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Preparing For AZ-500 Article - Skylines Academy
Preparing For AZ-500 Article - Skylines Academy
Over the past eight months, Microsoft has completed a transition within their Cloud
certification program from their traditional MCP, MCSA, MCSE certifications to the Role -
based programs. These Role-based exams and certifications align with the various areas of
production applications (M365), customer experience (Dynamics 365), and cloud
infrastructure (Azure).
Within the Azure cloud infrastructure certifications, there are varying tracks that can be
taken depending upon your role or interest. Security Engineer Associate is one of those
tracks. The Security Engineer Associate certification is obtained through passing of a single
exam, AZ-500.
So, why would you consider becoming an Azure Security Engineer Associate? Microsoft
identifies the role as: ”Azure Security Engineers implement security controls and threat
protection, manage identity and access, and protect data, applications, and networks in cloud
and hybrid environments as part of end-to-end infrastructure.”
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/azure-security-engineer.aspx
An Azure Security Engineer has demonstrated the understanding of the services and tools
available within Azure. The Security Engineer can properly secure and harden platforms,
setup role-based and conditional access, manage storage account access, and monitor and
control services within Azure and on-premises. Having the ability to complete these tasks
properly, is a huge asset to any organization.
This certification has also become valued within the Microsoft partner ecosystem. A new
CSP competency for Security was released in August 2019. Silver level competency requires
one Azure Security Engineer Associate and Gold level requires four Azure Security Engineer
Associates.
To assist you in preparing you for your AZ-500 journey, Skylines Academy has created a
course focused on the learning objectives for the Azure Security Engineer Associate
certification.
This course will help you navigate the Azure security landsca pe, explore features and
functionalities such as managing identities and role-based access, and enable you to be the
go-to person for all things Azure security.
During your journey, Skylines Academy will lead you through a series of sections, modules,
and demos to prepare you for taking, and ultimately passing, the Microsoft Azure AZ -500
exam.
Enroll in the AZ-500 course or become a Skylines member for access to all courses, current
and future. Pass this along to three others in your organization and get your organization to
the Gold Security competency technical requirements. Good luck on your journey!
How to Prepare:
1. Review the Microsoft Exam Blueprints - This should be your first stop during exam
preparation. Microsoft uses the blueprint to break down topics and assign a weight (%
of questions) to the exams so you’ll have an idea how much to study for each
section.
line option may come up as the only way to solve an issue, so it is good to familiarize
yourselves with PowerShell commands.
5. Gain more detail with Microsoft Documentation. We’ve put together some
handy Study Guides which reference the most-relevant links for studying for the
exam. Study guides are also found within each course at the bottom section.
We understand that everyone has different learning styles. Some people require
additional post-course reading and Microsoft makes it easy to read up on any Azure
topic imaginable though docs.
6. Take practice tests. Specifically, for the 500, we’ve put together practice questions
based on our experience taking the exam and feedback from students. The questions
will be included at the end of each respective section of the AZ-500 course.
7. Ask your peers! There are thousands of like-minded individuals who are studying
for or have already taken the AZ-500 exam. Check out the Azure Study Group and
feel free to join, post, and see what your fellow Azure students are up to.
1. Microsoft Learning Paths: There are also Microsoft learning paths online available for
different topics.
2. GitHub Repo: Here you can find labs to deploy code in your own environment.
3. Blogs: Here’s a list of blogs we found useful in studying for the Microsoft
certifications:
4. Build Azure: Chris Pietschmann provides comprehensive Azure updates and Microsoft
certification paths. We highly recommend this blog to keep up-to-date and find your
path to learning Azure.
5. Azure Greg: Gregor Suttie has a ton of passion and knowledge about all things Azure.
H also has some great posts on best practices and study links/resources.
6. PixelRobots: Richard Hooper is an MVP and was awarded the top 20 Azure blogs and
you will see why. His up to date content is a great resource to stay on top of the
ever-changing Azure services.
Let us know about your success! We love to empower our students and promote them. You
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• configure authentication
• configure container isolation
• configure AKS security
• configure container registry
• configure container instance security
• implement vulnerability management
-Dwayne Natwick