Security Operations with Microsoft Sentinel

Is your organization prepared to handle the evolving scale of modern security threats? Understanding how to centralize security data and automate responses is essential for protecting digital assets today. This text-based course introduces you to the core security capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel, a leading cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solution. You will gain a solid foundation in modern security operations, starting with key terminology and the principles of zero-trust architecture. Through clear, written explanations and practical scenarios, you will understand how to collect data across your entire enterprise, detect threats using analytics, and automate your incident response workflows. What you'll learn: - Understand the core architecture and key terminology of cloud-native SIEM and SOAR. - Configure data connectors to ingest security telemetry from various sources. - Identify threats using built-in analytics rules and threat intelligence. - Analyze security incidents and track threat patterns across your digital estate. - Automate incident response and mitigation workflows using playbooks. - Apply zero-trust principles to security monitoring and detection strategies. The course begins with fundamental security concepts and terminology before guiding you through the practical setup of data ingestion, threat detection, and automated response playbooks. It is designed specifically for beginners, IT professionals, and aspiring security analysts with no prior experience in security operations. Start building your foundational knowledge of modern cloud security monitoring today.