Passing AZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies exam, which leads to the Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate certification. The author shares their personal experience taking the exam in September 2019 and updates it with changes from September 2020. It covers who the exam is for, expectations vs reality, tips for taking the exam online, and the four main skills measured with links to learning resources. The article is aimed at IT professionals such as software engineers, DevOps engineers, and cloud security engineers seeking certification in Azure security.