Skill pathway
Threat Protection
Threat Protection is one of the skills Australian employers list in job ads we track. Below is the free training that builds it and the work it leads to.
Why employers ask for Threat Protection
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Where to learn Threat Protection
Start here (beginner)
Microsoft Learn
Protect your endpoint environment with Microsoft Intune
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Explore Microsoft 365 administration
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Microsoft Intune fundamentals
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Describe Microsoft Security Copilot
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Understand Microsoft 365 encryption
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Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR
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Learn how Microsoft supports secure software development as part of a cybersecurity solution
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Describe application-based threats and how to protect against them
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Describe network-based threats and mitigations
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Protect and govern Microsoft 365 data
Microsoft Learn
Introduction to Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Describe device-based threats and security controls
Microsoft Learn
Describe basic cybersecurity threats, attacks, and mitigations
Microsoft Learn
Threat Modeling Security Fundamentals
Microsoft Learn
Introduction to threat modeling
Microsoft Learn
Create a threat model using data-flow diagram elements
Microsoft Learn
Introduction to Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
Introduction to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Secure your infrastructure with threat modeling
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Use a framework to identify threats and find ways to reduce or eliminate risk
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Use recommended tools to create a data-flow diagram
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MS-102 Implement compliance in Microsoft 365
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Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Construct KQL statements for Microsoft Sentinel
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Protect against threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Utilize Vulnerability Management in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Defend against threats with Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Enhance your email protection using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Implement retention, eDiscovery, and Communication compliance in Microsoft Purview
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Create and manage Microsoft Sentinel workspaces
Microsoft Learn
Integrate Microsoft Defender XDR with Microsoft Sentinel
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Reduce data exposure risk with Data Security Posture Management in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Learn
Create detections and perform investigations using Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Enhance endpoint security with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Learn
Introduction to Microsoft Defender XDR threat protection
Microsoft Learn
Implement Windows security enhancements with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
Threat response with Microsoft Sentinel playbooks
Microsoft Learn
Configure your Microsoft Sentinel environment
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
Manage groups in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Implement Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
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Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot administration
Microsoft Learn
Explore the Zero Trust security model
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Prepare security and compliance to support Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Implement information protection and data loss prevention with Microsoft Purview
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Perform threat hunting in Microsoft Sentinel
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MS-102 Manage your Microsoft 365 tenant
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Connect Azure assets to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Learn
Threat hunting with Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Perform evidence and entities investigations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Configure your Microsoft 365 tenant
Microsoft Learn
Deploy and operate Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Remediate threats using Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Learn
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Connect Common Event Format logs to Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Manage tenant health and services in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Learn
Add a custom domain in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Prepare your organization for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Purview
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Explore archiving and records management in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Configure SIEM security operations using Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Connect Windows hosts to Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Manage identity and access in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Manage your security services in Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Manage compliance in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Hunt for threats using notebooks in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
Explain threat hunting concepts in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Identify threats with Behavioral Analytics
Microsoft Learn
Use watchlists in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Implement identity synchronization
Microsoft Learn
Prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility
Microsoft Learn
Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
Microsoft Learn
Create queries for Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
Microsoft Learn
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
Utilize threat intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Connect Microsoft Defender XDR to Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
Query, visualize, and monitor data in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Learn
MS-102 Explore data governance in Microsoft 365
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Mitigate incidents using Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Learn
Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
Threat detection with Microsoft Sentinel analytics
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Remediate security alerts using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Learn
Connect data to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors
Microsoft Learn
Manage synchronized identities
Microsoft Learn
Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
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Introduction to information security and compliance in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Learn
Explore threat intelligence in Microsoft Defender XDR
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Implement Adaptive Protection in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Learn
Manage permissions, roles, and role groups in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Create and manage data loss prevention policies
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Examine Microsoft Secure Score
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Configure your Microsoft 365 experience
Microsoft Learn
Explore data management practices in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Prepare for identity synchronization to Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Examine Privileged Identity Management in Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Learn
Manage secure user access in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Implement directory synchronization tools
Microsoft Learn
Manage Safe Links
Microsoft Learn
Examine Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Microsoft Learn
Manage compliance with Microsoft Purview for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Explore retention in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Prevent data loss with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Learn
Implement Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Microsoft Learn
Explore sensitivity labels
Microsoft Learn
Explore security solutions in Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Learn
Perform Windows Server secure administration
Microsoft Learn
Explore Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Microsoft Learn
Explore compliance in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Learn
Implement endpoint protection by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Learn
Explore identity synchronization
Microsoft Learn
Examine data governance solutions in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Learn
Implement endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) with Microsoft Purview