--- title: "Announcing Our First Azure Course: Getting Started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Cybr" description: "Learn how to configure and deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a CNAPP that can be used across Azure, AWS, GCP, and even on-premises." url: https://cybr.com/cloud-security/announcing-our-first-azure-course-getting-started-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/ --- # Announcing Our First Azure Course: Getting Started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud We’ve been focused on AWS security for a while now, but here’s the thing: many of you work in multi-cloud environments or have been asking… Christophe Published June 26, 2025 We’ve been focused on AWS security for a while now, but here’s the thing: many of you work in multi-cloud environments or have been asking us to expand beyond AWS. We’ve been listening. That’s why we’re excited to announce our very first Azure course now open for enrollment: **[Getting Started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://cybr.com/courses/getting-started-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/)**. [![Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure course on Cybr](https://media.cybr.com/2025/06/Linkedin_Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud-1024x683.jpg)](https://cybr.com/courses/getting-started-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/) ## Why This Course Matters Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that brings together security posture management and workload protection across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on-premises environments. Even if you’re not primarily an Azure shop, you could still benefit from going through this course since this is a service you can use across platforms. The reality is that security teams are dealing with increasingly complex, distributed infrastructures. You need tools that can provide visibility and protection regardless of where your workloads live. That’s exactly what Defender for Cloud delivers, and that’s what this course will teach you to implement effectively. ## What You’ll Learn This isn’t just a theoretical overview course. By the end, you’ll know how to: - **Configure and activate** Microsoft Defender for Cloud across your Azure environment - Implement Cloud Security Posture Management (**CSPM**) and Cloud Workload Protection (**CWP**) strategies - Secure critical Azure resources including VMs, containers, storage accounts, and networks - Use secure score and **compliance tracking for standards** like NIST 800-53, CIS, and PCI DSS - Set up **just-in-time** VM access, **private links**, and **conditional access controls** - **Automate threat remediation** using Logic Apps and workflow automation - **Detect and respond to threats** using security alerts, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Sentinel integration ## Who Should Take This Course We designed this course for practitioners who need to get things done: - **Cloud security engineers and architects** working in Azure or multi-cloud environments - **Azure administrators** who want to add serious security capabilities to their skill set - **SOC analysts** who need to understand Azure-native security tools - **DevOps and infrastructure teams** responsible for implementing cloud security - **Security consultants** working with Microsoft technologies - Anyone preparing for **Azure security certifications** or taking on new Azure security responsibilities ## What You Need to Know First You definitely don’t need to be a cloud expert to take this course, but you should have: - An Azure account ready to go - An understanding of cloud computing fundamentals (what’s a VM, what services clouds provide, etc) - General cybersecurity and incident response awareness Azure CLI or PowerShell experience is helpful but not required—we’ll show you what you need to know. ## Why We’re Expanding to Azure As security professionals, we need to understand how to secure workloads regardless of where they’re running. Microsoft Defender for Cloud has become a helpful tool for organizations running both Azure and external workloads, so it’s an important tool to know how to operate. This course helps with exactly that. ## What’s Next While we’re expanding into a new category of training, our core commitment hasn’t changed: we aim to provide practical, hands-on security training that you can immediately apply in your environment. We’re not just teaching you about Defender for Cloud, we’re showing you how to implement it effectively as part of your cloud security strategy. Whether you’re expanding your skills beyond AWS, implementing Azure security for the first time, or looking to get started with a CNAPP, this course will get you there. ### Ready to secure your Azure environment like a pro? [Let’s dive in](https://cybr.com/courses/getting-started-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/). ## Filed under - [Beginner](https://cybr.com/beginner-archives/) - [Blue Team](https://cybr.com/blue-team/) - [Cloud Security](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/) - [Incident Response](https://cybr.com/incident-response-archives/) - [Azure](https://cybr.com/tag/azure/) - [Azure Security](https://cybr.com/tag/azure-security/) - [Cloud Security](https://cybr.com/tag/cloud-security/) ## Comments Loading comments… Recommended resources [![Explore the Getting Started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud course](https://media.cybr.com/2025/06/Linkedin_Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud-1024x683.jpg)](https://cybr.com/courses/getting-started-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/) ## Build practical Azure security skills Learn how to protect cloud workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, then practice Azure security in hands-on environments. 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