Microsoft Azure Security: Getting Started

In about ninety minutes it walks through securing Azure Resource Manager deployments the way Microsoft recommends — enough to cover the essentials if you've just become responsible for an Azure setup and don't yet know what to lock down first. It's deliberately foundational, so if you don't use Azure or you're after an advanced security deep dive, look elsewhere. It's on a Pluralsight plan (Standard about $29/month or $299/year, Premium about $45/month or $499/year, 10-day trial). Azure's security features keep moving, so check anything specific against current Microsoft guidance before you rely on it (as of 2026).

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.