Azure Application Platform Security for Cloud Engineers

As cloud applications grow more complex, securing container workloads and API endpoints is critical to protecting sensitive data. This course provides a foundational, text-based guide to implementing robust security controls across the Azure application ecosystem. You will transition from understanding basic cloud security concepts to configuring security policies, network controls, and identity management for modern cloud applications. By studying detailed configurations and security patterns, you will learn how to defend cloud-native architectures against common vulnerabilities. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational cloud security concepts and Zero-Trust architecture principles - Secure containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Container Apps - Configure network access controls, Web Application Firewalls, and API Management - Implement modern authentication and authorization flows for serverless Function and Logic apps - Apply threat detection and vulnerability scanning using Defender for Containers - Apply infrastructure-as-code baselines for secure resource deployment The course begins with essential security terminology and baseline concepts before guiding you through step-by-step written explanations of container security, serverless protection, and API gateway defense. You will explore practical configuration scenarios and code snippets to solidify your understanding of cloud security engineering. This course is designed for aspiring cloud security engineers, developers, and system administrators who are new to Azure security. No prior cloud security experience is required, though a basic familiarity with cloud concepts is helpful. Start building a secure foundation for your cloud applications today.