The Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate certification validates the skills required to investigate, search for and mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft 365 Defender.

As a Microsoft security operations analyst, you help reduce organisational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks across cloud and on-premises environments, advising on improvements to threat protection practices and identifying violations of organisational policies.

Why Take This Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate Certification?

This certification is designed for professionals responsible for day-to-day security operations, incident response and threat hunting across Microsoft security platforms. It supports progression into security operations leadership and specialist SOC roles, particularly in environments using Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections.

Who Is the Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate Certification For?

This certification is intended for candidates working in a Security Operations Analyst role who routinely perform triage, respond to incidents, mitigate risk using exposure management and hunt for threats using threat intelligence, including using KQL for reporting, detections and investigations.

Where is this Course Available?

As an official Microsoft training partner, MENA Executive Training offers the Microsoft Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate certification throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

The certification is available in person throughout the GCC including Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City), Oman (Muscat), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar) and the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah) as well as Jordan (Amman).

What Language is this course available In?

This certification is delivered by MENA Executive Training in both English and Arabic, supporting government and enterprise teams across the region with bilingual Microsoft-authorised training.

What You Will Learn

Across the certification scope, you will be able to:

• Perform triage and respond to security incidents

• Mitigate risk using exposure management

• Hunt for threats using threat intelligence

• Use KQL for reporting, detections and investigations

• Monitor, identify, investigate and respond to threats across cloud and on-premises environments

Technologies Covered

You will work across Microsoft security tooling used by security operations teams, including:

• Microsoft Defender XDR

• Security Copilot

• Microsoft Sentinel

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections

• Third-party security solutions

Prerequisites

Candidates should be familiar with Microsoft 365, Azure cloud services and Windows, Linux and mobile operating systems.