Microsoft Certified Security Operations Analyst Associate Training in Calgary, AB

About the Microsoft Security Analyst Certification in Calgary

As a Microsoft security operations analyst in Calgary, you reduce organizational risk by:

• Rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment.
• Advising on improvements to threat protection practices.
• Referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.

You perform:

• Triage.
• Incident response.
• Vulnerability management.
• Threat hunting.
• Cyber threat intelligence analysis.

As a Microsoft security operations analyst certified with Microsoft Security Analyst Certification in Calgary, you monitor, identify, investigate, and respond to threats in multicloud environments by using:

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft 365 Defender
• Third-party security solutions

In this role, you collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, identity administrators, Azure administrators, and endpoint administrators to secure IT systems for the organization.

As a candidate, you should be familiar with:

• Microsoft 365
• Azure cloud services
• Windows and Linux operating systems

Skills Measured:

• Mitigate threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender (25–30%)
• Mitigate threats by using Defender for Cloud (15–20%)
• Mitigate threats by using Microsoft Sentinel (50–55%)

Passing Criteria: 

• A passing score is 700 or greater.

Exam Duration:

• 120 Minutes

Recertification:

• Previously, Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications were valid for two years.
• Starting June 2021, certifications are valid for one year, but they can be renewed online for free at Microsoft Learn.
• The renewal window begins six months before the certification expires. During this window before the cert expires, you can take a free online assessment and get the certification extended by one additional year from the current expiration date.
• Want the best of both worlds old and new? Certifications earned before June 2021 will be valid for two years and eligible for the new renewal process.

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