Information Security Administrator

MS-SC401T00

Type

Virtual

Classroom ILT

Skill Level

Intermediate

Available dates

Learning Path

Security

Virtual

Duration

4 Days

1 Day

TYPE

Virtual

Classroom ILT

LEARNING PATH

Security

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

DURATION

4 Days

AVAILABLE DATES

Available on request.

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Course Type

Virtual Course (R10 000,00)

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Introduction

The Information Security Administrator course equips you with the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. The course covers essential topics such as information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You learn how to protect data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats. Additionally, you learn how to manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. You also learn how to protect data used by AI services within Microsoft environments and implement controls to safeguard content in these environments.

Audience Profile

As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. You’re responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats, as well as safeguarding data used by AI services. Your role involves implementing information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You also manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. In this role, you collaborate with other roles responsible for governance, data, and security to develop policies that address your organization’s security and risk reduction goals. You work with workload administrators, business application owners, and governance stakeholders to implement technology solutions that support these policies and controls.

Pre-requisites:

Before attending this course, delegates must be familiar with:

Microsoft 365 services and security-related tools
PowerShell for administrative automation
Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) for identity management
Microsoft Defender portal for security monitoring
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for cloud security governance

Course objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Implement information protection: Safeguard sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services
Deploy data loss prevention and retention policies: Ensure compliance and secure data across collaboration environments
Manage risks, alerts, and activities: Respond to security incidents and mitigate threats effectively
Collaborate with governance and security teams: Develop policies to address organizational security goals
Coordinate with workload administrators and stakeholders: Implement technology solutions aligned with regulatory frameworks

