professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement security controls and threat protection, as well as manage identities and protect access to data, applications, and networks in a cloud and hybrid environment as part of an end-to-end infrastructure.

Get Started with Microsoft Copilot for Security (SC-5006)

Learn about Microsoft Copilot for Security, an AI-powered security analysis tool that enables analysts to process security signals and respond to threats at a machine speed, and the AI concepts upon which it's built.

Configure and manage entitlement with Microsoft Entra ID (SC-5008)

This course is targeted at people who want to implement an end-to-end entitlement management solution based on the principles of Zero Trust. Students should have experience with Azure and experience in the creation of identities and granting those identities access to resources.

Microsoft Applied Skills

Configure SIEM security operations using Microsoft Sentinel (SC-5001)

Get started with Microsoft Sentinel security operations by configuring the Microsoft Sentinel workspace, connecting Microsoft services and Windows security events to Microsoft Sentinel, configuring Microsoft Sentinel analytics rules, and responding to threats with automated responses.

Secure Azure Services and Workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Regulatory Compliance Controls (SC-5002)

This learning path guides you in securing Azure services and workloads using Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark controls in Microsoft Defender for Cloud via the Azure portal.

Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview (SC-5003)

Gain the skills to use Microsoft Purview to improve your data security in Microsoft 365. In this training, you learn how to create sensitive information types, create sensitivity labels, and use auto-labeling policies based on these labels. You also learn how to set up DLP (Data Loss Prevention) policies to safeguard your organization's data.

Implement Retention, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance in Microsoft Purview (SC-5007)

Manage data lifecycle, records management, eDiscovery, and communication compliance with Microsoft Purview.

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