Microsoft 365 Administrator

Before attending this course, students should also have:

• A proficient understanding of DNS and basic functional experience with Microsoft 365 services.
• A proficient understanding of general IT practices.
• A working knowledge of PowerShell.

Important:

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirements: For security purposes Microsoft might require MFA for access to the Microsoft 365/Dynamics 365 tenants used for this course. As such, you may need to install the free-of-charge Microsoft Authenticator app on a mobile device. It can be downloaded here, and you can see information about how to sign-in here.

Learning Path 1: Configure your Microsoft 365 experience

Modules in this Learning Path

• Configure your Microsoft 365 experience
• Manage users, licenses, guests, and contacts in Microsoft 365
• Manage groups in Microsoft 365
• Add a custom domain in Microsoft 365
• Configure client connectivity to Microsoft 365

Lab exercises

• Initialize your Microsoft 365 tenant
• Manager users and groups
• Add a custom domain

Learning Path 2: Manage your Microsoft 365 tenant

Modules in this Learning Path

• Configure administrative roles in Microsoft 365
• Manage tenant health and services in Microsoft 365
• Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
• Analyze your Microsoft 365 workplace data using Microsoft Viva Insights

Lab exercises

• Manage roles and role groups
• Monitor and Troubleshoot Microsoft 365
• Manage a Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise installation

Learning Path 3: Implement identity synchronization

Modules in this Learning Path

• Explore identity synchronization
• Prepare for identity synchronization to Microsoft 365
• Implement identity synchronization tools
• Manage synchronized identities
• Manage secure user access in Microsoft 365

Lab exercises

• Prepare for identity synchronization
• Implement identity synchronization

Learning Path 4: Manage identity and access in Microsoft 365

Modules in this Learning Path

• Examine threat vectors and data breaches
• Explore the Zero Trust security model
• Manage secure user access in Microsoft 365
• Explore security solutions in Microsoft Defender XDR
• Examine Microsoft Secure Score
• Examine Privileged Identity Management
• Examine Microsoft Entra ID Protection

Lab exercises

• Manage secure user access
• PIM Administrator approval
• PIM Self-Approval
• PIM Teammate Approval Request

Learning Path 5: Manage your security services in Microsoft Defender

Modules in this Learning Path

• Examine email protection in Microsoft 365
• Enhance your email protection using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Manage Safe Attachments
• Managing Safe Links

Lab exercises

• Implement a Safe Attachments policy
• Implement a Safe Links policy

Learning Path 6: Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender XDR

Modules in this Learning Path

• Explore threat intelligence in Microsoft Defender XDR
• Implement app protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
• Implement endpoint protection by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Lab exercises

• Prepare for Alert Policies
• Implement a Mailbox Permission Alert
• Implement a SharePoint Permission Alert
• Test the Default eDiscovery Alert
• Conduct a Spear Phishing attack using Attack Simulation training
• Conduct a Drive-by URL attack using Attack Simulation training
• Validate alert notifications and simulated attacks

Learning Path 7: Explore data governance in Microsoft 365

Modules in this Learning Path

• Examine data governance solutions in Microsoft Purview
• Explore archiving and records management in Microsoft 365
• Explore retention in Microsoft 365

Lab exercises

• Configure In-place Archiving and Retention Policies

Learning Path 8: Implement compliance in Microsoft 365

Modules in this Learning Path

• Explore compliance in Microsoft 365
• Implement Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
• Implement Microsoft Purview Information Barriers
• Explore Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
• Implement Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Lab exercises

• Manage DLP Policies

Learning Path 9: Manage compliance in Microsoft 365

Modules in this Learning Path

• Implement data classification of sensitive information
• Explore sensitivity labels
• Implement sensitivity labels

Lab exercises

• Implement Sensitivity labels with Microsoft Purview Information Protection