Course content

Module 1: Protect sensitive data in a digital world
Discover how Microsoft Purview helps organizations classify, protect, and monitor sensitive data across cloud, endpoint, and AI environments. This module explores strategies for securing data through classification labeling, encryption, and proactive risk management.
Lessons:
Introduction	Prevent data leaks and insider threats
The growing need for data protection	Manage security alerts and respond to threats
The challenges of managing sensitive data	Protect Al-generated and Al processed data
Protect data in a Zero Trust world	Module assessment
Understand data classification and protection	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe challenges in protecting sensitive data across cloud and AI environments	Understand how Insider Risk Management helps detect potential threats
Explain how Microsoft Purview enables data classification, labeling, and protection	Explore security monitoring tools for detecting and responding to data risks
Identify how data loss prevention (DLP) prevents unauthorized data sharing
Module 2: Classify data for protection and governance
Learn about the information available to help you understand your data landscape and know your data.
Lessons:
Introduction Copilot in Microsoft PowerPoint	Create a custom trainable classifier
Data classification overview	Module assessment
Classify data using sensitive information types	Summary
Classify data using trainable classifiers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the importance of data classification for protection and governance	Explain how trainable classifiers identify unstructured data
Describe how sensitive information types (SITs) classify structured data	Create a custom trainable classifier to detect organization-specific content
Module 3: Review and analyse data classification and protection
Discover how Microsoft Purview helps organizations monitor and analyze data classification and protection. This module explores how security teams can track classification trends, investigate labeled content, and assess policy effectiveness using Information Protection Reports, Data explorer, Content explorer, and Activity explorer.
Lessons:
Introduction	Monitor and review actions on labeled data
Review classification and protection insights	Module assessment
Analyze classified data with data and content explorer	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Interpret Information Protection Reports to assess classification and protection trends	Analyze user activity in Activity explorer to detect policy violations and potential security risks
Investigate labeled content using Data explorer and Content explorer to identify classification patterns	Use Microsoft Purview tools to improve data security, maintain compliance, and refine protection strategies
Module 4: Create and manage sensitive information types
Learn how to use sensitive information types to support your information protection strategy.
Lessons:
Introduction	Implement document fingerprinting
Sensitive information type overview	Describe named entities
Compare built-in versus custom sensitive information types	Create a keyword dictionary
Create and manage custom sensitive information types	Module assessment
Create and manage exact data match sensitive info types	Summary and resources
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Recognize the difference between built-in and custom sensitivity labels	Implement document fingerprinting
Configure sensitive information types with exact data match-based classification	Create custom keyword dictionaries
Module 5: Create and configure sensitivity labels with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels enable you to classify and protect sensitive data throughout your organization, including in the cloud and on devices. This module covers how to classify and protect sensitive information to ensure its security and compliance.
Lessons:
Introduction	Implement auto-labeling policies
Sensitivity label overview	Use the data classification dashboard to monitor sensitivity labels
Create and configure sensitivity labels and label policies	Module assessment
Configure encryption with sensitivity labels	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the basics of Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365	Implement auto-labeling for consistent data classification and protection
Create and publish sensitivity labels to classify and safeguard data	Use the Microsoft Purview data classification dashboard to monitor sensitivity label usage
Configure encryption settings with sensitivity labels for improved data security
Module 6: Apply sensitivity labels for data protection
Learn about how sensitivity labels are used to classify and protect business data while making sure that user productivity and their ability to collaborate aren’t hindered.
Lessons:
Introduction	Protect meetings with sensitivity labels
Foundations of sensitivity label integration in Microsoft 365	Apply sensitivity labels to Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites
Manage sensitivity labels in Office apps	Module assessment
Apply sensitivity labels with Microsoft 365 Copilot for secure collaboration	Summary and resources
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the foundations of sensitivity label integration in Microsoft 365	Secure Outlook and Teams meetings with sensitivity labels
Manage sensitivity label use in Office apps for security compliance	Apply labels to Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint, and OneDrive for data protection
Module 7: Understand Microsoft 365 encryption
Learn how Microsoft 365 encrypts data-at-rest and in-transit, securely manages encryption keys, and provides key management options to customers to meet their business needs and compliance obligations.
Lessons:
Introduction to Microsoft 365 encryption	Learn how data is encrypted in-transit
Learn how Microsoft 365 data is encrypted at rest	Module assessment
Understand service encryption in Microsoft Purview	Summary
Explore customer key management using Customer Key
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how encryption mitigates the risk of unauthorized data disclosure	Explain how Microsoft 365 implements service encryption to protect customer data at the application layer
Describe Microsoft data-atrest and data-in-transit encryption solutions	Understand the differences between Microsoft managed keys and customer managed keys for use with service encryption
Module 8: Deploy Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Learn about the different encryption methods Microsoft Purview provides to protect messages.
Lessons:
Introduction	Use Microsoft Purview Message Encryption templates in mail flow rules
Implement Microsoft Purview Message Encryption	Module assessment
Implement Microsoft Purview Advanced Message Encryption	Summary and resources
After completing this module, students will be able to	Implement Microsoft Purview Advanced Message Encryption
Configure Microsoft Purview Message Encryption for end users
Module 9: Prevent data loss in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) helps safeguard sensitive information by monitoring and preventing accidental data leaks across your organization’s digital platforms. In this module, you’ll learn how to plan, deploy, and adjust DLP policies to protect sensitive data in your organization, ensuring security without disrupting daily work.
