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Microsoft Azure Security: Getting Started

Beginner 1.6 hours English
Our recommendation
A Pluralsight course teaching the foundations of protecting Azure environments. In about an hour and a half it walks through securing Azure Resource Manager deployments using Microsoft's established best practices. Concise and practical — a good first step for people responsible for an Azure setup who want to get the security basics right.

Good for: Getting the security basics right in an Azure environment.

Less suitable if: You do not use Azure or want an advanced security deep dive.

Skills you'll gain

Azure securityAzure Resource ManagerCloud securitySecurity best practicesAccess control

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You are responsible for an Azure setup
You want the security foundations
You want a concise, practical session

Consider something else if you…

You do not use Azure
You want an advanced deep dive
You already secure Azure environments

Requirements: Basic Azure familiarity.

Realistic time: Around 1.5 hours.

About this course

Microsoft Azure Security: Getting Started teaches the foundations of protecting Azure environments. In about an hour and a half it walks through securing Azure Resource Manager deployments using Microsoft's established best practices and architectural patterns — the controls that help prevent the data breaches organisations most worry about.

What you'll learn

Understand the Azure security model
Secure Azure Resource Manager deployments
Apply Microsoft security best practices
Use built-in Azure security patterns
Reduce common breach risks
Plan a cloud-security baseline

This course includes

1.6h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

Access comes with a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year; Premium about $45/month or $499/year), with a 10-day free trial.

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Instructor

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Tim Warner
Pluralsight instructor

Taught by Tim Warner, a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with decades of experience teaching Azure and Windows infrastructure.

About this provider

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Frequently asked questions

It is a getting-started security course, so basic Azure familiarity helps but deep expertise is not required.
Yes — Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial that includes the full library.
Securing Azure Resource Manager deployments using Microsoft's established best practices.
Pluralsight issues certificates of completion on its paid plans, but they are learning records rather than formal or accredited qualifications — the value is the skills.
Around an hour and a half.
Paid
Pluralsight subscription · from $21/mo billed annually (free trial)
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