Grow your security skill set with the latest resources on Microsoft Learn

Keeping pace with today’s security challenges, changing business needs, and rapidly evolving technology starts with up-to-date and innovative training, which is why we’re glad to share the latest Microsoft Security skill-building resources and offerings. 

Advance your expertise with the refreshed Security hub on Microsoft Learn  

Redesigned for learners of all abilities, this centralized hub is your go-to resource for Microsoft Security skill-building content and resources. The hub is now even easier to explore for multiple focus areas and your unique learning objectives. 

• Find expert guidance aligned to your security journey. Whether you need to build foundational security skills, gain specialized knowledge, or prove your capabilities with Microsoft Credentials, get the guidance you need. 

• Explore the latest resources organized by security focus area. Discover advances in Zero Trust principles, identity and access, security operations, IT security, and much more. 

• Connect with like-minded communities, colleagues, partners, and thought leaders. Join the conversation and get inspired to level up your skills and knowledge. 

 Find the latest cybersecurity skill-building content on our Security hub. 

Prove your real-world technical expertise with our latest Microsoft Applied Skills 

Professionals who are focused on data security and threat protection can validate and differentiate 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 Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, and prove that you can discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in Microsoft 365, effectively implementing data security. This Applied Skill is particularly relevant for information protection and compliance administrators and for security operations analysts. 

• Implement retention, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance in Microsoft Purview. To earn this Applied Skill, validate your proficiency in working with Microsoft Purview. This credential could be an especially good fit for compliance administrators who are familiar with Microsoft 365 services and Microsoft Purview and who have experience administering compliance in Microsoft 365.  

• Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR. Earn this credential by demonstrating your ability to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats. Candidates for this Applied Skill should be familiar with investigating and gathering evidence about attacks on endpoints. They should also have experience using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Kusto Query Language (KQL). 

Take the most up-to-date Microsoft Security Virtual Training Days 

No matter the depth of your security skills, our free Microsoft Security Virtual Training Days can help you build on those skills and gain the technical abilities and knowledge that you need to enable employees to work securely and achieve more from anywhere.  

 To keep pace with today’s fast-moving security landscape, we’ve updated three of our most popular Virtual Training Days: 

• Modernize Your Security Operations with Microsoft Sentinel. Learn how to deploy Microsoft Sentinel security information and event management (SIEM), migrate your existing rules, and add content hub solutions, including data connectors, analytic rules, hunting queries, and workbooks. Get the details on how you can use these tools to detect, investigate, manage incidents, and hunt threats. Additionally, find out how to maximize your coverage and better manage costs. Plus, learn how Microsoft Security Copilot can help improve security operations teams’ response times, with features like guided response, natural language to KQL translation, and malicious script analysis. 

• Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview. Discover how to identify sensitive data, pinpoint critical data security risks, and build targeted data loss protection measures with Microsoft Purview solutions, including Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, and Adaptive Protection. Explore practical use cases and learn how to secure AI applications and identify organizational risks. Plus, find out how to secure your data and maintain the integrity of your information systems by using generative AI tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and third-party AI apps, as you implement dynamic measures to help prevent data leaks and address compliance in the era of AI. 

• Defend Against Threats with Extended Detection and Response. Learn how to investigate and mitigate cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Endpoint. Get an introduction to the unified security operations platform and find out how to deploy Microsoft Sentinel with Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Endpoint. Explore ways to optimize your security operations center using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, learn about cyberattack mechanisms through incidents and alerts, and get the details on how to automate incident management by using Microsoft Security Copilot. 

Earn your wings: 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 in our Flight School videos—ranging from what Microsoft Security Copilot is (and what it isn’t) to key capabilities, experiences, and how to extend Copilot to your ecosystem.  

Each topical video is 10 mins or less, aligning to relevant learning modules on Microsoft Learn. These videos can prove especially valuable for IT pros looking to enhance their ability to process security signals and 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 and Microsoft Purview  

• Managing your plugins  

• Prompting in Copilot  

• Prompt engineering  

• Using promptbooks  

• Custom promptbooks 

• Logic apps  

• Extending Copilot to your ecosystem 

Find Flight School videos on Microsoft Learn. You can also explore Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School videos on YouTube.