Lessons:
Introduction	Integrate Adaptive Protection with DLP − Use DLP analytics (preview) to identify data risks
Data loss prevention overview	Understand DLP alerts and activity tracking
Plan and design DLP policies	Module assessment
Understand DLP policy deployment and simulation mode	Summary and resources
Create and manage DLP policies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the purpose and benefits of Microsoft Purview DLP	Use DLP analytics to improve policy effectiveness
Plan, design, simulate, and deploy DLP policies	Monitor, investigate, and refine policies using alerts and activity tracking
Apply Adaptive Protection for dynamic, risk-based data controls
Module 10: Implement endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) with Microsoft Purview
Endpoint DLP in Microsoft Purview helps organizations protect sensitive data on endpoint devices by monitoring, restricting, or allowing actions such as file transfers, copying, and sharing. Learn how to onboard devices, configure settings, and create custom policies to ensure data security across your organization.
Lessons:
Introduction to Microsoft 365 encryption	Create and manage endpoint DLP policies
Endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) overview	Deploy the Microsoft Purview browser extension
Understand the endpoint DLP implementation workflow	Configure just-in-time (JIT) protection
Onboard devices for endpoint DLP	Module assessment
Configure settings for endpoint DLP	Summary and resources
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the benefits of endpoint DLP	Configure endpoint DLP settings
Onboard devices for endpoint DLP	Create and manage endpoint DLP policies
Module 11: Configure DLP policies for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Power Platform
Learn how to configure and implement data loss prevention policies and integrate them with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
Lessons:
Introduction	Manage data loss prevention violations in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Configure data loss prevention policies for Power Platform	Module assessment
Integrate data loss prevention in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps	Summary and resources
Configure policies in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the integration of DLP with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps	Configure policies in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Module 12: Understand Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Understand insider risks and discover how Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management identifies risky activities, analyzes context, and helps organizations protect data while respecting privacy.
Lessons:
Introduction	Case study: Protect sensitive data with Insider Risk Management
What is an insider risk?	Module assessment
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management overviewMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management features	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define insider risks and their effect on organizations	Identify key features like policies, signals, analytics, dashboards, and investigative tools
Understand the purpose of Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management	Recognize how these tools detect and address potential risksExplore scenarios that demonstrate effective risk management strategies
Module 13: Prepare for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Discover strategies for planning and configuring Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management to meet organizational needs and protect privacy.
Lessons:
Introduction	Integrate Insider Risk Management with data sources and tools
Plan for Insider Risk Management	Module assessment
Prepare your organization for Insider Risk Management	Summary and resources
Configure settings for Insider Risk Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Collaborate with stakeholders to prepare for insider risk management	Configure settings to align with compliance and privacy needs
Understand what’s needed to meet prerequisites for implementation	Explore how connecting tools and data sources enhances risk management
Module 14: Create and manage Insider Risk Management policies
Create and manage Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management policies to detect and address potential insider risks while supporting organizational security and privacy.
Lessons:
Introduction	Manage policies in InsideRisk Management
Understand Insider Risk Management policy templates	Module assessment
Compare quick and custom insider risk policies	Summary
Create a custom Insider Risk Management policy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the purpose of policy templates	Build and configure custom policies for specific risks
Identify when to use quick or custom policies	Update and manage policies as organizational needs change
Create quick policies for common scenarios
Module 15: Implement Adaptive Protection in Insider Risk Management
Understand how Adaptive Protection applies machine learning to assess user risk and automatically enforce the right level of security controls. By dynamically assigning Data loss prevention, Data lifecycle management, and Conditional Access policies, it strengthens data security while reducing unnecessary alerts and manual intervention.
Lessons:
Introduction	Manage Adaptive Protection
Adaptive Protection overview	Module assessment
Understand and configure risk levels in Adaptive Protection	Summary
Configure Adaptive Protection
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Adaptive Protection and its role in dynamically mitigating risks	Set up Adaptive Protection with quick or custom setup
Configure risk level settings and customize risk levels based on your organization’s needs	Manage Adaptive Protection to review policy metrics, track in-scope users, and assess risk levels
Module 16: Discover AI interactions with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview helps organizations discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI tools interact with data. Using Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI and Audit, security teams can detect AI activity, assess potential risks, and gather insights to support data protection and compliance strategies.
Lessons:
Introduction	Audit Microsoft 365 Copilot activities and Al interactions with Microsoft Purview
Understand Al security risks	Module assessment
Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for Al overview	Summary
Configure DSPM for Al − Review Al security reports
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how Microsoft Purview DSPM for AI and Audit help identify AI-related data risks	Use Microsoft Purview Audit to search for and review Copilot interactions
Set up DSPM for AI to detect activity from Microsoft 365 Copilot and enterprise AI tools	Analyze AI activity and risks using built-in reports and insights
Module 17: Protect sensitive data from AI-related risks
