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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Gain the skills to secure every layer of your Azure environment—from compute resources to storage and databases. This course teaches you how to harden containers, virtual machines, and data platforms against modern cloud threats using industry-leading tools and configurations. You’ll start by enabling secure remote access and isolating Kubernetes networks, then dive into monitoring containers, securing registries, and configuring encryption for Azure Disks. Next, you'll explore storage access control, data protection, and key management, with a focus on services like Azure Files, Blob Storage, and Queues. Later modules guide you through database security—covering authentication, auditing, encryption, and Microsoft Purview’s governance features. Real-world use cases and guided configurations reinforce your ability to implement effective security controls. Ideal for IT security professionals, cloud engineers, and database administrators, this course is best suited for those with intermediate Azure experience. Some familiarity with compute and data services in Azure is recommended.