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Week 1 Overview

This week focused on mastering Microsoft Defender for Cloud deployment through three distinct approaches, building a solid security infrastructure foundation to support AI integration in subsequent weeks. The primary goal was to establish comprehensive deployment expertise while preparing for Week 2’s modern unified security operations platform.

Planned Activities

Deployment Mastery Approaches

• Azure Portal Deployment: Comprehensive learning path with visual interface and detailed explanations
• Modular Infrastructure-as-Code: PowerShell + Bicep templates for controlled automation
• Complete Automation: Enterprise-ready single-command deployment
• Regional Deployment Configuration: East US deployment for complete AI security coverage and Week 2 compliance

Infrastructure Foundation

• Baseline security policies and monitoring configuration
• Defender for Cloud plans enablement across all subscription services
• Virtual machine deployment for testing and validation scenarios
• Just-in-Time (JIT) access policies implementation
• Microsoft Sentinel integration for SIEM capabilities

Documentation and Validation

• Deployment comparison guide with practical recommendations
• Week 2 bridge validation for modern unified security operations readiness
• Automated decommission scripts for lab cleanup
• Learning resources compilation and organization

Key Deliverables

1. Three-Approach Deployment Mastery

Status: [COMPLETE]