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Secure Your Data at Rest
Secure Your Data at Rest is the fifth course in the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate Professional Certificate training program. This course teaches storage security, data sovereignty, database monitoring, encryption, data masking, and using Defender for Cloud for advanced threat protection. You must secure data at rest as this will safeguard sensitive information, prevent unauthorized access, meet regulatory compliance, and ensure data confidentiality and integrity.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Deploy shared access signatures (SAS).
- Generate SAS tokens.
- Manage storage account access keys and key rollover.
- Manage Azure Active Directory storage authentication.
- Implement storage service encryption.
- Configure blob data retention policies.
- Configure Azure Files authentication.
- Enable SQL database authentication with Azure Active Directory.
- Monitor your database.
- Enable and monitor database auditing.
- Implement data discovery and classification.
- Enable Defender for SQL for advanced threat protection.
- Secure your data with dynamic data masking.
- Implement transparent data encryption.
- Deploy an Always Encrypted implementation.
Duration
6 Months
Institution
Microsoft
Format
Online
Eligibility Criteria
school
Academic Foundation
A recognized Bachelor’s degree or high school equivalent required for admission into Microsoft.
language
Language Proficiency
English proficiency required. IELTS, TOEFL, or standard medium-of-instruction certificates accepted.
Detailed Fees Breakdown
Base Tuition Fee
$218
Total Est. Investment
$218
Scholarships and early-bird waivers may apply. Contact admissions for exact institutional fees.
Academic Trajectory
Program Outcome
Graduates of the Secure Your Data at Rest program at Microsoft are equipped with global perspectives, ready to excel in international markets and top-tier career opportunities.