AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

Why Security is important?

Cyber Security is one of the hottest topic all over the world. As an IT expert, how can we deliver a secure solution to:

• Prevent data breach
• Protect personal information
• Identify malware

Free Certification from Microsoft Ignite 2020

After finishing Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge 2020 I got a free chance to participate AZ500 exam. Because I passed the Solutions Architect exam, which covers some security bits e.g. Azure AD (P1 and P2), RBAC and Security Center, I put more efforts on Sentinel which is relatively new to me. When I kicked off my test, I realized it’s much harder than I expected. For instance, I didn’t have experience on security hardening container images in ACR.

Useful resources to prepare the exam

• Microsoft Learn https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?terms=Security&expanded=azure&products=azure
• Pluralsight - https://www.pluralsight.com/paths/microsoft-azure-security-technologies-az-500
• Tobias Zimmergren’s Blog - https://zimmergren.net/passing-az-500-microsoft-certified-azure-security-engineer-associate/