Welcome to the Exam Study tips for the AZ-500 exam, Microsoft Azure Security Technologies. This article describes my experience with the exam and gives you tips to prepare yourself well for this exam.
Who is the exam for?
This exam is for those who want to learn more about Security and Identity using Azure Cloud. Whether you’re a developer, a system administrator, or an architect, security is essential everywhere (I know from my personal experience that very few developer questions are asked).
Sensible to know that there is also a security exam specifically for Office 365. That is exam MS-500. So if you (also) want to learn about Microsoft Office 365 security, check out this exam.
If you pass the AZ-500 exam, you may call yourself Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate.
AZ-500 Exam
The exam has recently (Nov. 1, 2022) been wholly updated again and updated with the latest updates in Azure Security. The exam consists of the following topics :
Manage identity and access (20–25%)
Implement platform protection (35–40%)
Manage security operations (15–20%)
Secure data and applications (30–35%)
Read this article to know more…