Microsoft Certification Pathway | Security, Compliance and Identity

Microsoft offers a comprehensive certification pathway for cybersecurity professionals, focusing on Security, Compliance, and Identity. Below are the key exams and resources to advance your career in Microsoft cybersecurity.

Foundations

✔ Exam SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
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✔ Describe the basic concepts of cybersecurity

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Administrator

✔ Exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

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✔ Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

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✔ Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

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Expert

✔ Exam SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

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You Should Know:

Essential Commands & Tools for Microsoft Security Exams

Azure Security (AZ-500 Related)

 Check Azure Security Center alerts 
Get-AzSecurityAlert

Enable Just-In-Time VM access 
Set-AzJitNetworkAccessPolicy -ResourceGroupName "SecGroup" -Location "EastUS" -Name "JITPolicy" -VirtualMachine "VM1"

Configure Network Security Groups (NSG) 
Get-AzNetworkSecurityGroup -Name "NSG-FrontEnd" | Set-AzNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name "Allow-HTTP" -Access Allow -Protocol Tcp -Direction Inbound -Priority 100 -SourceAddressPrefix Internet -SourcePortRange  -DestinationAddressPrefix  -DestinationPortRange 80 

Identity & Access Management (SC-300 Related)

 List all Azure AD users 
Get-AzureADUser

Assign a user to a role in Azure AD 
Add-AzureADDirectoryRoleMember -ObjectId "Role-ID" -RefObjectId "User-ID"

Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for a user 
Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName "[email protected]" -StrongAuthenticationRequirements @($req) 

Security Operations (SC-200 Related)

 Query Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alerts 
Get-MdatpAlert -Severity High

Hunt for suspicious PowerShell execution 
Get-WinEvent -LogName "Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational" | Where-Object { $_.Message -like "Invoke-Mimikatz" }

Extract suspicious process creation events 
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName="Security"; ID=4688} | Where-Object { $_.Properties[bash].Value -like "cmd.exe" } 

Linux Security Monitoring (Complementary Skills)

 Check failed SSH login attempts 
grep "Failed password" /var/log/auth.log

Monitor open network connections 
netstat -tulnp

Check for rootkits (rkhunter) 
sudo rkhunter --check 

What Undercode Say:

Microsoft’s certification pathway is a structured approach to mastering cloud and enterprise security. Hands-on practice with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Linux security commands is crucial. Always test commands in a lab before production.

Expected Output:

PS C:> Get-AzSecurityAlert

AlertName : Suspicious PowerShell Execution 
Severity : High 
ResourceGroup : SecGroup 
DetectionTime : 2023-10-05T14:30:00Z 
Status : Active 

$ sudo rkhunter --check 
[ OK ] No suspect files found 

For more details, visit the official Microsoft certification links provided above.

References:

Reported By: Ouardi Mohamed – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅

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