Empower Your Microsoft Data Security and Governance in an AI-Infused World
Join us for a comprehensive course designed to elevate your data security and governance capabilities in the era of AI. This course combines practical experience, real-world examples, and expert insights to equip you with the skills to effectively protect and manage your organization’s data using Microsoft technologies.
Your mission and target
Your wins
By the end of this course, you’ll achieve a comprehensive understanding of data security and governance within AI technologies. You’ll gain practical skills to identify, protect, and manage your organization’s data using Microsoft technologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. You’ll be equipped to address insider risks, implement effective data governance frameworks, and confidently prepare for the Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400) certification exam. These wins will empower your career, making you a crucial asset in safeguarding your organization’s digital assets.
Mission milestones
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Understand the foundational principles of Microsoft data security and governance in the context of AI technologies.
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Identify and evaluate existing AI technologies and data flows within your organization.
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Implement strategies to ensure compliance and readiness for trustworthy AI deployments.
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Apply Microsoft Purview and Defender best practices to protect sensitive data in AI-driven environments.
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Utilize Microsoft Insider Risk Solutions to enhance security in AI-driven environments.
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Implement effective data governance frameworks using Microsoft Purview in the AI era.
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Prepare effectively for the Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400) certification exam with real-world scenarios and examples.
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Jan Müller
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Course Outline
Module 1: Identify Existing AI Technologies & Data Flows
In this module, you will gain a clear understanding of the AI technologies currently integrated within your organization. By the end of this module, you will:
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Identify Existing AI Technologies: Gain a comprehensive overview of the AI tools in use, both within your organization and through third-party providers
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Understand Data Flow: Map out the pathways of corporate data as it moves between your protected environment and AI applications, ensuring no data goes unmonitored.
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Assess Data Processing and Residency: Evaluate how and where your data is processed and stored, enabling better compliance and security measures.
Module 2: Ensuring Compliance and Readiness for Trustworthy AI
In this module, you will learn how to meet the essential requirements for preparing your environment and data for trustworthy AI usage, focusing on key organizational policies, regulations, and frameworks. By the end of this module, you will:
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Implement Organizational Policies: Understand and develop specific policies your organization must enforce to ensure data security, ethical AI usage, and compliance with established standards.
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Comply with Regulatory Requirements: Gain an in-depth understanding of critical standards and regulations such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act. Learn how to align your organization’s practices with these frameworks to ensure full compliance.
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Optimize Your Environment for AI: Assess and enhance your organization’s technological and operational environment to support the secure and efficient deployment of AI technologies. This includes infrastructure readiness, access controls, and secure integration processes.
Module 3: Protecting Sensitive Data in AI with Purview and Defender Best Practices
Dive into the advanced capabilities of Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender to protect sensitive data within AI applications. Through practical experience and expert guidance, you will learn to classify, protect, and monitor AI data, preventing data loss and inappropriate usage. By the end of this module, you will:
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Classify Sensitive Data Effectively: Discover how to use Microsoft Purview to classify data in AI prompts and responses, ensuring sensitive information is correctly identified and handled.
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Configure Sensitivity Labels: Gain practical skills in setting up and applying sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview, allowing you to tag and protect sensitive data effortlessly.
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Implement Robust Data Protection Policies: Implement strategies within Purview and Defender to prevent data leakage in AI applications, ensuring that sensitive information is never exposed or misused.
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Utilize Microsoft Defender for Enhanced Security: Explore how Microsoft Defender can complement Purview by providing advanced threat protection and real-time monitoring to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access.
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Adopt Best Practices for AI Data Security: Discuss and adopt best practices for securing AI data and applications, supported by real-world examples and case studies.
Module 4: Securing AI-Driven Environments with Microsoft Insider Risk Solutions
Explore the comprehensive capabilities of Microsoft Insider Risk Solutions to enhance your organization’s data security in an AI-driven environment. Through practical exercises and expert insights, you will learn to identify, mitigate, and manage insider risks, ensuring that your sensitive data remains secure against internal threats. By the end of this module, you will:
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Identify Insider Risks Effectively: Understand how to use Microsoft Insider Risk Solutions to detect and categorize potential insider threats within your organization, focusing on AI-related activities and data.
