Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies

This course is part of Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

198 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

How to work with the tools associated with security testing within a cloud environment.
How to execute penetration testing on a cloud platform.
How to create a penetration test plan.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course engages you in the world of cybersecurity attack and defense, dealing with both sides and working with the tools associated with security testing within a cloud environment.

You’ll gain knowledge on the penetration testing strategies employed by the industry to assess the integrity of their network. You’ll also interpret the results of security scans and deal with mitigation strategies such as vulnerability management. This course will take you one step closer to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, which requires no degree or prior experience. After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Explain the concept of system testing • Create a penetration test plan • Execute penetration testing on a cloud platform This is also a great way to prepare for the Microsoft SC-900 exam. By passing the SC-900 exam, you’ll earn the Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Certification.

Discover the essential concepts and practices for effective penetration testing, including its stages like reconnaissance, enumeration, and exploitation.

What's included

15 videos16 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

15 videos Total 81 minutes

Introduction to the course 4 minutes
Security testing and ethical hacking 6 minutes
Blue team: Responsibilities 6 minutes
Red team: Responsibilities 6 minutes
Penetration testing overview 6 minutes
Stage 1 - Reconnaissance 4 minutes
Stage 2 - Enumeration 6 minutes
Stage 3 - Exploitation 4 minutes
Stage 4 - Escalation 5 minutes
Stage 5 - Reporting and remediation 4 minutes
ATT&CK (Adversarial Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge) Framework 7 minutes
Black box testing 6 minutes
White box testing 5 minutes
Grey box testing 6 minutes
Module summary: Penetration testing 7 minutes

16 readings Total 160 minutes

Course syllabus: Cybersecurity tools and technologies 10 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Microsoft Azure Active Directory name change 10 minutes
Clean up resources  10 minutes
How to open an image in a new tab 10 minutes
Additional resources: Course introduction 5 minutes
Red versus blue 10 minutes
Additional resources: Defense and offense - Red versus blue 5 minutes
Penetration testing walkthrough 10 minutes
Additional resources: Testing stages 5 minutes
Compliance testing 10 minutes
Penetration testing tools 10 minutes
Exercise: Penetration testing strategy 30 minutes
Exemplar: Penetration testing strategy 10 minutes
Clean up resources  10 minutes
Additional resources: Types of penetration testing 5 minutes

5 assignments Total 85 minutes

Knowledge check: Defense and offense - Red versus blue 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Testing stages 15 minutes
Self review: Penetration testing strategy 10 minutes
Knowledge check: Types of penetration tests 15 minutes
Module quiz: Penetration testing 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

What do you hope to learn? 10 minutes

Delve into crucial security tools and techniques for averting and identifying network threats. The material includes understanding intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS), firewall setup, virtual private networks (VPNs), and managing vulnerabilities.

What's included

18 videos19 readings6 assignments

18 videos Total 109 minutes

Introduction to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) 6 minutes
Unpacking internet packets 6 minutes
Azure Firewall Premium Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS) 6 minutes
Azure IDPS in action 4 minutes
IDPS use cases 6 minutes
Introduction to firewall design in Azure 6 minutes
Azure Firewall rule design and configuration 5 minutes
Network security group and Azure firewall integration 5 minutes
VPN gateway 5 minutes
How Azure VPN can help your business 7 minutes
Configure VPNs on Azure 7 minutes
Azure Point-to-Site VPN 6 minutes
IP addressing and subnets 7 minutes
Introduction to vulnerability management 5 minutes
Vulnerability management process 6 minutes
Security control: Vulnerability management 8 minutes
Vulnerability management in Azure 6 minutes
Module summary: Preventative tools 6 minutes

19 readings Total 190 minutes

Intrusion detection tools 10 minutes
Different threat signature types 10 minutes
IDPS best practices 10 minutes
Incident response 10 minutes
Additional resources: IDPS 5 minutes
Azure Firewall design in action 10 minutes
Advanced firewall design patterns in Azure 10 minutes
Best practices for Azure Firewall design 10 minutes
Exercise: Firewall design and configuration 30 minutes
Exemplar: Firewall design and configuration 10 minutes
Additional resources: Configuring firewalls 5 minutes
Azure configuration for Point-to-Site VPN: VNet 10 minutes
Azure configuration for Point-to-Site VPN: Gateway 10 minutes
Azure configuration for Point-to-Site VPN: Connect 10 minutes
Best practices for Azure VPN 10 minutes
IP addressing and subnets setup steps 10 minutes
Additional resources: Azure VPN 5 minutes
Vulnerability management tools in Azure 10 minutes
Additional resources: Vulnerability management 5 minutes

6 assignments Total 105 minutes

Knowledge check: IDPS 15 minutes
Self review: Firewall design and configuration 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Configuring firewalls 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Azure VPN 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Vulnerability management 15 minutes
Module quiz: Preventative tools 30 minutes

Discover how to conduct penetration tests on the Azure platform and external servers. You'll learn about the concepts and best practices of penetration testing, setting up and configuring test environments, running and analyzing tests, and reporting and documenting results.

What's included

15 videos11 readings4 assignments

15 videos Total 93 minutes

Introduction to Command Line 8 minutes
Command Line in action 5 minutes
Introduction to Windows PowerShell 5 minutes
Windows PowerShell Script in action 8 minutes
Introduction to penetration testing on Azure 6 minutes
How does Azure penetration testing work? 8 minutes
Azure penetration test overview 6 minutes
Getting Azure ready 6 minutes
Penetration testing framework 6 minutes
Azure security settings 7 minutes
Running the penetration test and analyzing the result 6 minutes
Penetration testing and Azure Security Center 5 minutes
Configuring security center automation 5 minutes
Cold wars at Sam's Scoops 5 minutes
Module summary: Azure penetration testing 8 minutes

11 readings Total 95 minutes

Activity: Basic Command Line 10 minutes
Introduction to Windows PowerShell Script 10 minutes
Command Line tools 10 minutes
Best practices for Command Line penetration testing 10 minutes
Additional resources: The Command Line 5 minutes
Azure penetration testing guidelines 10 minutes
Defender for Cloud's integrated Qualys vulnerability scanner 10 minutes
Additional resources: Setting up Azure for testing 5 minutes
Interpreting scan and test results 10 minutes
Penetration testing best practices 10 minutes
Additional resources: Running the test 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 75 minutes

Knowledge check: The Command Line 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Setting up Azure for testing 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Running the test 15 minutes
Module quiz: Azure penetration testing 30 minutes

Put your skills into practice by completing end-of-course project and reinforce your understanding of the key concepts you’ve learned. This week provides a summary of the course, reflects on the primary learning objectives and provides the opportunity for you to consolidate your learning in a hands-on activity.

What's included

2 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 10 minutes

Course recap: Cybersecurity tools and technologies 6 minutes
Congratulations 4 minutes

5 readings Total 70 minutes

About the final project and assessment: Cybersecurity tools and technologies 10 minutes
Exercise: Plan of attack 30 minutes
Exemplar: Plan of attack 10 minutes
Clean up resources 10 minutes
Next steps 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 120 minutes

Self review: Plan of attack 30 minutes
Course quiz: Cybersecurity tools and technologies 90 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Reflect on learning 10 minutes

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Reviewed on Oct 26, 2023

I am getting a lot of info here. I hope I'm able to use it in the daily workflow when I become a cybersecurity analyst!

Reviewed on Oct 7, 2025

Very nice course. Challenging but you will learn a lot!!!

Reviewed on Nov 25, 2024

A comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts, techniques, and methodologies of penetration testing, with a focus on best practices and strategies for securing Azure Cloud Infrastructure

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