This accelerated 12-day program equips participants with the skills to design, implement, and manage identity, access, and information protection solutions in Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
It prepares learners for two Microsoft role-based certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (Exam SC-300)
Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (Exam SC-400)
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Implement and manage identities in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
Configure secure authentication and access management policies.
Manage identity lifecycle, roles, and governance.
Classify, label, and protect sensitive information.
Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP), insider risk management, and compliance controls.
Monitor, investigate, and respond to information protection incidents.
Confidently prepare for and pass SC-300 and SC-400 certification exams.
Day 1: Identity Management Foundations
Overview of Microsoft Identity solutions
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) architecture
Identity lifecycle and types (cloud-only, hybrid)
Azure AD Connect and synchronization
Day 2: Implement Secure Authentication
Authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID
Passwordless authentication
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Conditional Access basics
Day 3: Access Management
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Access reviews and Just-In-Time access
Managing external and guest access
Day 4: Application Access Management
Enterprise application integration with Entra ID
SSO (Single Sign-On) configuration
Application consent policies
Identity governance and entitlement management
Day 5: Identity Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Audit logs and sign-in logs
Identity Secure Score
Troubleshooting authentication issues
Monitoring identity health
Day 6: SC-300 Exam Preparation
Key topic review
Lab-based practice scenarios
Practice questions and mock test
Day 7: Information Protection Fundamentals
Microsoft Purview compliance portal overview
Information governance and compliance concepts
Microsoft 365 security and compliance integration
Day 8: Implement Information Protection
Sensitivity labels creation and publishing
Label policies for users and groups
Auto-labeling for documents and emails
Encrypting files and emails
Day 9: Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Creating and configuring DLP policies
DLP for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams
Policy tuning and reporting
Endpoint DLP configuration
Day 10: Information Governance & Records Management
Retention labels and retention policies
Auto-apply retention settings
Records declaration and disposition reviews
Managing inactive mailboxes
Day 11: Insider Risk Management & Auditing
Insider risk policy configuration
Communication compliance
eDiscovery (Standard & Premium)
Audit logs and investigation processes
Day 12: SC-400 Exam Preparation & Capstone Lab
Practice questions and final review
End-to-end lab: Secure identities and protect data in M365
Troubleshooting and verification steps
Certification exam readiness check