8 posts tagged with "certification"

Following on from the last few posts on Microsoft certifications, there are now several practical, hands-on alternative learning options in the new Applied Skills series.

Earlier this year Splunk launched a new Cybersecurity Defense Analyst certification, with more emphasis on Cybersecurity content, not only Splunk knowledge. This month the certification is out of the beta, and results are public. Most of the study material is freely available and the exam is inexpensive, making this potentially an attractive certification to have.

Following on from an earlier post, this post covers the Azure area of Microsoft certifications and how they may be of relevance from a security perspective.

Following on from an earlier post, this post covers the Security and Compliance area of Microsoft certifications and how they may be of relevance from a security perspective.

Following on from an earlier post, this post covers the MS365 area of Microsoft certifications and how they may be of relevance from a security perspective.

Having worked for Microsoft partners, and with Microsoft technologies, getting certified by Microsoft can be useful - however, like so many other vendors, Microsoft offers a large selection of certifications, and retires and launches new certifications on a regular basis.

Following on from an earlier post, this post is the first in a series of articles covering the overall MS certification offering and how it may be of relevance from a security perspective.

More details have been added for specific areas in the MS365, Azure, and Security and Compliance pages.

Earlier this month I came across an article covering a recent development in malware scanning in MS365.

While putting a file in a password-protected Zip archive has been a traditional method of bypassing malware filtering (often with good reason), the changes in how Microsoft scans files traversing their services has made this no longer reliable.

Earlier this year Microsoft announced the retirement of Microsoft 365 Security Administrator certification (commonly known by its exam designation MS-500). This wasn't a surprise as the content was generally replaced by the newer specialty certifications and the SC line of exams.

However I was surprised to find that Microsoft also retired the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator syllabus and exams, and its replacement is far more security focused than before.