Design risk and compliance governance and monitoring in Azure

hifong tung 1 Reputation point
2020-09-25T19:15:11.357+00:00

Hi,

Would like to ask the following. I have a background in Risk & Compliance Management and would like to ask if there are also certifications that train you in designing the compliance and risk governance in Azure? By this I mean. Design the GDPR governance, IT controls or ISO 27001 or 27010 monitoring. I Recently did the AZ-900 exam.

I saw a AZ-500 certification, but not sure if this meets what I need.

Thanks

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  1. Marilee Turscak-MSFT 36,151 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-09-25T21:11:06.627+00:00

    Hi @hifong tung ,

    I have cleared the AZ-500 and it's mainly focused on Security as well as some identity management. It has a lot of questions related to access management, security operations, and platform protection and is mainly security focused. It does have a lot of focus on risk policies, and PIM is a big topic which is heavily related to compliance. I think it could be a good fit for what you're looking for, though it is probably a bit broader.

    This is the list of topics:

    • Implement enterprise governance strategies including role-based access control, Azure policies, and resource locks.
    • Implement an Azure AD infrastructure including users, groups, and multi-factor authentication.
    • Implement Azure AD Identity Protection including risk policies, conditional access, and access reviews.
    • Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management including Azure AD roles and Azure resources.
    • Implement Azure AD Connect including authentication methods and on-premises directory synchronization.
    • Implement perimeter security strategies including Azure Firewall.
    • Implement network security strategies including Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups.
    • Implement host security strategies including endpoint protection, remote access management, update management, and disk encryption.
    • Implement container security strategies including Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Kubernetes.
    • Implement Azure Key Vault including certificates, keys, and secretes.
    • Implement application security strategies including app registration, managed identities, and service endpoints.
    • Implement storage security strategies including shared access signatures, blob retention policies, and Azure Files authentication.
    • Implement database security strategies including authentication, data classification, dynamic data masking, and always encrypted.
    • Implement Azure Monitor including connected sources, log analytics, and alerts.
    • Implement Azure Security Center including policies, recommendations, and just in time virtual machine access.
    • Implement Azure Sentinel including workbooks, incidents, and playbooks.

    The AZ-400 might also be a good fit, but it's more focused on DevOps.

    "Responsibilities for this role include designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback."

    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-400

    Another one to consider is the AZ-303 and AZ-304 Azure Solutions Architect Expert certificate. It requires two exams but is very all-encompassing and requires managing how decisions in each area of Azure affect an overall solution.

    • Implement and monitor an Azure infrastructure
    • Implement management and security solutions
    • Implement solutions for apps
    • Implement and manage data platforms
    • Design monitoring
    • Design identity and security
    • Design data storage
    • Design business continuity
    • Design infrastructure

    Hope this helps!

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