Exam Coverage

Manage Azure built-in role assignments

Manage custom roles, including Azure roles and Microsoft Entra roles

Plan and manage Azure resources in Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM), including settings and assignments

Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for access to Azure resources

Implement Conditional Access policies for cloud resources in Azure

Manage access to enterprise applications in Microsoft Entra ID, including OAuth permission grants

Manage Microsoft Entra app registrations

Configure app registration permission scopes

Manage app registration permission consent

Manage and use service principals

Manage managed identities

Plan and implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) and Application Security Groups (ASGs)

Manage virtual networks by using Azure Virtual Network Manager

Plan and implement user-defined routes (UDRs)

Plan and implement Virtual Network peering or VPN gateway

Plan and implement Virtual WAN, including secured virtual hub

Secure VPN connectivity, including point-to-site and site-to-site

Implement encryption over ExpressRoute

Configure firewall settings on Azure resources

Monitor network security by using Network Watcher

Plan and implement virtual network Service Endpoints

Plan and implement Private Endpoints

Plan and implement Private Link services

Plan and implement network integration for Azure App Service and Azure Functions

Plan and implement network security configurations for an App Service Environment (ASE)

Plan and implement network security configurations for an Azure SQL Managed Instance

Plan and implement Transport Layer Security (TLS) to applications, including Azure App Service and API Management

Plan, implement, and manage an Azure Firewall, including Azure Firewall Manager and firewall policies

Plan and implement an Azure Application Gateway

Plan and implement an Azure Front Door, including Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Plan and implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Recommend when to use Azure DDoS Protection Standard

Configure access control for storage accounts

Manage storage account access keys

Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Files

Select and configure an appropriate method for access to Azure Blob Storage

Select and configure appropriate methods for protecting against data security threats, including soft delete, backups, versioning, and immutable storage

Configure Bring your own key (BYOK)

Enable double encryption at the Azure Storage infrastructure level

Enable Microsoft Entra database authentication

Enable database auditing

Plan and implement dynamic masking

Implement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Recommend when to use Azure SQL Database Always Encrypted

Configure Azure Key Vault network settings

Configure access to Key Vault, including vault access policies and Azure RBAC

Manage certificates, secrets, and keys in Key Vault

Configure key rotation

Perform backup and recovery of certificates, secrets, and keys

Plan and implement remote access to virtual machines, including Azure Bastion and just-in-time (JIT) VM access

Configure network isolation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Secure and monitor AKS

Configure authentication for AKS

Configure security monitoring for Azure Container Instances (ACIs)

Configure security monitoring for Azure Container Apps (ACAs)

Manage access to Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Configure disk encryption, including Azure Disk Encryption (ADE), encryption at host, and confidential disk encryption

Create, assign, and interpret policies and initiatives in Azure Policy

Implement security controls to protect backups

Implement security controls for asset management

Identify and remediate security risks by using the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Secure Score and Inventory

Assess compliance against security frameworks by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Manage compliance standards in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Add custom standards to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Connect hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, including AWS and GCP

Implement and use Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (EASM)

Enable cloud workload protection plans in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Configure Microsoft Defender for Servers, Microsoft Defender for Databases, and Microsoft Defender for Storage

Implement and manage agentless scanning for virtual machines in Microsoft Defender for Servers

Implement and manage Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for Azure virtual machines

Connect to and configure settings in Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevOps Security, including GitHub, Azure DevOps, and GitLab

Manage and respond to security alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Configure workflow automation by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Monitor network security events and performance data by configuring data collection rules (DCRs) in Azure Monitor

Configure data connectors in Microsoft Sentinel

Enable analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel

Configure automation in Microsoft Sentinel

Recommend security configurations for Azure API Management

Design a solution for access to SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, hybrid/on-premises, and multicloud resources, including identity, networking, and application controls

Design a solution for Microsoft Entra ID, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments

Design a solution for external identities, including B2B and decentralized identity

Design a modern authentication and authorization strategy, including Conditional Access, continuous access evaluation, risk scoring, and protected actions

Validate the alignment of Conditional Access policies with a Zero Trust strategy

Specify requirements to harden Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Design a solution for assigning and delegating privileged roles by using the enterprise access model

Evaluate the security and governance of Microsoft Entra ID, including PIM, entitlement management, and access reviews

Evaluate the security and governance of AD DS, including resilience to common attacks

