Microsoft Cloud and AI Security Engineer (SC-500) Boot Camp Microsoft Cloud and AI Security Engineer (SC-500) Certification Training Boot Camp

If you engineer security in Azure, it is now the credential to hold — AZ-500 retired on 31 August 2026 and SC-500 replaced it. The AI workload material is also the first time Microsoft has put Copilot and agent security into a role-based certification, which matters if your organization is deploying either.

Microsoft retired the Azure Security Engineer Associate certification, its exam and its renewal assessments on 31 August 2026. SC-500 and the Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate credential replace it. If you already hold AZ-500 it does not disappear, but you cannot earn or renew it any more.

Different jobs. SC-500 is for the engineer who builds and hardens: identity, storage, networking, compute, AI workloads and posture. SC-200 is for the analyst who watches and responds: triage, incidents and hunting. If you configure controls rather than work an incident queue, SC-500.

With this boot camp you prepare in 5 days of focused, instructor-led training rather than the months self-study usually takes. The accelerated format works because it follows the exam objectives in a structured sequence, includes hands-on labs, and bundles an exam voucher so you can test while the material is fresh.

No. Microsoft sets no mandatory prerequisite. It does expect practical experience administering Azure and hybrid environments across compute, network and storage, which is most of what AZ-104 covers, so that ground is assumed even though the certification is not required.

Our Exam Pass Guarantee covers your second attempt at no charge, and you can re-sit the boot camp free for up to one year from your enrollment date. The guarantee exists so a single unsuccessful attempt never becomes a financial barrier to getting certified.

Yes. Every enrollment includes a voucher covering the full cost of the SC-500 exam, along with official courseware, practice materials, and hands-on labs.

ExamNav’s SC-500 boot camp is $2,755 for five days of live, instructor-led training. That price includes official courseware, the exam voucher, hands-on labs, unlimited practice exams, a pre-study learning path, and instructor support after class. It also carries our Exam Pass Guarantee: if you don’t pass on the first attempt, your second exam is on us.

Typical students are Azure Security Engineers; Cloud Security Engineers working in Azure and hybrid estates; Azure Administrators moving into a security role; and Identity and Access Engineers, along with people moving into those roles. If you need SC-500 to qualify for a job, meet a contract or compliance requirement, or step up to a more senior role, this course is built for you.

Yes. Every SC-500 class on our schedule is taught live online by an instructor, starting at 9:00am Eastern each day for five days. You attend in real time, ask questions, and work through the labs as you go. It is not a recorded course.

The SC-500 exam runs 120 minutes and you need 700 out of 1000 to pass. Microsoft does not publish a fixed question count. You keep the certification current with a free online renewal assessment each year.

Microsoft’s current exam outline for SC-500 has four domains: Manage identity, access, and governance (20–25%); Secure storage, databases, and networking (25–30%); Secure compute (20–25%); and Manage and monitor security posture (20–25%). Our course outline follows the same domains, so your study time goes where the exam puts its weight.

Pick a date in the schedule on this page and select Reserve a Seat. We confirm your seat by email, usually within one business day, and send the invoice separately. Nothing is charged when you register.

Yes. For five or more people, request a group quote through our Enterprise Training page; agencies and contractors can use our Government Training page. We reply with pricing and dates for your group.