Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator
Prepare for Exam SC-401 and earn the Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator credential. This course covers Microsoft Purview information protection, data loss prevention, retention, insider risk management, and AI data security — using real-world scenarios and hands-on labs.
As an information security administrator, you plan and implement information security of sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services.
You’re responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data inside collaboration environments that are managed by Microsoft 365 from internal and external threats and protecting data used by AI services.
You also implement information protection, data loss prevention, retention, insider risk management, and manage information security alerts and activities
What You'll Learn
Implement and manage data classification using sensitive info types, trainable classifiers, and exact data match (EDM)
Create, publish, and auto-apply sensitivity labels across Microsoft 365 apps, containers, and Defender for Cloud Apps
Design and configure data loss prevention (DLP) policies including Endpoint DLP, Adaptive Protection, and file policies
Plan and manage information retention using retention labels, adaptive scopes, and retention policies
Implement and operate Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management — policies, alerts, cases, and forensic evidence
Protect data used by AI services using DSPM for AI, Microsoft Purview controls, and Microsoft 365 productivity workload settings
Who Should Attend
- Information Security Administrators
- Data Protection Officers
- Compliance Administrators
- Security Engineers
- Microsoft 365 Administrators
- IT Security Professionals
- Risk & Governance Specialists
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with all Microsoft 365 services. Working knowledge of PowerShell, Microsoft Entra, the Microsoft Defender portal, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. Experience in a data security, information protection, compliance, or IT security role. Understanding of basic security and governance concepts is beneficial.
Course Curriculum
- Implement & manage data classification
- Implement and manage sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview
- Implement information protection for Windows, file shares, and Exchange
What's Included
- Official courseware & materials
- Hands-on lab exercises
- Practice exam questions
- Exam voucher guidance
- Post-course support (30 days)
- Certificate of completion
Upcoming Training Dates
Your Instructor
Hasit Mankad
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) · 23+ Years Experience
Hasit Mankad is the Founder of TACMinds and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 23+ years of hands-on IT training and consulting experience. He has trained 4,500+ professionals across 14+ countries in GCC, Europe, India and Africa. Certifications: CEH, SC-100, AZ-305, SC-200, SC-300, AWS SAA, FinOps, PMP and 40+ others. Clients include ADNOC, RAK Bank, Ernst & Young, Ministry of IT Qatar and Dubai Islamic Bank. Known for 94%+ first-attempt certification pass rates.
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