Introduction In 2026, it’s easy to overlook the security features that have been protecting Windows devices for years. Secure Boot is one of them. Introduced with Windows 8, it changed how PCs defend themselves during startup by blocking an entire class of pre-boot attacks—before the operating system even loads. Today,
Introduction Microsoft has begun the rollout of a new and powerful reporting capability to Windows Autopatch customers: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)/KB Reporting. While still in preview and it’s subject to change before GA, this feature is already proving to be one of the most valuable additions to the Autopatch reporting
Recently, I’ve assisted a customer with uplifting their security around Enterprise Applications. This is an area we see many of our customers struggle with as by default, Microsoft lets users register apps all by themselves. This leads to a sprawl of registered apps that may or may not still be
Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for Groups allows organizations to control and audit elevated group memberships through just-in-time access. Managing elevated permissions in Microsoft Entra ID can sometimes be tricky, especially when it comes to Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for Groups. While the Entra portal allows users to
Back in September Microsoft has recently teaset App Management Policies in Microsoft Entra ID UI, which let you set tenant-wide restrictions on how applications and service principals can be configured from the UI – for example restricting certificate lifetimes, blocking new passwords/secrets, enforcing valid URI formats, etc. (as it looks like for now
What is Azure Arc Azure Arc is a Microsoft service that extends your Azure management and governance capabilities to your resources outside of Azure, and this can include on-premises servers, virtual machines, and other cloud environments. With Azure Arc, you can centrally manage, secure, and automate workloads across hybrid and
In this small blog post, I will try to give you some insights on what Advanced hunting´s custom detection rules is – and how you can use it! Introduction Microsoft Defender XDR is a powerful security platform that uses AI, machine learning, and behavioral analytics to detect and respond to
Intro If you’re diving into Microsoft Security Copilot, one of the first things you’ll want to get right is who can do what. That’s where Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) comes in. Whether you’re working in Defender, Intune, Entra, Sentinel, or Purview, understanding and configuring RBAC is essential to ensure secure,
Intro AI, AI, AI… Yes, we’ve heard it over and over again. Get used to it! 🤣 If you work within one of these portals (Defender, Intune, Entra, Sentinel, Purview, you are the perfect candidate to continue reading. My view might differ from others, I’m not easily sold or impressed.
Managing permissions for Managed Identities in Azure/Entra ID has been a long-standing challenge. Microsoft has yet not provided a built-in interface for this, leaving administrators reliant on PowerShell to handle permissions – even if the “same” exists for App Registrations and Enterprise Applications. To bridge this gap, I developed this
After reading about cross-tenant quirks in sensitivity labels, I got curious: how are these labels stored in a .DOCX file—and can they be removed without encryption? Short answer: yes, and it’s surprisingly easy.
With the release of DCSv3, I was excited to give it a try at-scale but since it hasn’t been integrated into Azure Machine Configuration (yet…) I figured I’d try a different approach to deploying and testing it. A lesser-known feature of Azure and Arc machines are Run Commands. Typically used
Introduction In case you missed the update about the new announcement Microsoft is tightening security around Azure and Microsoft admin portals, by enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for all interactive sign-ins. This change has sparked a lot of questions across social medias, and in this post, I aim to address these
Today, Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 marks the end of service for Server 2012 (R2). Are you prepared and ready to go with Extended Security Updates? If not, read this post to get up to speed with the details of ESU’s. This blog post serves as a follow up to my
Microsoft Sentinel is a powerful security information and event management (SIEM) system that provides real-time threat detection and response (you can read more about Sentinel in part 1 of this series). It allows security teams to collect, analyze, and act on security data from multiple sources, including Azure, Office 365,
This blog post is original from my own blog, re-posted here Introduction What is a Break Glass Account? Break Glass accounts are emergency access accounts that are used to access critical systems or resources when other authentication mechanisms fail or are unavailable. In Azure AD, Break Glass accounts are used to provide emergency access to
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) platform that enables organizations to collect, analyze, and respond to security events across their enterprise (for an introduction please see the first post in this series). Data ingestion is a critical component of the Sentinel platform, as it allows
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) system that provides real-time threat detection and response as well as Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). It is a powerful tool that allows security teams to collect, analyze, and act on security data from multiple sources. In this
Microsofts latest addition to the Information Protection ecosystem, allows for total control over corporate data and could for some companies allow for critical data to flow through the Office365 platform. But there are some caveats and before immersing into the solution we recommend being very aware of these. From the
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