Grow your security skillset with the latest resources on Microsoft Learn
Advance your expertise with our revamped Security hub Designed for learners at all levels, this centralized hub is your go-to resource for Security technical skilling content, making it easier to pursue your unique security objectives. Find expert guidance aligned to your security journey. Whether you need to build foundational security skills, gain specialized knowledge, or prove your capabilities with Microsoft Credentials, get the guidance you need. Explore the latest resources organized by security focus area. Learn to understand advances in Zero Trust, identity and access, security operations, IT security, and much more. Connect with like-minded communities, partners, and other thought leaders. Join the conversation and get inspired to level up your skills and knowledge. Find the latest technical skilling content with the Security hub on Microsoft Learn. Hone your information security skills with Certification SC-401 Designed specifically for data security and information protection professionals, our new Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Certification validates the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services. It also validates the skills needed to mitigate risks from internal and external threats by protecting data inside collaboration environments that are managed by Microsoft 365. Plus, it verifies subject matter expertise needed to participate in information security incident responses. You can earn this new Certification by passing Exam SC-401: Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365. We’re also retiring the Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate Certification and its related Exam SC-400: Administering Information Protection and Compliance in Microsoft 365. The Certification, related exam, and renewal assessments will all be retired on May 31, 2025. Learn how to better secure AI in our Learn Live Series As organizations develop, use, and increasingly rely on AI applications, they must address new and amplified security risks. Are you prepared to secure your environment for AI adoption? How about identifying threats to your AI and safeguarding data? Watch Learn Live: Security for AI with Microsoft Purview and Defender for Cloud. In this month-long webinar series, IT pros and security practitioners can hone their security skillsets with a deeper understanding of AI-centric challenges, opportunities, and best practices using Microsoft Security solutions. Learn Live dates/topics include: On Demand – Manage AI Data Security Challenges with Microsoft Purview: Microsoft Purview helps you strengthen data security in AI environments, providing tools to handle challenges from AI technology. Learn to safeguard your data and adapt to evolving security challenges in AI technology. This session will help you: Understand sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365 Copilot Secure against generative AI data exposure with endpoint Data Loss Prevention Detect generative AI usage with Insider Risk Management Dynamically protect sensitive data with Adaptive Protection On Demand – Manage Compliance with Microsoft Purview with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Microsoft Purview for compliance management with Microsoft 365 Copilot. You'll learn how to handle compliance aspects of Copilot's AI functionalities through Microsoft Purview. This session will teach you how to: Audit Copilot interactions within Microsoft 365 using Microsoft Purview Investigate Copilot interactions using Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Manage Copilot data retention with Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management Monitor and mitigate risks in Copilot interactions using Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance On Demand– Identify and Mitigate AI Data Security Risks: Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI helps organizations monitor AI activity, enforce security policies, and prevent unauthorized data exposure. Learn how to configure DSPM for AI, track AI interactions, run data assessments, and apply security controls to reduce risks associated with AI usage. You will learn how to: Explain the purpose and benefits of DSPM for AI Set up and configure DSPM for AI to monitor AI interactions Identify and analyze AI security risks using reports and insights Run and review AI data assessments to detect oversharing risks Apply security policies, such as DLP and sensitivity labels, to protect AI-referenced data May 13 at 10am PST – Enable Advanced Protection for AI Workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud: As organizations use and develop AI applications, they need to address new and amplified security risks. Prepare your environment for secure AI adoption to safeguard your data and identify threats to your AI. This session will help you: Understand what Defender for Cloud AI threat protection for AI is and how it works Enable threat protection workloads for AI Gain application and end user context for AI alerts Discover the latest self-guided skilling content To better support evolving Data Security needs, you can find a new learning path and several new modules on Microsoft Learn. In fact, some of these can help you prepare for our new SC-401 Certification. New learning path: Implement and manage data privacy solutions for compliance New modules: Get Started with identity and access labs Protect sensitive data in a digital world Review and analyze data classification and protection Identify and mitigate AI data security risks Understand Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management Prepare for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management Create and manage Insider Risk Management policies Understand Microsoft Priva Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Privacy Risk Management Implement and manage Microsoft Priva Subject Rights Requests Manage user consent across digital platforms Use Microsoft Priva Tracker Scanning for web tracking compliance Automate privacy assessments to ensure compliance Last day for AI Skills Fest Challenges Last but not least, two new AI Skills Fest Challenges are now available to put your security skills to the test! Compete against your friends and coworkers, boost your understanding with easy-to-read instruction, and increase your marketable skills and career options. The new challenges include: Protect data in the age of AI Learn how to navigate AI data risks in this Security challenge. Discover, protect, and govern your data estate using Microsoft Purview. Prevent and respond to cyberattacks at the speed of AI Learn how to safeguard your organization against modern risks with a streamlined SecOps platform supercharged by Microsoft AI and threat intelligence in this Challenge. Explore how Microsoft Security Copilot and Microsoft Defender XDR work together to increase productivity.
