Passed the MS-500

Deáthmáge85Deáthmáge85 Member Posts: 36 ■■■□□□□□□□
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Yesterday after 7 months of reading. I sat and passed the MS-500. It goes EOL on the 30th. I wanted to take it to validate my own working knowledge of M365 Security.

I got about 7 MSFT renewals to do, then onward into SC-400 and then SC-100.


Certifications: A+, N+, Sec+, Storage+, CySA+, CASP+ (003 & 004), VCP-DCV 5, VCP-DCV/NV 6, MCSE x 2: Core Infrastructure & Productivity (2016), Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Current Pursuit: Azure & O365 Renewals

:2023 Goals: 
 Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801), Microsoft Certified: Azure Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100)

:2024 Goals:
VCP7-DCV, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP

:2025 Goals:
Linux+, RHSA, PenTest+, C|EH, OSCP, Azure & O365 Renewals
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  • xagreusxagreus Member Posts: 120 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Well done getting that earned before the 30th. Keep up the good work!
    Current: A+, Net+, Sec+, Cloud+, CySA+, CCNA, ITIL 2011 Foundation, AWS CCP, ISC2 CC, MS SC-900, MS AZ-900
    2024 goals: AZ-900, Cloud+, Palo Alto PCNSA, CyberOps Associate, DevNet Associate, Project+
    2025 goals: Linux+, Palo Alto PCNSA, TryHackMe SOC Level 1, TryHackMe SOC Level 2, TryHackMe Security Engineer, CASP+/SecurityX
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  • itdeptitdept Registered Users Posts: 275 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Congrats on the pass. You mention seven month of reading. How many hours all up did you spend studying? What resources did you use?
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  • Deáthmáge85Deáthmáge85 Member Posts: 36 ■■■□□□□□□□
    edited June 2023
    Mainly used the MS-500 book from Packt and also followed along with the MS Learn content. Then I used my home-lab instance of M365 via a 5 pack of E5 licenses I pay for on a month-to-month that my employee reimburses me on. I spent about 2-3 hours a day studying. 

    I made a very elaborate setup in M365 between my paid tenant and the M365 developer subscription. I bought two domains from Godaddy and bought a pair of wildcard certificates and really labbed till my heart was content. 

    Right now I'm doing nothing but renewals:



    But after all of these, I'll do the SC-400 and then AZ-500, and then SC-100, before going into the 800's.

    I'm also the lead hands-on M365/Azure Security Engineer for my day job, so overall; lots of practice.
    Certifications: A+, N+, Sec+, Storage+, CySA+, CASP+ (003 & 004), VCP-DCV 5, VCP-DCV/NV 6, MCSE x 2: Core Infrastructure & Productivity (2016), Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

    Current Pursuit: Azure & O365 Renewals

    :2023 Goals: 
     Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801), Microsoft Certified: Azure Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100)

    :2024 Goals:
    VCP7-DCV, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP

    :2025 Goals:
    Linux+, RHSA, PenTest+, C|EH, OSCP, Azure & O365 Renewals
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