Sentinel SIEM Fundamentals for Cloud Security

As organizations migrate to the cloud, securing digital assets against sophisticated cyber threats is more critical than ever. Sentinel provides a scalable, cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution that helps security teams detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real time. This text-based course guides you from security novice to a confident practitioner capable of managing threat detection workflows. You will start with core security concepts and terminology, then progress to configuring data connectors, writing queries, and automating incident responses. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational concepts of SIEM, SOAR, and cloud security architecture - Configure data ingestion to collect security logs from various cloud resources - Write Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries to analyze and hunt for security threats - Design analytical rules to detect suspicious activities and generate alerts - Automate incident response using playbooks and orchestration workflows - Monitor security posture using interactive workbooks and reporting tools The course begins with essential security terminology and Sentinel architecture before moving into practical log management and query writing. You will then explore alert rules, incident investigation, and modern automation practices to streamline security operations. This course is designed for IT beginners, aspiring security analysts, and system administrators looking to build foundational cloud security skills. No prior experience with SIEM tools is required. Begin building your cloud security expertise today.