Keeping pace with security challenges, business needs, and evolving technology starts with current insights—which is why we’re glad to share these new Microsoft Security skill-building resources and offerings.

Earn your wings with Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School

Building on the foundational learning in Learn Live: Get started with Microsoft Security Copilot, host Ryan Munsch, Principal Tech Specialist at Microsoft, explores several intermediate technical topics (Level 200+) in our Flight School videos, ranging from what Microsoft Security Copilot is (and isn’t) to key capabilities and experiences, along with how to extend Copilot across your organization.

Each topical video is 10 minutes or less, aligning to relevant modules on Microsoft Learn. They’re useful for IT pros who want to enhance their ability to identify, analyze, and respond to security alerts and to protect at the speed and scale of AI.

Flight School training topics include:

• What is Microsoft Security Copilot?
• AI orchestration
• Standalone and embedded experiences
• Copilot in Microsoft Entra, Intune, and Microsoft Purview
• Managing your plugins
• Prompting in Copilot
• Prompt engineering
• Using promptbooks
• Logic apps
• Extending Copilot to your ecosystem

Explore our updated Security hub for every learner

Redesigned for learners at all levels, the Security hub on Microsoft Learn is your go-to resource for security skill-building offerings, which are now easier to find based on your interest and learning objectives.

• Find expert guidance aligned to your security journey. From building foundational security skills and gaining specialized knowledge to proving your capabilities with Microsoft Credentials, get the guidance you need.
• Explore the latest resources organized by security focus area. Learn about 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 skill-building content with the Security hub.

Improve your cybersecurity skill set with new modules and learning paths

Get started with Microsoft Security Copilot in SC-200: Mitigate threats using Microsoft Security Copilot. In this new learning path, you’ll become familiar with basic terminology, learn how Copilot processes prompts, explore the elements of an effective prompt, and find out how to enable the solution. This learning path aligns with Exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, which is required to earn the Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate Certification.

We also recently launched two new modules that can help you build your identity and data security skills:

• Deploy and configure Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. Learn how Global Secure Access lets you make identity the gatekeeper to your network access, using Zero Trust principles to protect your data and apps. You can take this module as part of the SC-300: Implement an Authentication and Access Management solution learning path.
• Prevent data loss in Microsoft Purview. In this module, get the details on Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which helps safeguard sensitive information by monitoring and preventing accidental data leaks across your organization's digital platforms. Find out how to plan, deploy, and adjust DLP policies to protect sensitive data in your organization, helping to ensure security without disrupting daily work.

Demonstrate your security expertise with new Microsoft Applied Skills

Professionals focused on data security and threat protection can demonstrate their expertise by earning these new Microsoft Applied Skills:

• Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview. Demonstrate your ability to implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection and DLP, and validate that you can discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in Microsoft 365, effectively implementing data security by using Microsoft Purview. This assessment is particularly relevant for information protection and compliance administrators, in addition to security operations analysts.
• Implement retention, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance in Microsoft Purview. Earn this Applied Skill by proving your ability to implement retention, eDiscovery, Communication Compliance, and content search in Microsoft Purview. This could be an especially good fit for compliance administrators who are familiar with Microsoft 365 services and Microsoft Purview and have experience administering compliance in Microsoft 365.

Stay current with our updated Azure Security Engineer Associate Certification

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate Certification, earned by passing Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies, fulfills essential business and technical requirements by validating that professionals have the skills and knowledge to effectively manage and enhance security in Azure environments. Azure security engineers add value by improving security measures, addressing compliance, managing risks, and enabling cost-effective solutions—all of which are crucial for the successful operation of businesses relying on Azure services.

The updated Azure Security Engineer Associate Certification includes several key revisions focused on implementing, managing, and monitoring security across Azure, multicloud, and hybrid cloud environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. These cover regulatory compliance controls, Copilot integration, AI security posture management, attack path analysis, and cloud security explorer. The updates help equip Azure security engineers with the tools and knowledge to manage evolving security challenges while collaborating with architects, developers, and security operations teams.

If you’ve already earned this Certification and it’s scheduled to expire within six months, you’re eligible to take the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate renewal assessment for free.