A financial-sector cloud breach simulation based on publicly reported storage misconfiguration patterns exposing regulated financial records.
Mixed — Security and Risk Leadership
Self-paced · 60-Day Access
Coming Soon
Who This Program Is For
Security leaders overseeing financial cloud workloads
Risk and compliance officers managing regulatory exposure
SOC analysts monitoring transaction-related storage activity
Cloud engineers responsible for configuration governance
Executive stakeholders accountable for disclosure decisions
Key Outcomes
Detect storage exposure risks in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Correlate anomalous access signals in Microsoft Sentinel
Validate financial data classification and regulatory impact using Purview
Accelerate triage and analysis with Security Copilot
Execute corrective remediation using Copilot in Azure
Translate technical exposure into executive risk language
Course Overview
This simulation reflects patterns observed in publicly reported financial sector cloud exposure incidents involving misconfigured storage endpoints and excessive permissions exposing transaction data.
Participants navigate a realistic breach lifecycle from detection through remediation, aligning security operations with regulatory scrutiny and executive reporting obligations.
Course Outline
Module 1 — Financial Threat Context
Understanding regulated financial data in Azure
Storage exposure and transaction data risk
Regulatory mapping to cloud environments
Module 2 — Exposure Detection (Defender for Cloud)
Identifying misconfigured storage
Reviewing posture severity and alerts
Understanding exfiltration risk indicators
Module 3 — Investigation (Microsoft Sentinel)
Correlating suspicious activity
Running scope determination queries
Mapping to structured threat techniques
Module 4 — Regulatory Impact (Microsoft Purview)
Validating classification of financial records
Reviewing policy enforcement
Assessing GLBA and disclosure implications
Module 5 — AI-Assisted Triage (Security Copilot)
Generating concise incident summaries
Validating remediation paths
Preparing executive reporting drafts
Module 6 — Remediation (Copilot in Azure)
Correcting configuration weaknesses
Re-validating posture
Documenting operational improvements
Business Impact & Operational Outcomes
By completing Code Red: Financial Data Exposure Simulation, participants will be able to:
Reduce time to detect and contain cloud-based financial data exposure incidents
Improve cross-functional coordination between security, risk, and executive teams
Validate regulatory impact before disclosure decisions
Strengthen cloud configuration governance to prevent repeat exposure
Translate technical findings into structured executive risk communication
Align operational response with financial regulatory expectations such as GLBA and industry oversight requirements
This course develops the ability to move from reactive alert handling to structured, compliance-aware incident management across Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, Security Copilot, and Copilot in Azure.
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