Last Updated Sep 2025Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) with a set of security measures and practices designed to protect cloud-based applications from various cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Learn how to implement a development security operations (DevSecOps) solution that unifies security management at the code level across multicloud and multiple-pipeline environments. Learn how to enable a cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution that surfaces actions that you can take to prevent breaches and a cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) with specific protections for servers, containers, storage, databases, and other workloads.
Duration - 12 Hours
Level - Intermediate
Style - Self paced
Target Audience - Project Ready with Labs
Certification - No
Hands on Labs - Yes
Solution Areas - Security, Moden SecOps with Unified Platform
This module introduces the Zero Trust security model and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, outlining the CNAPP strategy and exploring Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management to strengthen cloud security.
This module addresses cloud security challenges and explores Microsoft Defender Cloud Workload Protection, including Defender for Servers, Defender for Containers, protecting cloud databases, Defender for Storage, Defender for APIs, and application infrastructure protection.
This module covers automatic discovery, DSPM in Defender CSPM, and attack path analysis with real-world scenarios. It also explores Cloud Security Explorer and configuring data sensitivity settings for enhanced cloud security.
This section explains the pricing structure for Cloud Security Posture Management, outlining cost considerations, available plans, and factors that influence pricing to help organizations choose the most suitable and cost-effective option.
This module covers creating and applying security policies and recommendations, identifying and analyzing risks across your environment, and providing an overview of security alerts and incidents to enhance threat awareness and response.
The session explores the security landscape and Microsoft Defender for Cloud overview, examines AI security posture, and outlines strategies for effective threat protection in AI environments.
The module covers managing security alerts and incidents, introduces Microsoft Sentinel, and demonstrates its integration for enhanced threat detection and response.
The session focuses on managing your DevOps environments and establishing seamless connections between them to enable efficient collaboration and streamlined workflows.
The course introduces Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (EASM), covering asset discovery and inventory to help identify and manage external-facing resources effectively.
The session addresses key cloud security challenges, explains how Security Copilot works, and explores its integration within Microsoft Defender for Cloud to enhance threat detection and response.
The module highlights Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (TI) capabilities and explains how it works to provide deep insights for detecting, analyzing, and mitigating security threats.
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