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Microsoft Ninja Training Guides – All in One Place

To make it easier for our visitors, we’ve brought together links to all of Microsoft’s official Ninja Training Guides in one convenient location. These guides are excellent resources provided by Microsoft to help you learn, practice, and master various Microsoft technologies at your own pace.

Here, you’ll find quick access to different training tracks without needing to search around. Please note that the guides themselves are created and maintained by Microsoft — we’re simply providing a central hub for your ease of access.

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Ninja

Become a Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Ninja

Master Microsoft Purview eDiscovery with this curated, self-paced “Ninja” guide that takes learners from fundamentals to advanced workflows in the new unified experience—covering permissions, holds, targeted search and collection across Microsoft 365 (including Teams and Copilot), review sets, analytics, and exports, with hands-on modules, interactive guides, and recent updates on the transition from classic to modern UX for a fast, practical path to proficiency.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ninja

Become a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ninja

Level up endpoint security skills with a curated, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint—covering fundamentals to expert topics like onboarding, vulnerability management, attack surface reduction, next‑gen protection, investigation, automated remediation, hunting, and reporting, plus role-based tracks, knowledge checks, and a fun completion certificate.

Microsoft Defender for IoT Ninja Training

Secure IoT and OT environments with a structured, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for IoT—featuring 28+ videos across modules on overview, core features, deployment, Sentinel integration, and advanced topics like passive network sensors, asset discovery, anomaly detection, MITRE ICS mapping, and large-scale SOC integration, with linked docs and resources for hands-on learning.

Azure Network Security Ninja

Azure Network Security Ninja Training

Build practical Azure network defense skills with a curated, self-paced Ninja path that spans fundamentals to advanced scenarios—covering DDoS Protection, Azure Firewall and Firewall Manager, Application Gateway and Azure Front Door WAF, segmentation and best practices, plus hands-on labs, interactive guides, a knowledge check, and a shareable certificate upon passing.

Become a Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

Advance external attack surface skills with a focused Level 400 Ninja path for Microsoft Defender EASM—covering discovery setup, continuous asset inventory, risk prioritization via dashboards, and deep asset analysis, plus integrated use cases, knowledge checks, and a shareable participation certificate upon passing 80%.

Become a Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ninja

Level up cloud security skills with a curated, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for Cloud—covering posture management with Secure Score, regulatory compliance, workload protection (JIT, FIM, adaptive application controls), threat detection and alerts, SIEM integrations, DevOps and API protections, plus hands-on labs, knowledge checks, and a shareable certificate upon passing.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ninja

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ninja

Sharpen cloud app security skills with a curated, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps—covering discovery and app governance, policy configuration and real-time session controls, information protection and DLP, advanced threat detection and UEBA, plus hands-on labs, update highlights, knowledge checks, and a shareable certificate upon passing.

Microsoft Defender for Identity Ninja

Strengthen identity threat defense with a curated, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for Identity—covering deployment planning, sensor installation, identity posture assessments, detection of compromised credentials and lateral movement, investigation workflows, and advanced hunting integrations, plus knowledge checks and a fun participation certificate on completion.

Become a Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Ninja!

Boost email and collaboration threat defense with a curated, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender for Office 365—covering role-based fundamentals through advanced modules for configuration, policies, real-time detections, investigation and hunting, attack simulation training, and operations, plus periodic update highlights, knowledge checks, and a fun participation certificate on completion.

Microsoft Defender XDR Ninja

Become a Microsoft Defender XDR Ninja

Elevate SecOps with a concise, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Defender XDR—spanning fundamentals to expert modules on onboarding, unified incident investigation, threat intelligence, advanced hunting, automation and attack disruption, integrations with SIEM, and community resources, capped with knowledge checks and a fun participation certificate for a consistent, practical learning journey.

Microsoft Sentinel Notebooks Ninja

Becoming a Microsoft Sentinel Notebooks Ninja

Level up notebook-driven SOC analysis with a concise, self-paced series for Microsoft Sentinel Notebooks—covering when and why to use notebooks, getting started and feature tours, pre-built notebook walkthroughs, code snippets, and building/customizing notebooks from scratch, capped with a knowledge check and a participation certificate for scoring 80% or higher.

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence Ninja

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence

Build deep threat intel skills with a concise, self-paced Level 400 Ninja path for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence—covering data collection and internet datasets, projects and intel profiles, indicator research, Graph API and GitHub solutions, integrated use with Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Defender for Cloud, plus a knowledge check and a shareable participation certificate for scoring 80% or higher.

Microsoft Sentinel Ninja

Become a Microsoft Sentinel Ninja

Level up SIEM and SOAR expertise with a concise, self-paced Ninja path for Microsoft Sentinel—organized by security roles and updated with unified SecOps features, covering data collection, analytics, automation (SOAR), hunting with KQL, incident investigation, workbooks, and case management, capped with a knowledge check and a participation certificate for scoring 80% or higher.

Become a Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR Expert

Get hands-on with the unified SecOps platform public preview—bringing Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR together in one AI‑enhanced portal with faster incident correlation, unified timelines, multi-workspace/tenant views, and streamlined onboarding so analysts can protect, detect, investigate, and respond in a single experience.

Microsoft Security Copilot Ninja

Become a Microsoft Security Copilot Ninja

Accelerate AI-assisted SecOps skills with a concise, self-paced Level 400 Ninja path for Microsoft Copilot for Security—covering foundations, setup and SCUs, authentication and plugins, effective prompting and promptbooks, integrated workflows with Defender XDR and Sentinel, automation scenarios, and knowledge checks with a participation certificate for scoring 80% or higher.

New Ninja trainings and fresh updates are released regularly. Stay tuned for the latest developments and continue your learning journey with us!

Microsoft Certification Renewal – Practice with Confidence

Prepare for your Microsoft certification renewal with our practice resources. The questions have been modified to avoid copyright issues, but the concepts remain the same to help you review and strengthen your knowledge before the official renewal process.

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