Security Monitoring and Automation with Sentinel and Azure Monitor

In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, manual security monitoring is no longer enough to protect cloud infrastructure. Organizations need automated systems that can detect, analyze, and respond to security incidents in real time. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts of setting up automated security monitoring, enabling you to secure cloud environments efficiently. What you'll learn: Understand core security monitoring concepts and foundational terminology; Configure Azure Monitor to collect and analyze security telemetry across resources; Set up Sentinel to detect threats and manage security alerts; Design automated response workflows to mitigate incidents without manual intervention; Apply zero-trust principles to modern cloud security monitoring strategies; Practice analyzing security logs to identify potential system vulnerabilities. You will start with the absolute basics of security operations before moving on to configuring workspaces, writing detection rules, and building automation playbooks. The structured reading format allows you to grasp complex cloud security architectures at your own pace. This course is designed for beginners in cloud security and IT administration, requiring no prior experience with security monitoring tools. Start your journey toward automated cloud security today.