Course 29 - AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies | Episode 1: Essential Identity Management and Security Protection

In this lesson, you’ll learn about:Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) fundamentals, including its role as a centralized identity and access management platform for users, groups, and applications.Architecture and licensing tiers, understanding the differences between:FreeBasicPremium P1Premium P2 (advanced security capabilities)Identity management in Azure AD:Managing users (internal, Microsoft accounts, and guest users)Managing groups (Security and Microsoft 365 groups)Differentiating between:Azure AD roles (identity-level permissions)Azure RBAC roles (resource-level permissions)Application integration and authentication model:Difference between:Application objects (global app definition)Service principals (instance within a tenant with assigned permissions)Registering applications, generating client secrets, and assigning API permissionsAdvanced security features (Premium P2):Conditional Access policies to control login conditionsIdentity Protection for detecting risky sign-insPrivileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time admin accessBaseline security protections, including:Enforcing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for administratorsBlocking legacy authentication protocolsApplying predefined security policies to reduce attack surfacePractical administration tools and workflows:Using Microsoft Authenticator for MFA enrollmentManaging identities and applications via the Azure CLIPerforming actions as a service principal for automation and scriptingThis lesson provides a complete foundation for managing identities, securing access, and implementing modern cloud-based authentication and authorization controls within Azure environments.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy