You're reading from Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide

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Published in Jun 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838983123

Pages 672 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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IT Certification

Author (1):

Peter Rising

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

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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