There’s always been a big rush of interest in Microsoft security certifications. There’s some fantastic Learn modules (the SC series) created to help those seeking certifications, and these are great sources of knowledge training by themselves.
But a lot of you have shown interest in the “Ninja” training that’s been put together by our product teams. There’s been so much interest, I decided to go down that route and complete them all myself to figure out what you are all always raving about.
Someone asked recently about where all of these are located and I realized the links might be valuable to others, so here they are…
Microsoft Copilot for Security: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/how-to-become-a-microsoft-copilot-for-security-ninja-the/ba-p/4106928
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-vulnerability/become-a-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management-ninja/ba-p/4003011
Microsoft Unified SOC Platform Ninja: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/become-a-microsoft-unified-soc-platform-ninja/ba-p/4014565
Microsoft Priva: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/become-a-microsoft-priva-ninja/ba-p/3876888
Defender External Attack Surface Management: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-external/become-a-microsoft-defender-external-attack-surface-management/ba-p/3743985
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps-ninja-training-june-2022/ba-p/3050791
Defender for Endpoint: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/become-a-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-ninja/ba-p/1515647
Defender for Identity: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-defender-for-identity-ninja-training/ba-p/2117904
Microsoft 365 Defender: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-defender-blog/become-a-microsoft-365-defender-ninja/ba-p/1789376
Defender for Office 365: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/become-a-microsoft-defender-for-office-365-ninja-june-2022/ba-p/2187392
Microsoft Sentinel: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/become-a-microsoft-sentinel-ninja-the-complete-level-400/ba-p/1246310
Microsoft Sentinel Notebooks Ninja: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/becoming-a-microsoft-sentinel-notebooks-ninja-the-series/ba-p/2693491
Microsoft Sentinel Automation Ninja: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/become-a-microsoft-sentinel-automation-ninja/ba-p/3563377
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/become-a-microsoft-defender-for-cloud-ninja/ba-p/1608761
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-threat/become-a-microsoft-defender-threat-intelligence-ninja-the/ba-p/3656965
Azure Network Security: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/azure-network-security-ninja-training/ba-p/2356101
Microsoft Defender for IoT: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-iot-blog/microsoft-defender-for-iot-ninja-training/ba-p/2428899
Microsoft Purview Information Protection: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/the-microsoft-information-protection-mip-ninja-training-is-here/ba-p/2887478
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/become-a-microsoft-purview-ediscovery-ninja/ba-p/2793108
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/the-microsoft-purview-data-loss-prevention-ninja-training-is/ba-p/3659015
Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/become-a-microsoft-purview-data-lifecycle-and-records-management/ba-p/3874829
Microsoft Compliance Manager (MSCM): https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-compliance-manager-mscm-ninja-training-q1-2022/ba-p/3181322
Communication Compliance: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/become-a-communication-compliance-ninja/ba-p/3283283
Insider Risk Management: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/become-an-insider-risk-management-ninja/ba-p/3282306
Must Learn KQL: https://aka.ms/MustLearnKQL
Virtual Ninja Training:
Attack Simulation Training:
Did I miss any? Let me know.
EXTRA: Do you know why the trainings are labeled “Ninja” trainings instead of something like “Samurai” trainings? I mean, in feudal Japan, the Ninja was a miscreant, while the Samurai was an honorable warrior.
Well, it’s probably not what you think.
Ofer, the Principal Product Manager of Azure Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel now) and the person who created the very first Ninja training resource, laid the story out plainly on LinkedIn. “Ninja” is the name of his daughter’s cat! Read the story: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oshezaf_azuresentinel-microsoft-activity-6811747654733852672-3SRJ
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Thank you, Rod for all the invaluable content you share. And thank you for answering the one question that has kept me up at night for over two years... "Why are they called 'Ninja trainings'? And what's up with the 'Ninja Cat'? Now I know! LOL