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Set Up Risk Indicators and Policies: Learn to configure risk indicators and policies tailored to your organization’s needs, allowing for proactive detection and mitigation of insider risks.
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Implement Risk Mitigation Strategies: Develop strategies to address identified risks, leveraging Microsoft Insider Risk Solutions’ capabilities to prevent data leaks, unauthorized access, and other insider threats.
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Monitor and Analyze Insider Activities: Gain skills in using the solution to continuously monitor and analyze user activities, ensuring real-time awareness and quick response to potential threats.
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Apply Best Practices for Insider Risk Management: Discuss and apply best practices for managing insider risks in an AI context, supported by real-world examples and case studies.
Module 5: Enhancing Data Governance in the AI Era with Microsoft Purview
Immerse yourself in the advanced capabilities of Microsoft Purview to elevate your data governance framework in an AI-driven world. Through hands-on experience and expert guidance, you will learn to manage, classify, and protect your data assets, ensuring compliance and maximizing the value of your AI initiatives. By the end of this module, you will:
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Understand Data Governance Principles: Gain a solid understanding of data governance principles and their application in the AI context, ensuring your AI projects are built on a strong foundation.
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Classify and Manage Data Assets: Learn how to use Microsoft Purview to classify and manage data assets, ensuring your data is organized, discoverable, and properly handled throughout its lifecycle.
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Implement Data Governance Policies: Develop and implement data governance policies within Purview to enforce data usage guidelines, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
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Monitor Data Usage and Compliance: Explore techniques for monitoring data usage and compliance using Purview’s advanced analytics and reporting capabilities, enabling you to proactively identify and address potential governance issues.
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Leverage Best Practices for AI Data Governance: Discuss and adopt best practices for data governance in AI, supported by real-world examples and case studies that highlight successful implementations.
Module 6: Real-World Exam Preparation for Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400)
Prepare thoroughly for the Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400) exam by engaging in real-world examples and practical experiences. This module simulates real-life scenarios to help you gain the necessary skills and confidence to excel in the exam, focusing on crucial areas such as information protection, data loss prevention, and information governance. By the end of this module, you will:
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Create and manage sensitive information types, including custom types with exact data match and document fingerprinting.
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Implement and manage sensitivity labels, configuring roles, policies, and applying them across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and other platforms.
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Design and implement encryption solutions for email messages using Microsoft Purview Message Encryption and Advanced Message Encryption
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Create and configure data loss prevention (DLP) policies for Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Power BI, and on-premises repositories.
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Implement and monitor Microsoft Endpoint DLP, configuring settings and onboarding devices.
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Analyze and respond to DLP policies and activities, using Activity Explorer to monitor and remediate violations.
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Retain and delete data using retention labels and policies, configuring adaptive scopes and auto-apply label policies.
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Manage data retention across Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Exchange Online.
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Implement records management, using file plans and descriptors to classify and manage records and event-based retention.
Packed Curriculum:
A Wealth of Knowledge Awaits You
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20+ Hours of Video Content:
Comprehensive video lessons on data security and governance, guided by expert instructors.
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240+ Page E-Book:
An extensive guide with detailed explanations, best practices, and addtional resources. -
18 Practical Exercises
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8 Engaging Challenges:
Complex challenges simulating real-life situations to boost your skills and confidence. -
Language
English
Created by
Jochen Nickel
Hello, I’m Jochen Nickel, co-founder of PepUp Coach Academy. With my co-founder Thomas, we combine our backgrounds in technology, coaching, and education to revolutionize learning. Our goal is to make learning more direct, efficient, and applicable, tailored to fit each individual.
With decades of experience, I specialize in making complex topics simple, understandable, and practical. As a solution architect and learning expert, I empower individuals to harness their capabilities and apply them with precision.
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