Introduction to key Azure network security services

Offered By: Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Course Description

Module 1: Describe how Azure Private Link enables private connectivity to Azure services, including its features, how it works, and its use cases.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Explain how Azure Private Link, Azure Private Endpoint, and Azure Private Link service work together to create private connections to Azure resources.
Evaluate whether Azure Private Link is appropriate for giving your employees, vendors, and customers private access to your Azure services.
Identify and describe use cases for Azure Private Link.

Module 2: Consider constructing a wide area network (WAN) using software-defined Azure Virtual WAN networking services.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Evaluate the functionality of Azure Virtual WAN and understand how it simplifies and helps secure your WAN.
Explain the functionality and purpose of the components of an Azure Virtual WAN.
Evaluate the use of Azure Firewall and Azure Firewall Manager to secure the virtual WAN.

Module 3: Describe how Azure Firewall protects Azure Virtual Network resources, including the Azure Firewall features, rules, deployment options, and administration with Azure Firewall Manager.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Explain how Azure Firewall and Azure Firewall Manager work together to protect Azure virtual networks.
Evaluate whether Azure Firewall is the right solution to protect your Azure virtual networks from malicious incoming and outgoing traffic.
Evaluate whether Azure Firewall Premium is the right solution to protect your Azure virtual networks from malicious incoming and outgoing traffic.
Evaluate whether Azure Firewall Manager is the right solution for deploying policies across multiple firewalls.
Identify and describe use cases for Azure Firewall and Azure Firewall Manager.

Module 4: Describe how Azure Web Application Firewall protects Azure web applications from common attacks, including its features, how it’s deployed, and its common use cases.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Explain how Azure Web Application Firewall works to protect Azure web apps from known threats.
Evaluate whether Azure Web Application Firewall is the right solution to protect your Azure web apps from malicious exploits.
Identify and describe use cases for Azure Web Application Firewall.

Module 5: Learn how to guard your Azure services from a denial of service attack using Azure DDoS Protection Standard.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Explain Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack types and the components of an effective DDoS response strategy.
Compare the differences between Azure DDoS Protection Basic and Standard.
Evaluate Azure DDoS Protection Standard, its features, and architecture options.
Choose fundamental best practices to build DDoS-resilient services on Azure.