You're reading from Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide Plan and implement security and compliance strategies for Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838983123

Length 672 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

Azure

Concepts

IT Certification

Author (1):

Peter Rising

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Table of Contents (29) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Configuring and Administering Identity and Access in Microsoft 365

2. Chapter 1: Planning for Hybrid Identity FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Authentication and Security

4. Chapter 3: Implementing Conditional Access Policies

5. Chapter 4: Role Assignment and Privileged Identities in Microsoft 365

6. Chapter 5: Azure AD Identity Protection

7. Section 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection

8. Chapter 6: Configuring an Advanced Threat Protection Solution

9. Chapter 7: Configuring Microsoft Defender ATP to Protect Devices

10. Chapter 8: Message Protection in Office 365

11. Chapter 9: Threat Intelligence and Tracking

12. Chapter 10: Using Azure Sentinel to Monitor Microsoft 365 Security

13. Section 3: Information Protection in Microsoft 365

14. Chapter 11: Controlling Secure Access to Information Stored in Office 365

15. Chapter 12: Azure Information Protection

16. Chapter 13: Data Loss Prevention

17. Chapter 14: Cloud App Discovery and Security

18. Section 4: Data Governance and Compliance in Microsoft 365

19. Chapter 15: Security Analytics and Auditing Capabilities

20. Chapter 16: Personal Data Protection in Microsoft 365

21. Chapter 17: Data Governance and Retention

22. Chapter 18: Search and Investigation

23. Chapter 19: Data Privacy Compliance

24. Section 5: Mock Exam and Assessment

25. Chapter 20: Mock Exam

Case Study

26. Chapter 21: Mock Exam Answers

Answers and explanations

27. Chapter 22: Assessments

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Synchronization methods with Azure AD Connect

Now that you understand the concept of hybrid identity and authentication, we will turn our attention to the process that makes hybrid identity possible—directory synchronization. The tool used to configure directory synchronization is called Azure AD Connect (previously known as Azure AD Sync Service and DirSync). Azure AD Connect consists of three essential components, as follows:

Synchronization services
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)—an optional component
Health monitoring

Azure AD Connect supports multiple AD forests and multiple Exchange organizations to a single Microsoft 365 tenant. It leverages a one-way process, where the tool is used to synchronize users, groups, and contact objects from your on-premises active directory to Microsoft 365.

The principles of Azure AD Connect are shown in the following diagram:

Figure 1.2 – Azure AD Connect

Once...