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SC-100 Study Resources

Alrighty! Time to get started on the SC-100 exam! What follows is a breakdown of the various study resources I'm using. Time permitting, I'll update it with additional resources I come across along the way.

Books

Exam Ref SC-100 from Microsoft Press - The authoritative book/reference for the exam.

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Ref SC-100 - A secondary source (although equally good) on the exam.

Lab Environment

Microsoft Learning SC-100 Curriculum - A free resource with various walkthroughs/exercises

Video Training

John Savill SC-100 Study course on Youtube - Another course that was recommended by peers and various IT folks.

Did I overlook a great study asset? Let me know

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Great video from John Savill regarding SC-100 study principles.

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Great resources from Microsoft on cybersecurity reference architecture.

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Great blog post by Eric Barker with practical tips for boosting effectiveness and processing information.

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XChaCha20 Encryption vs AES-256

Interesting article comparing the difference between AES-256 vs XChaCha20 encryption algorithms.

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Nice list of security audiobooks to listen to. Will definitely have to check it out.

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Great writeup in Microsoft documentation describing the MSFT definition of risk and some of the conditional elements that can influence risk scoring. (Link above)

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Great study resource (primarily for recapping essential training elements) for Microsoft AZ-500 exam. Check it out!

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A nice diagram explaining the authentication workflow for requesting a key (leveraging Azure AD).

Details and context here.

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Nice table outlining the different data masking functions in Azure. Fully details here.

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Nice table breaking down how the various Azure artifacts handle integrations and authorizations. More details here

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Nice little table summarizing the primary log categories in Azure and what they can be used for. Full doc is available here.

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I like this diagram about Azure alert process workflow. Details here.

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Nice image illustrating the high-level architecture between Azure resources and Qualys as part of Defender for Cloud's integrated Qualys vulnerability scanner feature.

More documentation here.

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Nice table outlining azure storage responsibilities depending on key management params. More info here.

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