Microsoft SC-500: Cloud and AI Security Engineer

Associate-level certification covering end-to-end security controls across cloud and AI workloads -- identity and access, storage/database/network security, compute and AI security, and security posture management -- for security engineers protecting hybrid and multicloud environments. Fourth and most advanced step of the Azure track, after AZ-900, AZ-104, and AZ-700; replaces the retiring AZ-500 with expanded AI-security scope.