Design a solution for securing the administration of cloud tenants, including SaaS and multicloud infrastructure

Design a solution for cloud infrastructure entitlement management

Evaluate an access review management solution

Design a solution for secure workstations for privileged access, including remote access

Design a solution for workload identities to authenticate and access Azure resources

Evaluate network designs to align with security requirements and best practices

Evaluate solutions that use Microsoft Entra Internet Access as a secure web gateway

Evaluate solutions that use Microsoft Entra Internet Access for Microsoft Services, including cross-tenant configurations

Evaluate solutions that use Microsoft Entra Private Access

Design a solution to manage secrets, keys, and certificates

Evaluate solutions for data discovery and classification

Specify priorities for mitigating threats to data

Evaluate solutions for encryption of data at rest and in transit, including Azure Key Vault and infrastructure encryption

Design a security solution for data in Azure workloads, including Azure SQL, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Cosmos DB

Design a security solution for data in Azure Storage

Design a security solution that includes Microsoft Defender for Storage and Microsoft Defender for Databases

Specify security requirements for servers, including multiple platforms and operating systems

Specify security requirements for mobile devices and clients, including endpoint protection, hardening, and configuration

Specify security requirements for IoT devices and embedded systems

Evaluate solutions for securing OT and ICS by using Microsoft Defender for IoT

Specify security baselines for server and client endpoints

Evaluate Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS)

Specify security baselines for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services

Specify security requirements for IoT workloads

Specify security requirements for containers

Specify security requirements for container orchestration

Evaluate solutions that include Azure AI services security

Evaluate security posture by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, including the MCSB

Evaluate security posture by using Microsoft Secure Score

Design integrated security posture management solutions that include Microsoft Defender for Cloud in hybrid and multi-cloud environments

Select cloud workload protection solutions in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Design a solution for integrating hybrid and multicloud environments by using Azure Arc

Design a solution for Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (Defender EASM)

Specify requirements and priorities for a posture management process that uses Microsoft Security Exposure Management attack paths, attack surface reduction, security insights, and initiatives

Design Azure Policy solutions to address security and compliance requirements

Evaluate and validate alignment with regulatory standards and benchmarks by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Translate compliance requirements into security controls

Design a solution to address compliance requirements by using Microsoft Purview

Design a solution to address privacy requirements, including Microsoft Priva

Design a solution for detection and response that includes XDR and SIEM

Design a solution for centralized logging and auditing, including Microsoft Purview Audit

Design monitoring to support hybrid and multicloud environments

Design a solution for security orchestration and automated response (SOAR), including Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR

Design and evaluate security workflows, including incident response, threat hunting, and incident management

Design and evaluate threat detection coverage by using MITRE ATT&CK matrices, including Enterprise, Mobile, and ICS

Evaluate security posture for productivity and collaboration workloads by using metrics, including Microsoft Secure Score

Evaluate solutions that include Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Evaluate device management solutions that include Microsoft Intune

Evaluate solutions for securing data in Microsoft 365 by using Microsoft Purview

Evaluate data security and compliance controls in Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 services

Evaluate the security posture of existing application portfolios

Evaluate threats to business-critical applications by using threat modeling

Design and implement a full lifecycle strategy for application security

Design and implement standards and practices for securing the application development process

Map technologies to application security requirements

Design a solution for API management and security

Design solutions that secure applications by using Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Specify security requirements for web workloads

Design a resiliency strategy for ransomware and other attacks based on Microsoft Security Best Practices

Design a security strategy to support business resiliency goals, including identifying and prioritizing threats to business-critical assets

Design solutions for business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR), including secure backup and restore for hybrid and multicloud environments

Design solutions for mitigating ransomware attacks, including prioritization of BCDR and privileged access

Evaluate solutions for security updates

Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures (MCRA) and Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB)

Design solutions that align with best practices for cybersecurity capabilities and controls

Design solutions that align with best practices for protecting against insider, external, and supply chain attacks

Design solutions that align with best practices for Zero Trust security, including A Rapid Modernization Plan for Zero Trust (RaMP)

Design solutions that align with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF)

Design a new or evaluate an existing strategy for security and governance based on CAF and WAF

Recommend solutions for security and governance based on CAF and WAF

Design solutions for implementing and governing security by using Azure landing zones

Design a DevSecOps process that aligns with best practices in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure (CAF)