Microsoft Purview helps organizations protect sensitive data in environments that use AI tools. Learn how to reduce data security risks by applying sensitivity labels, using data loss prevention controls, and deploying recommended protections through DSPM for AI.
Lessons:
Introduction	Use Endpoint DLP to prevent generative Al data exposure
Apply Al security recommendations with DSPM for Al	Module assessment
Use sensitivity labels to protect Microsoft 365 Copilot content	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use sensitivity labels to control how AI tools access and handle content	Apply DSPM for AI recommendations to protect sensitive data across Microsoft Purview solutions
Configure endpoint DLP to restrict risky actions in browsers
Module 18: Govern AI usage with Microsoft Purview
Learn how to apply policies and manage the lifecycle of AIgenerated content using Microsoft Purview. This module shows how to retain, delete, investigate, and review content created in Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI apps.
Lessons:
Introduction	Detect and manage Copilot and Al communications with Microsoft Purview
Apply retention policies to Microsoft 365 Copilot prompts and responses	Module assessment
Investigate and delete Copilot interactions with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Apply retention policies to manage the lifecycle of Copilot and other AI generated content using Data Lifecycle Management	Create policies to assess Copilot messages and other AI-related communications using
Investigate and delete Copilot interaction history using eDiscovery (Premium)	Communication Compliance
Module 19: Assess and mitigate AI risks with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview includes tools that help detect risky activity and apply policy-based protections in AI environments. This includes detecting generative AI usage, assigning user risk levels, and adjusting enforcement actions based on those levels.
Lessons:
Introduction	Case study: Use Adaptive Protection to respond to Al related risk
Use data assessments to detect oversharing risks	Module assessment
Detect risky Al usage with Insider Risk Management	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Detect generative AI usage with Insider Risk Management	Apply dynamic protections with Adaptive Protection based on user behaviour
Use risk scoring to identify users who pose a higher risk	Use data assessments to identify oversharing risks in AI interactions
Module 20: Understand retention in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview retention helps organizations manage how long data is kept and when it can be deleted. Learn how to apply retention strategically to meet compliance requirements, reduce risk, and protect important information throughout its lifecycle.
Lessons:
Introduction	Decide when to apply retention
Overview of retention and the data lifecycle	Module assessment
Understand retention labels and retention policies	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Detect generative AI usage with Insider Risk Management	Apply dynamic protections with Adaptive Protection based on user behaviour
Use risk scoring to identify users who pose a higher risk	Use data assessments to identify oversharing risks in AI interactions
Module 19: Assess and mitigate AI risks with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview includes tools that help detect risky activity and apply policy-based protections in AI environments. This includes detecting generative AI usage, assigning user risk levels, and adjusting enforcement actions based on those levels.
Lessons:
Introduction	Case study: Use Adaptive Protection to respond to Al related risk
Use data assessments to detect oversharing risks	Module assessment
Detect risky Al usage with Insider Risk Management	Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify common use cases for applying retention	Apply retention settings to specific users, sites, or content types
Explain how retention supports data protection alongside tools like data loss prevention	Recognize what retention does and doesn’t control
Module 21: Implement and manage retention and recovery in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview helps reduce data exposure by providing tools to control how long content is kept and when it’s permanently deleted. Through retention labels, policies, adaptive scopes, and recovery capabilities, organizations can apply consistent lifecycle rules across Microsoft 365 and reduce the risk of keeping unnecessary or outdated data. This approach supports both compliance and information security goals by minimizing what data is available to unauthorized access or misuse.
Lessons:
Introduction	Understand policy and label precedence in Microsoft Purview
Plan for retention and disposition with retention labels	Recover content in Microsoft 365 workloads
Create and publish retention labels	Module assessment
Create and manage auto apply retention labels	Summary
Create and configure adaptive scopes Create and configure retention policies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan retention and disposition using retention labels	Configure retention policies for Microsoft 365 workloads
Create, publish, and automatically apply retention labels	Interpret the outcome when multiple retention settings apply
Use adaptive scopes to target users, groups, or sites dynamically	Restore deleted items and previous versions of content across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams
Module 22: Search and investigate with Microsoft Purview Audit
Enhance data security and compliance with Microsoft Purview Audit by configuring detailed audits, managing logs, and analysing access patterns.
Lessons:
Introduction	Export audit log data
Microsoft Purview Audit overview	Configure audit retention with Audit (Premium)
Configure and manage Microsoft Purview Audit	Module assessment
Conduct searches with Audit (Standard)	Summary
Audit Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 interactions Investigate activities with Audi (Premium)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify the differences between Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) and Audit (Premium)	Analyze irregular access patterns using advanced tools in Purview Audit (Premium) and PowerShell
Configure Microsoft Purview Audit for optimal log management	Ensure regulatory compliance through strategic data management
Perform audits to assess compliance and security measures
Module 23: Search for content in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
This module examines how to search for content in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal using Content Search functionality, including how to view and export the search results, and configure search permissions filtering.
Lessons:
Introduction	Configure search permissions filtering
Explore Microsoft Purview eDiscovery solutions	Search for and delete email messages
Create a content search	Module assessment
View the search results and statistics	Summary
Export the search results and search report
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how to use content search in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal	Preview the search results
Design and create a content search	View the search statistics

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