Attacking and Defending Azure and M365
 
Course Summary
The Attacking and Defending Azure and M365 course provides cybersecurity professionals with practical knowledge of modern cloud security threats, attack methodologies, and defensive strategies within Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments. This course focuses on how enterprise cloud infrastructures are targeted, how attackers exploit misconfigurations and identity weaknesses, and how organizations can strengthen their cloud security posture through proactive defense and monitoring.
Students will explore Azure security architecture, Microsoft 365 protection strategies, identity and access management, cloud attack vectors, privilege escalation risks, threat detection, incident response, and defensive hardening techniques used in enterprise cloud environments. The course also examines security operations, monitoring workflows, and best practices for protecting cloud-based collaboration and infrastructure platforms.
Through hands-on exercises and real-world attack and defense scenarios, learners will strengthen their ability to identify risks, analyze threats, and defend modern Microsoft cloud ecosystems effectively.
What You Will Learn
Understand Azure and Microsoft 365 security architecture
Identify common cloud attack vectors and threat methodologies
Analyze identity and access management vulnerabilities
Understand privilege escalation and lateral movement techniques
Learn cloud security monitoring and threat detection strategies
Implement defensive hardening and security best practices
Explore Microsoft security tools and enterprise protection workflows
Understand incident response concepts for cloud environments
Learn secure configuration and cloud governance techniques
Analyze modern enterprise cloud security challenges
Improve visibility and operational security within Azure and M365
Gain practical experience with offensive and defensive cloud security workflows
Who This Course Is For
This course is ideal for:
Cybersecurity Analysts and Security Engineers
Cloud Security and Azure Administrators
SOC Analysts and Incident Response professionals
Microsoft 365 and Azure infrastructure teams
IT professionals securing enterprise cloud environments
Ethical hackers and penetration testing professionals
Security professionals modernizing cloud defense capabilities
Course Highlights
Azure and Microsoft 365 security-focused training
Real-world attack and defense scenarios
Identity security and access management exposure
Cloud threat detection and monitoring techniques
Defensive hardening and incident response concepts
Enterprise cloud governance and security workflows
Modern Microsoft cloud security methodologies
Practical offensive and defensive security exercises
Industry-relevant Azure and M365 security skills
Flexible online learning format