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This module explores comprehensive security monitoring and governance for Azure DevOps environments. Learn to implement pipeline security, configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud for threat protection and compliance, manage Azure Policy for governance enforcement, secure resources with locks, use Microsoft Defender for Identity threat detection, and integrate GitHub Advanced Security with Microsoft Defender for unified security visibility across your development lifecycle.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you're able to:

  • Implement pipeline security best practices and secure DevOps workflows.

  • Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud for threat protection and compliance monitoring.

  • Create and manage Azure policies for governance and compliance enforcement.

  • Understand policy initiatives, resource locks, and governance frameworks.

  • Deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity threat detection.

  • Integrate GitHub Advanced Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

  • Configure GitHub Advanced Security features including code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency scanning.

Prerequisites

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