Microsoft 365 Course – IT Administration and Security

Training process

Training needs analysis

If you have specific requirements regarding the training programme, we will carry out a training needs analysis for you. This will guide us on which aspects of the programme should receive greater emphasis, so that the training programme meets your specific needs.

What will you gain?

Confident Microsoft 365 setup - You will learn how to add a custom domain, complete the initial tenant setup, and configure client connectivity, so you can launch Microsoft 365 smoothly in your organization.

Stronger user administration - You will handle admin roles, user accounts, licenses, and mail contacts more effectively, while also monitoring tenant health and services to streamline daily administration tasks.

Control over identity and groups - You will prepare identity synchronization, deploy directory sync tools, and manage groups in a structured way, helping you keep permissions organized and access consistent.

Better secure access management - You will examine threat vectors, understand the Zero Trust model, and use Microsoft 365 Defender with Secure Score, so you can better protect user sign-ins and access paths.

Protection for email and endpoints - You will strengthen Exchange Online security, protect attachments and links, and improve endpoint defense with Defender for Office 365 and Defender for Endpoint in practical use cases.

Improved data governance - You will work with archiving, retention, records management, and message encryption in Microsoft Purview, allowing you to protect information more effectively throughout its lifecycle.

Higher compliance, lower risk - You will implement DLP, information barriers, and controls for handling sensitive data, giving you practical ways to reduce risk and support compliance requirements across the company.

Practical data classification - You will create and deploy sensitivity labels, helping you organize the classification of sensitive information and making it easier for users to protect documents and messages properly.

Training programme

1. Comprehensive overview of processes related to the initial configuration of Microsoft 365

adding your own domain in the Microsoft 365 service,
configuring client connectivity with the Microsoft 365 platform.

2. Managing users, licenses and mail contacts on the Microsoft 365 platform

configuring administrative roles on the Microsoft 365 platform,
managing tenant health and services on the Microsoft 365 platform.

3. Managing groups on the Microsoft 365 platform

4. Deploying Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

analyzing workplace data on the Microsoft 365 platform using Microsoft Viva Insights.

5. Introduction to identity synchronization

preparation for identity synchronization with the MS365 platform,
implementation of directory synchronization tools,
management of synchronized identities.

6. Managing secure user access on the Microsoft 365 platform

analysis of threat vectors and data breaches,
learning about the Zero Trust security model,
familiarization with security solutions in the Microsoft 365 Defender service,
learning about Microsoft Secure Score.

7. Analysis of privileged identity management

analysis of the Azure Identity Protection service.

8. Checking Exchange Online protection

familiarizing oneself with the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service,
managing safe attachments,
managing safe links.

9. Threat analysis in the Microsoft 365 Defender service

implementation of application protection using the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps service,
implementation of endpoint protection using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint,
implementation of threat protection using the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service.

10. Analysis of solutions for data management in Microsoft Purview

familiarization with archiving and records management on the Microsoft 365 platform,
familiarization with the retention function on the Microsoft 365 platform,
familiarization with Microsoft Purview message encryption.

11. Becoming familiar with compliance on the Microsoft 365 platform

implementation of risk management related to the use of confidential information in Microsoft Purview,
implementation of Microsoft Purview information barriers,
becoming familiar with the Microsoft Purview data loss prevention function,
implementation of the Microsoft Purview data loss prevention function.

12. Implementation of sensitive data classification

learning about sensitivity labels,
implementing sensitivity labels.

What are the prerequisites for participating in the training?

Basic IT administration - You should be comfortable with common admin tasks such as working with user accounts, permissions, and basic service configuration before joining this training.

Familiarity with Microsoft 365 - You should know the core Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint, so you can follow the relationships discussed during the course.

Networking and identity basics - You should understand the basics of domains, DNS, authentication, and directory accounts, because the training covers domain setup and identity synchronization.

General security awareness - You should know key security concepts such as MFA, data protection, phishing, and access control to work more effectively with the Defender and Purview topics.