Cyberthreat Defense with Sentinel and Defender

As cyberthreats grow more sophisticated, organizations need skilled security analysts who can monitor, detect, and respond to incidents in real time. This text-based course introduces you to the essential concepts of modern security operations using industry-standard threat defense tools.\n\nYou will progress from understanding basic security concepts to configuring detection rules and responding to active threats. By reading through structured explanations and analyzing practical scenarios, you will develop the foundational skills required to work in a modern Security Operations Center (SOC).\n\nWhat you'll learn:\n- Understand the core principles of zero-trust architecture and modern threat landscapes\n- Configure Sentinel to collect data across your enterprise infrastructure\n- Create detection rules and queries to identify suspicious activities and potential breaches\n- Manage and remediate alerts using Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud\n- Analyze security incidents to determine scope, impact, and necessary mitigation steps\n- Practice response workflows to contain and neutralize cyberthreats efficiently\n\nThe course begins with foundational terminology, threat landscapes, and zero-trust security models. You will then explore step-by-step written explanations on configuring data connectors, writing search queries, and orchestrating incident responses.\n\nThis course is designed for beginners aspiring to become security analysts, IT administrators transitioning into cybersecurity, and anyone interested in modern security operations. No prior cybersecurity experience is required.\n\nStart your journey into cybersecurity operations and learn how to defend digital environments today.