The Information Security Administrator course equips you with the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. The course covers essential topics such as information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management.

You learn how to protect data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats. Additionally, you learn how to manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. You also learn how to protect data used by AI services within Microsoft environments and implement controls to safeguard content in these environments.

Target audience

As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. You’re responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats, as well as safeguarding data used by AI services.

Your role involves implementing information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You also manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. In this role, you collaborate with other roles responsible for governance, data, and security to develop policies that address your organization’s information security and risk reduction goals. You work with workload administrators, business application owners, and governance stakeholders to implement technology solutions that support these policies and controls.