I dig Azure, I can’t help it, something about the way they do things intrigues me. So after passing the AWS cloud practitioner exam, I stepped over to Azure. However, I decided to skip the Azure fundamentals certification even though I had already prepared for it previously.
I was more interested in Microsoft’s approach to security, identity management, information protection, privacy, etc. So I decided to dig into the SC-900 certification as I found that more interesting. Plus, I felt it would be more beneficial to my skillset as well as my current job and the path I’d like to take in the future.
Just to be clear, this is a Microsoft security exam, it isn’t specific to Azure, but covers both Azure and M365 security. I think this is great because even if a company isn’t moving to Azure at all, they most likely are using M365 within the company.
Here’s a list of tools I used to prepare for this exam.
Books & Videos
- Microsoft Learn Path for SC900 – https://aka.ms/scfunpath
- Pluralsight – https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/microsoft-azure-security-privacy-concepts/
- Microsoft security and tool documentation – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security/
- Microsoft virtual training day for SC900 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trainingdays
- AZ-900 exam ref book – https://amzn.to/3tbjiWI
- SC-900 exam ref book – https://amzn.to/3phwEj1
Lab Resources
- Personal Azure subscription – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
- M365 dev sandbox subscription – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoft-365-developer-program-get-started??WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5000399
Practice Tests
- Microsoft questions – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/sc-900
- Measureup practice tests – https://www.measureup.com/catalog/product/view/id/7634?KeyID=e5ccab37-b84d-4b47-8221-f7704dee0604
- Udemy practice tests – https://www.udemy.com/course/sc-900-exam-questions-microsoft-security-compliance-identity/
- Whizlabs practice tests – https://www.whizlabs.com/learn/course/microsoft-security-compliance-identity-fundamentals-sc-900-certification/361
If you’re looking to head down the Microsoft security path in any way, the information covered in this certification provides a great foundation. No matter if your goal is security engineering, risk, compliance, identity management, privacy, or governance, SC-900 provides a solid base to start from.
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